On April 1 day, volunteers accompanied autistic children for intervention training in Qingdao Morningstar Special Children Rehabilitation Center. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Wang Heng)
On April 1 day, volunteers accompanied autistic children for intervention training in Qingdao Morningstar Special Children Rehabilitation Center. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Wang Heng)
On April 1 day, an autistic child interacted with dolphins under the guidance of staff in Qujiang Ocean Polar Park, Xi 'an, Shaanxi. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Wang)
/kloc-in April, an autistic child took part in agricultural labor under the guidance of his parents. Xinhua News Agency (photo by You Sixing)
Xinhuanet Shenyang, April 2 (Reporter Wu, Shi) On April 2, on the occasion of the eighth World Autism Day, a huge container, as a prop to deprive the sensory experience, was placed next to the most prosperous Youth Street in Shenyang. In a completely sealed environment, all contact with the outside world is cut off. Without light and sound, we can only feel ourselves ... This is what autistic children have always felt. They are called "children from the stars" and call for social care and acceptance.
Five-year-old Dongdong is an autistic child. When the reporter saw him at the Liaoning Provincial Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled, the "child from the stars" was engrossed in doodling on the paper and saw someone coming and holding colorful patterns high above his head.
"Dongdong is the most interesting child I have ever seen," psychological counselor Fu Qi told reporters. "All his feelings are contained in his smile. Although I don't know what he is thinking, his smile is very warm! " According to Fu Qi, there are many children like Dongdong in Liaoning Provincial Rehabilitation Center for the Disabled. They can't stay here forever, and one day they need to go out and face the society. "There are still many people who don't understand autism. When they walk out of here in winter and winter, I hope people will read him and accept him with love. " Fu Qi said.
Autism, also known as autism, is a representative disease of pervasive developmental disorder. The General Assembly of the United Nations has decided that from 2008, April 2nd every year will be the World Autism Day, in order to attract the attention of the whole society.
In the past few days, an autism day promotion activity called "Love Blue, I Love" has also been held in Shenyang. Psychological counselors will practice the dance "Little Apple" with autistic children. Dance can cultivate children's sense of rhythm, stimulate hearing, vision and motor nerves, and help children grow up.
Zhou Meng, an expert from the Mental Health Working Committee of the China Federation of Social Workers, said that autistic children can hardly manage their emotions and express their feelings. Sometimes they cry and scream without warning. That's their way of venting. When you meet them, please be sure to tolerate them with the greatest love. She encourages parents to take autistic children to participate in various social activities. On the one hand, it helps children to receive all kinds of information to stimulate their growth, on the other hand, it also helps the society to know more about autism.
"This is not to show children's unbearable, but to call for understanding, acceptance and respect for differences." Zhou Meng said: "It is not good to refuse and sympathize blindly. I hope that the society will be more inclusive and let these' children from the stars' grow up in their own way. "
Medical experts believe that 2 to 6 years old is the best time to treat autism. Action therapy, drug therapy, food therapy and psychotherapy can be used, and the earlier the treatment, the better the effect.