Sunday, October 30, 2011

SONIA GANDHI speaks on Autism

Sonia Gandhi is the Chairperson of the Indianchapter of AUTISM SPEAKS .

At an internationalconference on Autism in Dhaka, Bangla Desh recently,

Mrs. Gandhi proposeda three-pronged approach to address the autism issue:



1) through empowering parents,

2) bringing autism victims to centre of attentionand

3) creating institutions to undertake research intoits various facets.



She said each family with an autistic child hasto become a resource for others, “creating a ripple effect“. “The strongerthis movement grows, the greater will be the pressure on governments to providemore services"

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