What is Perseveration?and which are commonly seen with autism.
This condition may also be seen in various brain disorders, such as Parkinson’s Disease, Alzheimer’s Disease, stroke and head trauma. And it may manifest in several different ways. First, the expression may be continuous and prolonged, and your child may become locked into a pattern. For example, your child may continue to trim a paper cut-out until nothing is left. He may talk incessantly about his favorite special interest. Furthermore, he may experience a tantrum or meltdown if forced to stop his activity. Second, the activity may be recurrent periodically in similar, but unrelated events. For example, your child may tell the same story even when asked to tell a different story. Also, certain situations may illicit fears or worries which can not be released. Third, the process may exhibit as a failure to alter inappropriate behavior into an appropriate behavior. For example, your child may often make annoying remarks to others knowing they will get into trouble, but he will be unable to change their comments. This condition may be easily confused with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Your child does not have voluntary control over her behavior, speech or thoughts with his condition. However, she can learn to extinguish or diminish these activities by behavioral and cognitive training. Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) may be useful in the treatment of this condition.
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