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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Friday, April 26, 2002

China Has 400,000 to 500,000 Children Suffering from Autism
Statistics show among the 380 million Chinese children about 400,000 to 500,000 are suffering from autism, who need concern and help from the whole society.


 
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Statistics show among the 380 million Chinese children about 400,000 to 500,000 are suffering from autism, who need concern and help from the whole society.

Many children, being the only-one child in their families, are over-protected by their parents, being restricted to a narrow confine of living and lack of exercise for both body and mind. Besides, many parents, not knowing much about children's mind, experience much more problems on children's behavior.

Some children, though "emperor" of the family, are as timid as a mouse on public occasions, some having difficulty in concentrating and others being sluggish in action. In most cases, they are not "naughty" or "awkward", but autistic and in an ill state of mind.

Now the problem of autistic children has roused wide concern from related departments, and three advanced treating centers have been set up in Beijing, an expert said. There have appeared more and more doctors for psychological treatment, hoping to usher autistic children into a warm, colorful reality world.



By PD Online Staff Member Li Heng

 

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