( Text / Tong Yujing ) "Would you like to be friends with autistic children?" "Yes!" On the morning of Sunday, March 28, a childish but determined voice drifted near Zhoushuizi No. 2 Elementary School in Ganjingzi District.
On the eve of the 14th World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April, a charity sale for children with autism was held near Zhou Shuizi No. 2 Primary School. The event was hosted by Dalian Civil Affairs Bureau, Dalian Dongxin Special Children Service Center, Dalian Charity Federation Love Angel Volunteer Station, Dalian Angel Baby Volunteer Service Team, and sponsored by Yakult (China) Dalian Branch. It aims to establish the connection between children with autism and others through charity sales and interaction, feel the warmth of society, and also improve people's research on autism disorder and attention to autism disorder.
The theme of this year's World Autism Awareness Day is: Working Together to Focus on and Eliminate Barriers to Education and Employment for People with Autism. Around this theme, Li Yang, vice chairman of the Liaoning Provincial Disabled Persons' Federation and founding president of the Dalian Lions Club, Feng Baiwen, vice chairman of the Dalian Disabled Persons' Federation, and Cheng Yuzhu, director of the Dalian Dongxin Children's Service Center, delivered speeches at the event site.
Director Cheng Yuzhu said that the follow-up service center will carry out three-month activities under the guidance of the Dalian Civil Affairs Bureau, including free rehabilitation training services for people with autism disorders, public welfare lectures, garden activities and parent-child sports meetings.
Director Cheng said: "Although the rehabilitation of autistic disorders has a long way to go, we hope that through us, more people can understand, accept and tolerate people with autism disorders and families. During the whole event, we also invited 4 well-known domestic experts and scholars to lead everyone to approach the autistic disorder from the aspects of identification, treatment, rehabilitation, etc., and through our profession, further promote the high-quality development of the education and rehabilitation of autistic disorders in Dalian. ”
On that day, more than 30 groups of families participated in the charity sale, and many children from the Angel Baby Volunteer Service Team and dongxin special children's service center sold their items with the help of their parents at prices ranging from 1 yuan to 10 yuan. There are many kinds of items in the charity sale, including handicrafts, stationery, toys, daily necessities, books, etc. One parent said that the toys and books brought by her children are 90% new, "She told me to take out my beloved things and give them to love and share them with my friends." "A lot of small sellers are also small buyers. At the scene, I saw a child who spent 2 yuan from the opposite stall to buy a dinosaur model, and when the money was collected, the child who sold it also told the other party to treat the little dinosaur well.
The bazaar lasted for more than 4 hours, and the scene was very lively, and many citizens also participated in the purchase of bazaar goods. It is reported that the proceeds of this charity sale will be donated to autistic children at The Dongxin Special Children's Service Center in Dalian.
Source: Huaxia Humanities News Media official account
Huaxia Humanities News Express: Wang Xinzhong