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“The Steps Challenge 2019” – a social event aiming to bring appropriate care and special education to children with autism in Vietnam – is scheduled to take place in Ho Chi Minh City on May 25, announced the organisers on April 17.

With the growth of Vietnam’s young population, recognition of children with autism has increased over the years. The upbringing and education of children with autism is a societal responsibility.

Artworks by children with autism have gone on display at an exhibition to mark the World Autism Awareness Day (April 2).

Buildings and other landmarks in Vietnam "Light It Up Blue" for autism awareness.

A series of books about autism has been launched in Hanoi by the Women’s Publishing House in response to the World Autism Awareness Day April 2.

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.

Vinmec International Hospital has become first medical facility to apply autologous immune enhancement therapy (AIET) and heat therapies in treatment of cancer in Vietnam.

The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) and the Hanoi National University of Education co-organised a workshop in Hanoi on September 18 in order to complete the outline for a programme to assist children with autism.

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face a lack of qualified facilities and government support policies, while parents lack sufficient knowledge about the disorder, experts said at a conference held in HCM City on August 29.

Teachers and therapists from schools and hospitals around the country have resumed training in practical autism intervention skills.

“I want to become the world’s number-one ball-juggling artist,” a Hanoian teenager has said.

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.

Ha Dinh Chi, (aka Nem), hardly speaks. His quiet world is not boring but vibrant, as he has found a passion for brushes and colours.

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.

Nearly 1,000 parents and over 400 autistic children joined in a vibrant sport festival in the northern province of Bac Ninh on April 1.

Mental health and psychosocial problems are widespread and increasing in Vietnam, particularly among children and young people.

The rich lives of people with autism is reflected through visual arts at an ongoing exhibition in Hanoi.

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.

There has been a sharp year-on-year increase in the number of people suffering from serious mental illnesses, according to a senior official of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Doctor Do Thuy Lan has dedicated her life to helping children with disabilities.