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In medical term it’s called Psychosomatics, i.e., an illness that initially is triggered by psychic conflicts, but then gradually becomes physical illness; a general sample of this kind of illness is Asthma that is often triggered by traumatic events in childhood.

Autism is not a simple illness, however through the concept that values lying in subconscious level thought can trigger many things, including triggering brain system in controlling physical, therefore Hypnotherapy is able to be applied in order to aid Autism victims recovery.

Hypnotherapy is a method, in which the patient will be guided to relaxation, and after this internal relaxation condition is achieved then naturally the gate of subconscious thought of the patient will be open widely; as a result, the patient will tend to easily accept healing Hypnotic suggestion given.

Conventionally, Hypnotherapy can be applied to those who meet the basic requirements as follows:

(1) Willingly participating

(2) Having the ability to stay focus

(3) Understanding verbal communication.

The main problem in Autism suffering kids is the inability to stay focus at particular time, so that Hypnotherapist will be having hard time in guiding Autism suffering kids to entering relaxation or imagination. In Ericksonian Hypnotherapy, actually we can conduct special techniques that can open the Autism suffering kids’ gate of sub-consciousness, however it still takes a long time as well as it needs repetitions and very patient handlings.

In order to understand Hypnosis or Hypnotherapy easily and properly, at first we have to understand that human thought activities is plainly classified into 4 areas known as Brainwave, i.e., Beta, Alpha, Theta and Delta.

Beta is the thought condition when someone is being active and alert. This condition is a common condition when someone is activating normally. The thought frequency at this condition is about 14 – 24 Cps (measured with EEG equipments).

Alpha is the condition when someone is focusing at something (studying, doing technical activities, watching television), or when someone is doing relaxation. The thought frequency at this condition is about 7 – 14 Cps.

Theta is an extreme relaxation condition, so that as if the doer is feeling asleep, this condition is like when someone is executing a deep meditation. Theta is also a brain wave when someone is sleeping and dreaming, or REM condition (Rapid Eye Movement). The thought frequency at this condition is about 3.5 – 7 Cps.

Delta is a normal sleeping (without dreaming). The thought frequency at this condition is about 0.5 – 3.5 Cps.

Hypnosis condition is very similar to Alpha and Theta brain wave conditions. The interesting part is that, Beta, Alpha and Theta condition are common conditions always happening in our body. One time we are at Beta condition, then within something seconds we move to Alpha, and in split seconds we move to Theta, and back to Beta, and so on.

When someone is experiencing natural sleeping process, then what happens is that this brain wave will be slowly decreasing from Beta, Alpha, Theta and then Delta when we really start falling asleep. This shift of area is not quick, and then although someone looks like already asleep, he may be still in Theta area.

In Theta area, someone will feel asleep, voices from outside will not properly heard anymore, but on the contrary, those voices are heard properly by his subconscious thought, and it tends to be a permanent values, because his conscious thought doesn’t realize it.

Based on the aforementioned understanding, therefore parents who have Autism suffering kids can conduct Hypnotherapy in a very simple way, that is, by giving Hypnotic suggestion to the kid in the condition of half asleep (Alpha – Theta). The hypnotic suggestion given is a hypnotic suggestion that directs to the conditions or alterations desired toward the behavior of this Autism suffering kid.

With patient, and continuous repetitions, then the subconscious thought of the kid will discern and next, it will form new values, and even new behavior. Subconscious thought has natural characteristics and tends to comprehend something repeated.

As additional information, some of the participants at Hypnotherapy training class conducted by the author are parents who have Autism suffering kids. These simple techniques have even been developed much better by producing recorded tapes that can be replayed at the time the child is about to sleep, so that the process will be easier, and the intensity increases.

Hopefully this simple and very concise information can aid parents of Autism suffering kids as a supplementary therapy along with the medical methods that must always be given.

source: yan nurindra