“Seemingly irresistible wall is gradually being destroyed”

Every 68^th child in the world has autism cases, moreover, this number is rapidly growing in recent years, – experts estimate. Autism is four times more often in case of girls than that of boys. Since 2008 UN has proclaimed April 2d World Aurism Awreness Day.

In our country they started to talk about autism at state level only in 2012, when “Autism” National Foundation was established presided by the First Lady Rita Sargsyan. This year “My way” training-rehabilitation centre started functioning. The name is symbolic: children diagnosed with autism have their way of life which they are not able to pass alone. And how does this way look like for their parents accompanying them? What are they passing through to witness their children’s success?

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