2016年CRI Inclusive Campaign Helps out Autistic Children in China

 

New Hope Autism Support Center located at Chaoyang district in Beijing.

Here various activities are available for both normal children and those with autism. 

Director Jin Yisha says inclusive education aims to help children with disabilities, including autistic children, learn to live in a normal social environment.

"We have allocated¹ time in our curriculum for children to choose activities according to areas. For example, if a child chooses "building zone," he or she should build a sky scraper with other children who choose the same area with him. Then they will have interactions. And there will also be some quarrels and conflicts. But we try not to interfere² and let them settle the problems on their own. Then they can learn the right way to interact with others. This is what we call social integration³. And it's really important for autistic children. "

7-year-old Xuanxuan studies at the center, and is a child with autistic tendencies. 

His father says he has made great improvement here in the center.

"He's in good mood since he came here. If I send him to a normal kindergarten, I'm afraid he couldn't catch up the classes and will feel frustrated⁴. But here he can receive education and classes which are specially⁵ designed for children like him and help him find confidence."

The father said children like his son need a friendly environment and strong family support.

"Before my child was diagnosed with autism, I put all my energies into work and spent little on the child and my family. Now I put more attention to the life and I look at it from another perspective. I feel really grateful."

Autistic children are also known as "Children of Stars" in China, which means they are as innocent and pure as beautiful stars. And like the stars they are also as lonely and desolate⁶.

According to the China Education Association, the total number of people in China with autism could be over 10 million, with about 2 million children under 14 years old.

A lack of special education teachers, however, is the biggest problem in China hindering efforts to enroll⁷ autistic children into regular schools.

It was not until 2000 that the first college for special education was opened at Beijing Union University. 

Jin Yisha with the New Hope Autism Support Center says it is still difficult to hire a trained teacher of special education.

"when we contacted some schools in other places, we found most of them just wanted to push out autistic students instead of offering some teachers to receive professional training. Though they show willingness to be responsible for the autistic children, they in deed wanted to send the children to other special rehabilitation⁸ schools. In fact the matter is not as complicate⁹ as they suppose to be. Actually those regular schools could offer inclusive education themselves."

The Education of autistic children in China is largely dependent upon private rehabilitation schools and training centers. 

There are 77,000 autistic children registered in rehabilitation organizations nationwide.

China has invested 432 million yuan in rehabilitation for autistic children, but many are in urgent need of professional help.

The government promises to invest more for the education and rehabilitation of autistic children, and a public medical aid system will also be established.

1 allocated   

adj. 分配的 动词allocate的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research. 福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究。
• More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。

2 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。

3 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

4 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

6 desolate   

adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂

参考例句：

• The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
• We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。

7 enroll   

v.招收；登记；入学；参军；成为会员（英)enrol

参考例句：

• I should like to enroll all my children in the swimming class.我愿意让我的孩子们都参加游泳班。
• They enroll him as a member of the club.他们吸收他为俱乐部会员。

8 rehabilitation   

n.康复，悔过自新，修复，复兴，复职，复位

参考例句：

• He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
• No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。

9 complicate   

vt.使复杂化，使混乱，使难懂

参考例句：

• There is no need to complicate matters.没有必要使问题复杂化。
• These events will greatly complicate the situation.这些事件将使局势变得极其复杂。