The vibrant sport festival is held in Bac Ninh province to . (Photo: VNA)Bac Ninh (VNA) – Nearly 1,000 parents and over 400 autistic children
joined in a vibrant in the on
April 1.
The activity was held as part of the held by
the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) in collaboration
with the Vietnam Autism Network (VAN), the Centre for Creative Initiatives in
Health and Population and the Rubic Collaborative voluntary organisation.
VAN President Hoang Ngoc Bich said that the event aimed to raise public
awareness of autism and campaign more efforts to integrate autistic children
into the society.
Also, it served as a venue to share information on how to take care of autistic
children as well as call for more public’s interest in autistic kids, she
added.
According to Deputy Director General of the Department of Social Assistance
under the MoLISA To Duc, as the number of autistic children is increasing in cities
and it has become a pressing issue, the MoLISA will work to complete legal
documents on people with disabilities, focusing on establishing standards to
examine, evaluate and identify autistic people. They will come up with rational
education and healthcare models for autistic kids, he said.
The ministry will channel more efforts to enhance communication works on
autism as well as improve capacity for those who take care of autistic
children.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
