Parents urged to help autistic children become independent
Psychologist Dr Orlean Brown-Earle believes that more education is needed for parents of autistic children to accept their children’s developmental challenges and to move towards moulding them into independent adults.
“Dealing with denial takes education, and it will not happen overnight, and some parents never accept the situation. But I believe that if we go within the schools with education, it must be constant. We wait on a special month and do a little presentation, but we need to stop engaging just parents of children with special needs and engage all parents,” said Brown-Earle.
The child psychologist was addressing a panel discussion on autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disabilities at the Llandilo School of Special Education in Llandilo, Westmoreland, last Thursday. The forum was part of a symposium held at the school under the theme ‘Building Self-advocacy and Self-determination Through Partnership’.
April was observed globally as Autism Awareness Month.
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