A library was established in Ho Chi Minh City to make it easier for local autistic children to integrate into society. It has catered for the demand for such a service.
Tears, teasing and discrimination are absent in this school, where dozens of children with autism are emotionally immersing themselves, in the sound of music and painting, creating their own world.
No official survey has been conducted to count the number of autistic children in Vietnam yet, but estimates show that some 200,000 children in the country are living with autism.
The National Fund for Vietnamese Children and the Phu Nhuan Jewellery company (PNJ) jointly launched a programme on April 2 to support autistic children in Vietnam, part of a project to raise awareness of autism in children in Vietnam.
'Light It Up Blue' campaign seeks to raise public awareness of people who are living with autism spectrum disorder (Photo: VNA) 
'Light It Up Blue' campaign takes place on April 2, which is also World Autism Awareness Day (Photo: VNA) 
'Light It Up Blue' campaign is sponsored by the advocacy group Autism Speaks (Photo: VNA) 
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Books on autism spectrum disorder (Photo: VNA) 
