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Students, health professionals and relatives of those affected have gathered this afternoon at the Monastery of Los Jerónimos Temple to attend the course 'How to work with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder from the neurological organization', taught by the neurobiologist and director of the Chair of Neurodevelopment and Neuroscience of the UCAM, María Jesús López Judge.

"Autism is a very complex neurodevelopmental disorder," said the doctor, "which involves physiological aspects that would have to do with diet, diet, sleep cycles and breathing, but also with the entire sensory part."

The expert, who works primarily with children with developmental problems (cerebral palsy, low birth weight premature, autistic, with language problems, dyslexia, learning problems, attention deficit disorders, hyperactivity, etc.) has highlighted that "day to day today we are very clear that neuroscience, neurodevelopment, and neuropediatrics have to give answers and solutions to these children in reference to autism ";

and he recalled that neuroscience has not always been linked to autism, "because initially autism was defined as a disorder more psychiatric than neurobiological style."

Advances in autism

With regard to advances in the field of autism, María Jesús López, has asserted that more and more research is being done in this field, both in genetic matter "because since we have the human genome, there are more and more genetic studies that corroborate that children with autism have some special genetic characteristics "and also from a neurofunctional point of view.

From the point of view of the treatment, the director of the Chair of the UCAM, affirms that there is the neurodevelopmental approach, "but there are also more and more techniques of sensory integration, of neurofedback to train the frontal lobe. century of neuroscience, all the aspects that have to do with neurorehabilitation, neuroeducation and neurodevelopment, are in the limelight ".

Take care of the brain

The doctor pointed out that the child's brain development has two major stages: a first stage between birth and six years, "where practically 80% of brain circuits are completed";

and a second moment when the sex hormones enter the central nervous system, and the brain is refined to end up becoming the brain of an adult.

"During the first 15-17 years of life the brain is developing until it reaches the structure of an adult, we are in a period where neuroplasticity is very high," he says.

On the importance of taking care of the brain, the neurobiologist highlights the importance of a quality diet, the practice of physical exercise and taking care of sleep cycles.

"Working on healthy habits programs is essential so that the brain can be built with good quality materials."

Source: UCAM