Flourishing abilities of autistic children stressed

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City Desk :
Proper care and extending supports could flourish inherent talents and abilities of the autistic and intellectually disabled children in the process of their mainstreaming with the society. The views were expressed at the concluding ceremony of an orientation workshop styled ‘Creating Awareness on Right to Education of Children with Autism’ held yesterday at Dinajpur Sadar upazila parishad auditorium. Dinajpur Sadar Upazila Secondary Education Office organised the workshop under financial support of the Establishment of Autistic Academy Project being implemented by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.
A total of 100 participants, including 10 union parishad chairmen, 50 teachers, 18 government officials, two NGO representatives, two Imams, ten guardians, four female upazila parishad members, two journalists and two civil society members, took part.
Dinajpur Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Abdur Rahman and Dinajpur Sadar Upazila Chairman Alhaj Faridul Islam presided over the inaugural and concluding ceremonies of the workshop respectively. Dinajpur Sadar Upazila Secondary Education Officer Kondork Narayan Roy and Dinajpur Sadar Upazila Health Officer Dr Emdadul Haque took part as resource persons in the workshop.
Assistant Professor (Guidance & Counseling) of Rangpur Government Teachers’ Training College and Master Trainer on Autism, Neuro-Development Disability of the Project Rawshan Alam conducted the workshop as the Chief Master Trainer.
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