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LACK OF KNOWLEDGE CAUSES AUTISTIC CHILDREN TO BE SHUNNED
KUANTAN (Pahang, Malaysia), March 8 (Bernama) -- Lack of knowledge and
awareness among parents, teachers and the public have resulted in children with autism performing below their actual capacity as they grow up, said the Prime Minister's wife, Rosmah Mansor.
She said the misconception that autistic children would not be able to communicate and interact has led the community to continue to isolate them.
"If they are given a special education, they can lead a normal life," she said when opening a community rehabilitation centre (CBR) supervisory course here Tuesday.
Rosmah advised parents and teachers to give encouragement and help autistic children build confidence in any field they want to learn, even if their abilities were rather limited.
She said according to a study carried out by the National Centre on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), the rate of autism had increased from four in every 10,000 children in 1990 to one in every 150 children in 2008.
"In Malaysia, it is estimated that one out of 600 children have autistic disorder and there were 47,000 people with autism in 2010," she said.
She said looking at the scenario, courses such as those conducted under the Semai Bakti Programme, which emphasised on early exposure on the disorder, could give a new ray to children with autism.
Courses which emphasise on skills and counselling are very useful when dealing with children with autism, who are facing emotional and psychological imbalance, she added.
Rosmah said among the skills which should be taught was CBR supervisory to build relationship skills, communication, responding and posing questions, focusing and making interpretations with children with autism.
"Through this basic counselling supervisory course, I hope CBR supervisors and workers will become counsellors and apply their skills to upgrade the level and quality of learning in the classroom so that children with autism could become self-reliant," she said.
The week-long course attended by 125 participants from the states of Pahang, Terengganu, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan is held under the Semai Bakti Programme under the patronage of Rosmah, who is also Association of Wives of Ministers and Deputy Ministers (Bakti) president and Semai Bakti Programme Main Committee chairman.
awareness among parents, teachers and the public have resulted in children with autism performing below their actual capacity as they grow up, said the Prime Minister's wife, Rosmah Mansor.
She said the misconception that autistic children would not be able to communicate and interact has led the community to continue to isolate them.
"If they are given a special education, they can lead a normal life," she said when opening a community rehabilitation centre (CBR) supervisory course here Tuesday.
Rosmah advised parents and teachers to give encouragement and help autistic children build confidence in any field they want to learn, even if their abilities were rather limited.
She said according to a study carried out by the National Centre on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD), the rate of autism had increased from four in every 10,000 children in 1990 to one in every 150 children in 2008.
"In Malaysia, it is estimated that one out of 600 children have autistic disorder and there were 47,000 people with autism in 2010," she said.
She said looking at the scenario, courses such as those conducted under the Semai Bakti Programme, which emphasised on early exposure on the disorder, could give a new ray to children with autism.
Courses which emphasise on skills and counselling are very useful when dealing with children with autism, who are facing emotional and psychological imbalance, she added.
Rosmah said among the skills which should be taught was CBR supervisory to build relationship skills, communication, responding and posing questions, focusing and making interpretations with children with autism.
"Through this basic counselling supervisory course, I hope CBR supervisors and workers will become counsellors and apply their skills to upgrade the level and quality of learning in the classroom so that children with autism could become self-reliant," she said.
The week-long course attended by 125 participants from the states of Pahang, Terengganu, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan is held under the Semai Bakti Programme under the patronage of Rosmah, who is also Association of Wives of Ministers and Deputy Ministers (Bakti) president and Semai Bakti Programme Main Committee chairman.
