Poor to get help for kids with autism

Posted: Published on April 2nd, 2014

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Philippine Daily Inquirer

Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman. FILE PHOTO

MANILA, PhilippinesThe Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will include autism awareness as a supplemental topic in the Family Development Sessions (FDS) for Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) beneficiaries in April.

Social Welfare Secretary Dinky Soliman said Monday this would promote the understanding of autism, its detection and treatment among poor families, especially those who may not be aware their children have the disability.

Autism is a physiological, not a psychological, condition, according to Soliman.

It affects how a person perceives the world around him and how he reacts to it, she said.

Soliman said the DSWD and Autism Hearts Foundation (AHF) will sign a memorandum of agreement on the initiative to mark the celebration of World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) Tuesday.

She said the AHF will orient FDS resource persons composed of city and municipal 4P links and other DSWD staff on autism detection and intervention.

As an agency tasked with ensuring the welfare of mentally challenged children, the DSWD also provides protective and rehabilitative services to children with autism.

As of December 2013, 28 children with autism were being served in DSWD residential care facilities such as Elsie Gaches Village in Muntinlupa City and the Center for the Handicapped in Cotabato City.

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