Autism: Kanner Syndrome

Kanner syndrome is also known as early childhood autism; it manifests itself in various disorders of a child’s development. In this syndrome, a child appears physically healthy, but has intellectual disabilities and problems with social integration. It is difficult for a child to communicate with peers, they do not understand the emotions of surrounding people, and they do not know how to express their own emotions.

Symptoms of childhood autism/Kanner syndrome:

• Monotonic, frequently repetitive movements;
• Unintelligible speech, similar to babbling;
• Intellectual disability;
• Inconsistency of intonations and facial expressions with emotions, involuntary gestures;
• Difficulty making eye contact during a conversation;
• Aggression upon establishing contact with strangers and relatives;
• Lack of fear due to misunderstanding danger;
• Inability to evaluate situations rationally;
• Incorrect understanding of animate and inanimate objects;
• Absence of reaction to their own name when spoken by another;
• Aversion to many phenomena, things, and people;
• Difficulty adapting to new conditions;
• A desire to constantly follow a certain routine or rituals;
• Preference for playing alone instead of with peers
• Preference to use toys in unfamiliar or incomplete ways: They may spin the wheel but not start the car, arrange parts of a pyramid by color but not assemble them, etc.

Kanner syndrome in autism is diagnosed in early childhood by its symptoms. A baby may smile very rarely and reluctantly, and does not show their emotions. They may play with some ordinary objects instead of paying attention to their own toys. The child often repeats one action, appears detached, and avoids physical contact such as hugs and kisses.

Difference between Kanner and Asperger syndromes

The similarity of symptoms between these syndromes may lead to confusion, but there is a big difference between them. A patient with Kanner syndrome becomes completely introverted, loses contact with outside world, and may be detached from reality. A patient with Asperger syndrome is overly egocentric, has unusual interests, devalues human contact, may have slow motor activity, and may not have empathy toward their surrounding situation.

This form of ASD is considered severe, but doctors do not think that treatment is hopeless. The progress of medicine gradually creates new opportunities for effective monitoring of a child’s condition. Now while there is currently no known cure for this syndrome, but there are opportunities to fundamentally slow the progression of the disease and eliminate symptoms at the highest possible level.

Innovative treatment of childhood autism spectrum disorder and Kanner syndrome

The Mardaleishvili Medical Centre in Tbilisi specialises in cell therapy. This procedure treats ASD at the cellular level by restoring the structure of the brain. This reduces manifestations of the disease and enhances the effects of other treatments. You have a chance to radically improve your child’s future by undergoing childhood autism stem cell treatment.

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