The Vinmec Research Institute of Stem Cell and Gene Technology reported six new mutated genes found in autistic children as part of a study on identifying gene mutations in children with autism in Vietnam.
New art showcasing the lives and worlds of children with autism are unveiled at an exhibition entitled Khong Thoi Gian (No Time) that is being held at the Exhibition House at 29 Hang Bai street in Hanoi.
Nineteen lecturers and practitioners are learning communication and language therapy as well as life skills that can be taught to children with autism.
Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Doan Mau Diep has shared foreign nations’ experiences in keeping elderly employees to work in schools factories, and even leadership positions.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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