In life, you may often hear of a terrible disease, depression.
People with depression can even severely self-harm or commit suicide. According to the World Health Organization, about 5 million people die from depression-related diseases worldwide every year, of which more than 70% occur in the elderly; the number of deaths caused by various causes in the mainland is as high as 600,000 to 700,000 every year. With the increase of pressure in modern society, more and more people suffer from depression.
But you know what?
There is another disease in the world that is also very scary, that is, autism, also called "autism". Autism refers to mental and behavioral disorders caused by children's long-term loneliness, which is extremely dangerous for children. If parents do not pay attention, it is easy for children to suffer from autism. Many people confuse autism with depression, but these are two different diseases, and true autism is more terrible than depression!
Ocean Paradise
As early as June 18, 2010, the movie "Ocean Paradise" starring Jet Li was released in the mainland. The film is adapted from the famous science fiction writer Mr. Li Ao's novel of the same name, "I Am Not Pan Jinlian". The film tells a series of bizarre and touching stories that take place in the life of a child who is adopted on a desert island. The release of this film, in addition to winning many awards, has truly opened the eyes of hundreds of millions of people to the terrible autism disease.
The film tells the touching story of a terminally ill father who gives his last breath to protect his autistic son.
This article plays a boy with autism, Daifuku, who has lived in a closed world since childhood, leaving the impression to the outside world that he is intellectually disabled and unable to take care of himself without his father. So he has low self-esteem and doesn't like to interact with people. And he is also more introverted and not interested in anything. This made his parents very anxious, and they hoped to find a good teacher to change the child. But Daifuku also has his specialty, which is swimming. He swims freely in the water like a dolphin.
Jet Li's father, Wang Xincheng, was diagnosed with cancer, and his days are numbered because he looked at his "stupid son" Dafu, unable to take care of him, and even had suicidal thoughts. He said he was "a very responsible person" because he knew that "if my son is not around, I will drift like an empty ship". Since he was declared a "death sentence" by cancer, his son will not be able to survive once he leaves this world.
But thankfully, at the end of the film, despite Wang Xincheng's death, he taught his son Dafu how to take care of himself and how to survive alone.
How scary is autism?
Okawa first learned about autism when he was in college, and after watching a movie.
Many people may have a hard time imagining why a father would suddenly want to take his son to commit suicide, but when you truly understand the horrors of autism, you probably will.
Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses that people should know about, and in general, depression is caused by psychological factors and can generally be treated through methods such as self-counseling or psychological intervention.
But this is not the case with autism, a lifelong developmental disorder caused by neurological disorders that affect brain function. In the movie The Wandering Earth, there is a child named "Alien" who suffers from severe autism, which makes him unable to communicate with other people or interact with the people around him. This is what we call children with autism. Autism experiences a range of symptoms similar to those in the movies, such as living in its own closed world, lack of normal communication skills, and eccentric behavior.
Of course, this is not the most terrible, the most terrible thing is that in today's medical level is so developed, autism is still a "mystery" that has not been diagnosed.
This means that autism is still impossible to treat, and we can only adhere to guidance and intervention like Dafu's father, Wang Xincheng, to help people with disabilities slowly integrate into society.
Of course, this process is very time-consuming and labor-intensive, which is why Wang Xincheng is so eager to commit suicide with his son Dafu.
conclusion
As early as 200712, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution designating April 2 of each year as World Autism Awareness Day.
According to the data, as of the fourth "World Autism Awareness Day" on April 2, 2011, a total of 67 million people worldwide have autism, and more than 1 million people on the mainland have autism. It is understood that about 500,000 people suffer from autism every year in the United States; in the United Kingdom and Germany, 1 in every 3 people will have this condition. In China, the number is as high as 100,000 or so. That was 11 years ago, and you know the number of autisms is increasing year by year.
As of now, hundreds of millions of people around the world suffer from autism, and 1 in every 100 people may have autism!
Finally, for people with autism, we must rationally understand this disease, and when facing this disease, we must give patients as much love as possible, so that patients will not grow up alone.