WHAT IS AUTISM?

Autism is a complex disorder, which effects all aspects of the development in a person’s life. This means that beside from difficulties with developing social relationships and social skills, language and imaginative faculty even the motor skills, self-image, feelings, activities and fantasy the understanding of the day-to-day world will be very distorted. Autism is characterised by problems with communication, imaginative faculty, social skill problems, etc.

HOW BACH FLOWER ESSENCES CAN HELP?

· Make contacts

For people with autism it is difficult to make social contacts. They are turned inward and live in their own world. They will not take initiative and avoid eye contact. Bach Flower Essences can help create openness towards the outside world. This way making contacts will run smoother.

· Panic when change occurs

People suffering from autism will maintain strict patterns of behaviour and rarely divert from them. They have difficulty dealing with changes for instance change of school, work environment, getting a new tv etc. They need routine and will panic when things aren’t they way they normally are. Bach Flower Essences will help deal with new things more smoothly. They will be less tempted to hold on to familiar things and help them let go of things more easily and be open to what may come.

· Sensitivity to stress

When there is a too fast sequence of stimuli and events a person with autism will experience a lot of stress. The experience of stress in this way can cause a breakdown. A lot of people suffering from autism will experience depression in their life. Bach Flower Essences can reduce the stress so depression has little chance.

· Depression

As mentioned before people with autism are sensitive to stress and therefore get easily depressed. Even when depressed Bach Flower Essences will offer a lot of support. They will help you get over the depression and reduce its intensity.

BACH FLOWER ESSENCES COMBINATION N° 64 “AUTISM”

Bach Flower Essences combination n° 64 helps to:
· Make social contacts more easily.
· Deal with change better.
· Not panic as easily when something new happens.
· Learn to deal with stress situations better.
· Reduce the chance of depression.