According to local news, Minister for National Health Services Abdul Qadir Patel has announced that the federal government has prepared the country’s “first-ever” national programme for children with autism and mental retardation.
Health Minister Abdul Qadir Patel said in a statement that his ministry will extend cooperation for the establishment of Autism and Mental Disorder centres in the four provinces, Azad Kashmir, and Gilgit Baltistan.
“A state-of-the-art center will be established in Islamabad for children suffering from Autism which will provide both education and treatment to them,” the minister added.
He further said that legislation will also be carried out in the parliament for the protection of children with Autism and mental disorder. “A survey will be carried out in the country to collect the data of such children,” he added.
The Health Minister noted that UNICEF was ready to cooperate with the government in this regard. “Practical and effective measures are being taken to bring improvement in the health sector,” he added.
The UNICEF has also played a vital role for the children with “special ability”. And we have watched hundreds of videos related for the people with autism and how we can make a better world & society for them. As the famous American YouTuber “Dhar Mann” makes lots of videos on the importance of autism/Disability & spread awareness on it. As his famous and beautiful quote related to it, “AUTISM IS NOT A DISABILITY, THINK OF IT AS A DIFFERENT ABILITY”.
As there are the families who loves to adopt and having their own kids with autism, and there are other families as well lived who doesn’t wanted to accept them, and left them to the “autism center”.
In Karachi there is a Non-profit organization named Karachi Down Syndrome Program (KDSP), and they are doing a great job/work for it. And now finally it’s going to happen on government level as well.
To read our blog on “How To deal with behavior issues in children with Down Syndrome,” click here
