Got it normal child Imaginary Friend

VIVAnews - Does your baby often speak for themselves or as like having imaginary friends when you're on the move? Do not rush or take them to have prejudiced mystic sixth sense.

By stage of development of the child, it was reasonable conditions experienced by children when entering the age of 3-4 years. To worry about is when this condition continues to age more than that. It is possible that your child has autism.

"It could be early signs of autism," said observer and Child Psychiatrist, Dr Kresno Mulyadi in the event Class Journalist Pfizer, at Wisma GKBI, Jakarta, June 30, 2010.

Kresno added, although the days hanging out with imaginary friends, including normal until the age of four years, but parents should not let your baby enjoy it. Try to ask her to do other positive activities so that the concentration is on the imaginary friend switch. For example, chat soon when a child is preoccupied with imaginary friends.

Diverting attention is a fitting way to prevent the condition continues. "Do not let the children continue to enjoy his solitude. Should be wary if the condition continues to do consulting and immediately to the psychiatrist to diagnose it immediately, "he said.

According to him, an average of children with autism have a high power of imagination, including talking to himself with imaginary friends. Early therapy to prevent autism from early symptoms such as this is the right step. Kresno was believed by early therapy can cure him from distractions like this.

Autism is not just a disease caused by genes, but can also occur due to contaminated food. "So if the symptoms need to be vigilant as ignorant and busy with his own world, do not be allowed to last long. Do not let the habit was still embedded in the more mature age, because penangannya will be more difficult, "he said. (umi)