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May 06, 2010
Number of Autism patients increasing-Kuwait
The following information was downloaded from the mailing list of "Disability and Development" with a cooperation of the publisher, Mr. Soya Mori.
KUWAIT: Director of disabled-care department in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor Khaled Al-Mahdi affirmed the increasing toll of Autism patients and the need for special care and attention.
Al-Mahdi said on the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day organized by the disabled-care department yesterday the growing proportion of male autism patients are more than females and it is needed to set up a special wing for patients with autism at the care departments.
He pointed out the importance of the role provided by autism and disability patient centers, namely Kuwait Center for Autism (KCA). The reason for the delay to celebrate World Autism Awareness Day endorsed by UN in April 2 is to work on good preparation for celebration, he explained.
Al-Mahdi hoped for all people working to raise the level of performance in providing services which benefit the disabled, and praised the role of anyone who seeks to meet the needs of people with disability, especially that autism patients suffer from fragmentation and isolation, and lack of integration with the community. The celebration included a screening of a documentary about autism and poems.
http://www.kuwaittimes.net/read_news.php?newsid=MTM2NzI5ODAwOA
Posted by jicafriends at May 6, 2010 01:53 PM