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Ocean Park newly added a limited-time inclusive device, parents of children with autism and social acceptance

2022-07-28T00:13:52.053Z


"After going to Disney to take the subway, a child across the street was talking to the parents, and I would like to explain how polite it is that Azai is arguing and making a noise? Actually, I really want to catch up and explain to them..." As a child with autism Parents, A Zhen said,


"After going to Disney to take the subway, a child across the street was talking to the parents, and I would like to explain how polite it is that Azai is arguing and making a noise? Actually, I really want to catch up and explain to them..." As a child with autism Parents, A Zhen said, in their daily life, they often face misunderstood and unfriendly gazes from others; in addition to professional training and treatment, they also hope to be understood and accepted by the public.


This day, a group of autistic children came to Ocean Park to play together under a large-scale installation themed on the famous children's book Mr. Men Little Miss and the "Star Talk" parent-child toy set. An educational psychologist from the University of Hong Kong The team will also hold storytelling workshops so that parents can guide their children to express themselves through stories.


As a parent of a child with autism, A Zhen said that in addition to professional training and treatment, they hope to gain the understanding and acceptance of the public.

(Photo by O Jiale)

Ah Zhen's son will be promoted to K1. She said that in the past, her son's symptoms were not obvious, and he was admitted to Class N of a mainstream school, but after class, compared with other children, she saw that there was indeed a difference.

Later, the school principal, social workers and others persuaded Ah Zhen to transfer his son's school for his son because he was "worrying about not being able to catch up with his grades". At the Christmas ceremony, even though his son did not lose control of his behavior on the stage, the school did not capture it in the short film. He, the combination of various circumstances made Ah Zhen feel that the school may not accept autistic children.

She has also heard that a fellow traveler said that she was asked by the school: "Would you mind skipping the graduation ceremony?"

Hope the public can understand autistic children

Ah Zhen pointed out that at first, she also felt desperate, but later she found the help of a social worker and also participated in relevant training courses, which gave her a direction gradually, and also improved the relationship between parent-child and family.

She shared that one of the tricks is to buy two sets of one toy. When the son is playing, the parents will play with them next to them. At the same time, the level of the two chairs should be similar, which will help parents enter the world of autistic children.

She also hopes that she can be considerate when taking children out to play. "Every child will be well behaved and innocent. I hope the society will accept it more, and everyone will use their mobile phones (when taking pictures on the street and uploading to the Internet) to show affection."

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In 2021, the Jockey Club Happy Companion Program will launch the "Singapore Children's Tour" and introduce the "World Health Organization - Parenting Skills Training Course", hoping to promote interactive communication between parents and children, and help people with autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay or Disabled children grow up healthy.

Project Consultant and Associate Professor of the Department of Social Work and Social Administration of the University of Hong Kong, Huang Weicheng, pointed out that the course content was compiled by the World Health Organization and foreign autism organizations. The team and a number of NGOs worked together to localize the course content, including 3 home visits, 9 group sessions.

He added that the earlier you start training your brain, "the more you can change and the more you can do it."

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Expert: Children with autism have nothing to do with parents

Ms. Huang, a registered social worker who has been assisting Ah Zhen and teaching the course, pointed out that the "Xingyu Children's Tour" course focuses on layout, and the course will first teach parents to accept and understand children. "Many times when children have autism, it is not a matter of parents. It’s not about taking care of them well, and it’s not about doing something wrong.” Huang also pointed out that parents’ self-emotional care will be mentioned in the course, and skills training and interaction skills in daily life will be taught. I hope parents can practice at home, how should Play and promote communication with children with autism.

With the theme of "Hello! New Friends", the Jockey Club Friendship Programme launched a series of public education activities this summer, including joining hands with Ocean Park to place a large-scale installation in the "Peakland" area of ​​the park for about 6 weeks , and provide evidence-based professional parenting skills training.

Wang Kit-ying, chief lecturer of the Department of Psychology at the University of Hong Kong, pointed out that this event hopes to promote "community" to adults and children through "Mr. Men Little Miss" cartoons with different characters. There are differences in life, and acceptance and identification is the message behind it." She also pointed out that children's social situation during the epidemic deserves attention, and this event can take advantage of the ease of the epidemic to allow everyone to meet new friends in the venue.

(From left) Wong Wai-ching, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, and Wang Kitying, Principal Lecturer, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong.

(Photo by Ou Jiale)

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