Autism in China: The challenges parents face raising ‘children of the stars’

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In China, children with autism are referred to as “children of the stars,” because communicating with them has been compared to talking to an alien. The stigma is something parents of autistic children struggle with and there isn’t much support for them and their children. These are the stories of two families in the city of Hefei in eastern China’s Anhui province, and their struggles in caring for their autistic children.

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@arielhan9462 4 жыл бұрын

Doing research on autism right now, and this video is so touching. Thank you for sharing!

@crystalidx 3 жыл бұрын

I am scared to have children because I think they would be autistic like me.

@torsteinlb 5 жыл бұрын

Such inspiring parents! I hope one day the government will provide facilities and special-ed teachers around China, they have the money for it. And raise the Living allowance!! 😭

@Jason-wp2nq 5 жыл бұрын

You'll find the Chinese public going nuts for money given to disabled kids. The reason, millions of normal rural kids do not have access to quality education. Many have to walk for more than half an hour to schools that are unsafe, and lack resources. Another problem is localisation, eg, a kid from a city like Harbin gets discriminated in terms of university entrance requirements in other cities. Kids from Beijing in Beijing universities and high schools require lower entrance grades by 200 points. (Heaps)

@christophmahler 2 жыл бұрын

The individuals shown are suffering from a severe form that indeed requires a much more 'accomodating' environment (not necessarily 'nursing homes', but perhaps little villages of affected families and others who prefer the countryside). The actual numbers of people with _average intelligence_ , but similiar tendencies in communication and socialization is likely much higher than a few millions.

@GlaringDiamon 5 жыл бұрын

I have autism spectrum disorder......

@pianoecho3032 5 жыл бұрын

Joshua Metcalfe me too

@abcde_ghijklmnopqrstuvwyxz2188 3 жыл бұрын

same

@ziyeren5509 3 жыл бұрын

@emiliobello2538 2 жыл бұрын

Wow

@ScienceSavvy502 29 күн бұрын

Rain man football team!!!!!!! Let's gooooo!

@m.k.s.7417 3 жыл бұрын

I think, that: if only, Asians: learned about "The [very]_-Neuro-Diverse people(s)"; then they may well: be more -support-ive?? Autistics, may well face many (often/generally; human_ -made)_ challenge's: but they also: have -many_-strength's/ADVANTAGE's; in = such fields, as: Music, ART, creativity?? Math-s and science.

@haannguyen4402 2 жыл бұрын

Asians tend not to know much about autism

@m.k.s.7417 2 жыл бұрын

@@haannguyen4402 that is what I mean, buddy: if they only learn-ed.

@m.k.s.7417 2 жыл бұрын

@@haannguyen4402 what can the [very]_Asian: Nations; learn off/from: other countries??

@ugrosnob8885 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for doing my computer science homework