Early Treatment may Improve IQ in Autistic Kids

Children suffering from autism could have an improved IQ and social skills if they are given treatment at an early age, a new research carried out at the MIND Institute at the University of California Davis Medical Center suggests. The findings builds on a recent study published in the Pediatrics journal which reveals that daily games and pretend play among autistic children improved their IQ, language and social skills.

Playing simple games at a very early age of just six months might prove to be very beneficial for the children later in their life.

Says Goldie E. Grossman, who is the Director of Educational Support Team at Hillel Yeshiva in New Jersey, “Health Protection Agency (HPA)Activities that elicit interaction - the laughter, smiles, and sparkling eyes that tell us that the child is connected to his world - are activities that enable the child to function more as a child, and less as a child with autism.”


Source-Medindia