AUTISM: IT’S ABOUT TIME | Dr. John Montovani | TEDxGatewayArchSalon

This engaging talk teaches us about the core elements of autism and the benefits of early detection. After decades of working with autistic children Dr. Montovani likens 3rd party involvement to 911 emergency. His hope is that close family and friends could bring up the idea of autism early on if a child has indications. This is something that can be affected by effort, earlier the better. Dr. John Mantovani is a child neurologist, founding
Medical Director of Mercy Kids Autism Center and
Clinical Associate Professor at Washington University.
A nationally recognized Autism expert, he will speak
about early recognition and effective therapy for
this condition that affects 1 out of 59 children. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@Aiken47]

I’m 52, male, I’m going for a diagnosis in 2weeks. I slipped through the cracks because I’m really good at masking

[@jonmcdevitt]

Same.

[@wickjezek1101]

Seeing this a year later. I hope your evaluation went well and you got answers.

[@jimbeam5560]

My son is autistic, he is in last year of college.He majors in calculus.he is a genius.

[@jimbeam5560]

@солнцевская солнцевская братва he is a genius..he wouldn't use a gun..

[@freddykabulaschnitza2475]

Good on him.

[@ZabiAaqeb]

@Драган Стојановић your comment represents your senselessness.

[@jewelslove2200]

THANK YOU DR MONTOVANI FOR THIS KIND AND CARING TALK IN SERVICE OF THE AUTISM COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY INTERVENTION AND SEEKING POSSIBLE RESOURCES TO HELP AUTISTIC PEOPLE LEAD MORE FULFILLING LIVES. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR KNOWLEDGE.

[@kommiekeegan]

the comments here are genuinely terrifying me, as someone on the autism spectrum. i feel like im going to cry. vaccines don't cause autism. please, i beg of you, do some research. get some knowledge from scholarly sources. listen to real-life autistic people. im begging all of you, for the good of humanity, get informed.

[@shingydingy152]

Chelation has cured some autistic children. That is heavy metal detox. Along w a diet change. So tell me where is the toxicity coming from

[@owslightjawpain1526]

Aj Ibarra still not from vaccines

[@lordmike9384]

SO WHAT causes it?

[@kommiekeegan]

@@lordmike9384 it happens in the womb before the child is born. you can't cause it, and GOD FORBID you can't prevent it.

[@lordmike9384]

keeleykiwi prove it.

[@haneentariq4049]

1. Why was it so difficult to assist autistic people thirty years ago? (3:14) 2. Do we know what causes autism in each individual? (8:30) 3. Which causes of autism cannot be attributed? (8:55) 4. What is the most common risk factor for autism? (9:11) 5. What is an effective treatment for autism? (10:11) 6. How many treatments for autism have been scientifically proven? (10:29) 7. What major issue arises when dealing with autism? (11:20) 8. What are some effective ways to manage autism? (16:10) 9. What is one of the core deficits in autism? (14:34) 10. Why does timing matter when treating an autistic person?

[@jimbeam5560]

He's got a good idea it will help.lots of attention is needed but results will come.we started when he was 2.he just wasn't talking.and now he is the first one in our family to finish college and next is University.

[@priyankaprabhakar2338]

What all have you done to help him please tell something.

[@jimbeam5560]

@@priyankaprabhakar2338 I wish I could tell you more but first he needs a friend his age that will play and have FUN with him and talk to him, he must find what he is interested in..read to him show him /her letters numbers how to do it and or what he/she loves.they are all different but above all they need love and hugs holding hands and attention....

[@simplyawesome6914]

@@jimbeam5560 Did you do anything for treatment? Pls share

[@jimbeam5560]

@@simplyawesome6914 yes he had some occupational therapy, a small trampoline in the house for stress relief but not much more but it depends he wasn't talking but a neighbor's child Tyler got him out of his little world and forced him to play...that in my mind was the breakthrough someone was his age and was really playful

[@Emanu2018]

@@jimbeam5560 hoe was his situation in the beginning mild?

[@EmberHarrington]

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[@kommiekeegan]

autism doesn't ruin your life, either. you can be perfectly functional and on the spectrum; you just think differently than other people. sometimes you're more sensitive, sometimes you're not. it's not linear. educate yourselves.

[@kommiekeegan]

@@Oli-Ravioli i am a real-life person on the spectrum. i've educated myself on this and dug through many articles and studies.

[@jenspetersen5865]

Autism is a spectrum condition where your abilities are very much dependent on both your Intelligence and what/how you learn. The key is to help people with autism gain control over their surroundings. The diagnostic criterion is based on 13 observations of behaviour and that the behaviour is significantly deviant in at least three areas, but there is a huge difference between being 30% deviant in three areas and 90% deviant in 13 areas. Autism really only means delayed speech, difficulty in at least two aspects of social contact. Instead of adopting a neoreligious stand for say ABA or TEACCH, respect that some kids benefit immensely from being pushed into uncomfortable social contact and for others it can become abusive or be so from the onset.

[@kommiekeegan]

@@jenspetersen5865 take it from me, an autistic person- kids don't benefit from being pushed into scenarios where they'll be uncomfortable and given breakdowns. this has happened to me many, many, many times, because my mother doesn't know how to raise a kid on the spectrum, and i am now traumatized.

[@Esnath]

keeleykiwi I am glad to hear you say this because I have always been seen as a bad parent for not pushing my child into uncomfortable social setting. Apparently I was too protective, yet today I have one of the most tolerate calm happy content autistic teenager I know. Who now will be in uncomfortable situations and finds ways to cope by himself, when it gets too much he just finds a way out.

[@kommiekeegan]

@@Esnath god bless you.

[@hargwaynegegziabhre8044]

Thank you!!!

[@rfishrfish4242]

More Nero TypicaI BS, I know, why, because I am Autistic-person this sounds like me, his sensitivity yo his environment= negative and positive, coming at you all at once- he needs to steam= to self regulate, helping himself from having a shut down or a meltdown, from are environment= your tone of voice and your expressions and your micro expressions we feel what you're feeling, Not what you're saying, lights, loud sounds, smells, textures, we are able to get lost in the details so we can understand the truth of are environment and the truth and beauty of life's details... That's what's happening and always will happen. He was born that way= Nuro Atypical, NOT Nuro typical. Next time just ask-Autistic person....

[@em.terra.]

what do you mean with "range of autism"? how do you mesure this? and what are you basing it on to estimate that it's on half of his autism (sense this child cold be changing as he age)

[@mentesbrillantes9079]

Somos organizadores de emprender y juntarnos con los mejores lideres' Bendita sea tu actitud ganadora.

[@untamedpandasweg8986]

MENTES BRILLANTES Here's the translation for English speakers. :) "We are organizers of undertaking and joining with the best leaders' Bless your winning attitude."

[@lizvlx]

HI! I am autistic, both of my daughters are, so is my dad. he is a very successful lawyer, i am a successful artist and professor and my kids are super smart and just awesome. but we are all so non-neurotypical and had i treated my elder daughter like a neurotypical kid, she would have stopped talking at age app. 2yrs as well.

[@lizvlx]

i noticed the difference in my elder daughter when she was 4 weeks old. i had her assessed at ages 4 and 9. they told me that she was fine and that i was hysterical. she had her autistic burnout at age 15 and then they still did not see it, i finally found the cambridge assessment online, and had her tested and then we all found out about all our autisms. professionals have NO clue about autism except soooo few.

[@BurdenErnie1]

Who picks the Tedx video thumbnails?

[@crouchingwombathiddenquoll5641]

I'm old enough to remember older people afflicted with polio . As a teenager my friends father (had a butcher shop) had one skinny leg and walked with a cane. Polio is an awful yet preventable disease. My son has autism, I don't know if vaccination caused his condition or not ? He is 23 year's now and a fine well mannered young man, we are so proud of him.

[@kommiekeegan]

vaccines don't cause autism. there have been thousands of studies proving so. maybe do some more research on it?

[@janinevanvuuren7846]

@@kommiekeegan There are NOT thousands of studies.... There are NONE. Educate yourself.

[@Adora3473]

are you actually comparing polio with autism?? Autism is a difference in the way the brain is wired, is not a disease! Society and misinformation are the disease..

[@wbs2813]

@Janine Van Vuuren the vaccine-autism link is false.The man who stated it was true(Andrew Wakefield) lost his medical license

[@BrBird22]

I regret looking at the comments.

[@shingydingy152]

Chelation has cured some autistic patients. Heavy metal detox. Tell me where is the toxicity coming from

[@lizvlx]

i object to say not starting interaction is a defect. u just need the parent to initiate, or rather - know how to read the initiation because it does happen but presents totally different.

[@depressedpacito7024]

I mean, take it as you will. A child not motioning WHAT IT WANTS/NEEDS is a deficit. You can teach communication using physical gesture but you cannot teach reason for communication with such. unless the former is known before the ladder.

[@depressedpacito7024]

Mind you I was the autistic kid who didn't speak until the age of 4. Barely followed anyone or anything with my eyes. Only reacted to sound or touch, etc

[@astromob1]

Who pays for the hours weekly of intensive treatment.

[@kommiekeegan]

...people with autism don't need treatment, they need respect and support. what is wrong with you

[@jenspetersen5865]

@@kommiekeegan People with autism absolutely need assistance and their parents need a supportsystem that help deal with the challenges that all people with autism have. It is a horrid view to have not to have ambitions of a better life for people with autism. While respect and support is essential the big question is whether it is the Autism or the person you wish respect and support for.

[@AutumnApril92]

@@jenspetersen5865 I agree it’s a lot for parents to deal with they need all the support in the world with getting help for these children. It makes a difference to a lot of these children.

[@katiebrennan9045]

@@kommiekeegan HAHA no we need treatment. But so do neurotypicals

[@logancason7156]

This is a grossly misworded lecture.

[@user-jr4jf6mf5n]

教会我们自闭症的核心要素和早期发现的好处。谢谢。

[@dennisparr196]

Audience clap once,

[@jeanguerrero8305]

I’m not anti-vax but some people make sense and believed that vaccine may cause autism. This disorder is so rampant now and very common nowadays. This is not just genes fault.

[@PeteS_1994]

No there is more awareness of it so yes I would think it’s mostly genes. Autism is not bad, it’s a different type of brain.

[@jeanguerrero8305]

@@PeteS_1994 maybe there’s no strong evidence but there’s possible a link that should be look in to. Possibly not the actual vaccine that causes autism but the active immune response from the vaccine might be the issue. Science said something could had have happened “prenatal conception” and mothers usually had their usual vaccines like flu vaccine. Something to explore but let’s not disregard the concept.

[@wickjezek1101]

@@jeanguerrero8305 Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder, not a disease. The field of epigenetics is making strides in identification of genes that cause some diseases. For example, there are findings that some autoimmune diseases could be triggered by an immune response to a common cold virus. That innocuous cold can trigger the turning "on" of specific genes. In type 1 diabetes there are 4 genes that need to be "on" to develop type 1. Many siblings of T1Ds have 3 out those 4 genes on, but do not develop type 1. Autism on the other hand is a fundamental difference of brain development in the womb. Maybe as science develops we can find what factors during gestation can increase or decrease risk.

[@jeanguerrero8305]

@@wickjezek1101 a parent sent me an article about the correlation of the vaccine and autism. It’s not the actual vaccine that causes autism, but the fact that the mom’s “active immune response” when they got sick with a virus or vaccinated is somehow reacted to babies development in the womb. What you said about virus & autoimmune response is somehow similar.

[@wickjezek1101]

@@jeanguerrero8305 Very much so! It's moreso the vaccines a mother has had than what the child will receive. I'd also be interested to see how much microplastics and environmental chemicals have altered our development. Humans are still evolving so who knows what we're causing ourselves to develop?

[@ExistenceUniversity]

A perfectly ok 2 year old regresses... Mhmm what happens at a well being baby check up at two?

[@omarsuazo4073]

Autism symptoms Start to generally show at 2. Duh

[@ExistenceUniversity]

@@omarsuazo4073 Yes, coincidentally after the mmr too

[@gabrielbaldo1712]

Min 9:05 " vaccination does not cause autism" the guy makes a pause in the middle of the sentence, looks down and clenches his lips. Body language never lies.

[@jenspetersen5865]

Please DO NOT ruin the lives of kids by spreading lies. The lie about vaccinations which has been studied in dusins of peer reviewed studies, have killed numerous kids because gullible idiots spreads lies and then don't vaccinate their kids. For Christs sake POLIO has returned because of idiots like you! DON'T HARM KIDS!

[@gabrielbaldo1712]

@@greglott4977 Insulting people does not make you the owner of the truth. Pausing waiting for applause is very different from clenching your lips.

[@greglott4977]

@@gabrielbaldo1712 I saw nothing. He stopped, waited for the applause to stop, and continued. You can see anything you want to. And you CLEARLY want to see something. I'll stop insulting you when you stop being a moron.

[@neoth8647]

Well, you are so much more qualified than the doctor aren't you? You're a language psychologist? If not then your opinion is not very valid. If we let the unqualified run society then most people will be dying left and right on the streets.

[@shingydingy152]

A few mom's cured their autistic child w chelation. Heavy metal detox. So tell me where do the heavy metals come from

[@ExistenceUniversity]

2:41 Until the MMR vaccine*

[@ExistenceUniversity]

8:40 That's a lie.

[@astromob1]

Mthfr. Cannot detox toxins

[@astromob1]

Risk factor a sibling. ??? A sibling causes sibling autism. It’s not a risk factor. It’s an increase in likelihood of sibling will also develop autism.

[@ExistenceUniversity]

@@astromob1 What? Lol no if one child has a food allegry, the next one might too. Funny enough most allergens are caused by vaccines as there are in vaccines and when you body protects you it label the allergen is toxic too.

[@ExistenceUniversity]

9:02 Wrong again.

[@cedricbrouste3112]

He is correct. At least he presents facts that are backed by the entire community of people who know stuff about this topic. This does not include people with a flawed opinion built out of a lazy search on bad sources. Vaccines do not cause autism. Vaccines increase life expectancy IF a high enough % of the population is vaccinated to protect those who can not be vaccinated for medical reasons (like people with weak immune system). Saying that vaccines are bad is wrong, it can kill people. Vaccinate.

[@ExistenceUniversity]

@@cedricbrouste3112 at your own risk.

[@cedricbrouste3112]

Existence University not vaccinating yourself is at the expense of people who can not get a shot for genuine reasons. People who chose not to vaccinate are a danger forced upon others. Read more, escape the confirmation bias by reading from real medical sources on what vaccines are about and what autism is about.

[@ExistenceUniversity]

@@cedricbrouste3112 If your vaccine protects you then why does it matter than I don't have the disease? I would like to see your research on herd immunity and evidence that vaccines protect others. Last I was aware we would need 99% of the population vaccinated to have vaccine herd immune. By the way, theyvare more than 16 vaccines now. You have just as many vaccines you need to check up on as I do. We are both undervaxxed and equally "dangerous". I suggest you don't get the new 68 vaccines that children arr required to take.

[@cedricbrouste3112]

Existence University it doesn’t matter to me, it matters to those who can’t get a shot, because they can’t or because their parents are too misinformed to protect their kids from preventable diseases.