WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 1990
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SPECIAL PROVISION PROGRAMME FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN CLOSELY MONITORED
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THE
WITH
PRE-
HON
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT (SWD) IS MONITORING CLOSELY SPECIAL PROVISION PROGRAMME FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN AND CHILDREN AUTISTIC FEATURES AND THE SERVICE DEMAND FOR NORMAL PROVISION IN SCHOOL CENTRES, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE NIGEL SHIPMAN, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON HUI YIN-FAT,
THAT EXPLAINED
TOTAL NUMBER AT PRESENT, THE SHIPMAN
OF CHILDREN AUTISM OR SUFFERING FROM CHILDHOOD DIAGNOSED AS
HAVING AUTISTIC FEATURES AND KNOWN TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT (ED) AND SWD WAS 827.
MR
ABOVE WITH WITH CHILDHOOD
OF THE 827 CHILDREN, 217 WERE AGED SIX YEARS AND AUTISTIC FEATURES, 372 WERE AGED SIX YEARS AND ABOVE AUTISM, AND THE REMAINING 238 WERE BELOW SIX YEARS OLD.
SAID AUTISTIC CHILDREN WERE COVERED BY COMPREHENSIVE OBSERVATION SCHEME.
MR
SHIPMAN
"SHOULD AUTISM
BE SUSPECTED,
THEY
BE MAY
ASSESSMENT AND TRAINING AT SOUTH KWAI CHUNG PSYCHIATRIC HONG KONG PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE OR TUEN MUN PSYCHIATRIC CENTRE,
THE
REFERRED
CENTRE,
FOR
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OR. HE SAID.
TWO THE FIRST
AND NURSING
CENTRES STAFF
CHILD HAD
THE UNDER
WITH UNITS
OCCUPATIONAL SUPERVISION OF CLINICAL
THERAPISTS PSYCHOLOGISTS AND PSYCHIATRISTS.
THE THIRD CENTRE DID NOT HAVE A CHILD UNIT BUT CHILDREN
AS OUT-PATIENTS
SESSIONS
ATTEND SIMILAR TRAINING WAS PROVIDED.
AS
AND SPEECH
THESE
MIGHT THERAPY AND
CHILDREN,
MR PROJECT AUTISTIC
PRE-SCHOOL SERVICES AVAILABLE TO FOR SHIPMAN POINTED OUT THAT SINCE 1989-90, A THREE-YEAR PILOT WITH CHILDREN ΤΟ MEET THE NEEDS OF AUTISTIC CHILDREN OR FEATURES HAD BEEN INTRODUCED IN 11 SPECIAL CHILD CARE CENTRES (SCCC).
ONE
SPECIAL
(SCCCW) HAD BEEN CHILD CARE WORKER ADDITIONAL ΤΟ
WITH ALLOCATED
A
CHILDREN SCCC WITH SIX AUTISTIC
OR CHILDREN
CLINICAL AUTISTIC FEATURES, PLUS ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL INPUT FROM A PSYCHOLOGIST, HE ADDED.
MONTHS,
SHOULD THUS
"IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT MOST CHILDREN IN THE PROGRAMME
IMPROVEMENT
AFTER SIX SHOW
TO BE DISCHARGED ENOUGH ENABLING NEW CASES TO BE ADMITTED, MR SHIPMAN SAID.
NEED OF
AS AT THE END OF MARCH 1990, OUT OF THE 86 AUTISTIC CHILDREN OR
FEATURES CERTIFIED TO BE IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISTIC
SCCC SPECIAL PROVISION, 64 HAD BEEN ENROLLED IN SCCC'S, AND ONLY 22 WERE ON THE WAITING LIST.
/PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN