What We Don’t Know
At the 2nd World Autism Congress that was held in Cape Town, South Africa, from October 30 - November 2, Education Minister Naledi Pandor “confessed she did not know as much as she should about autism,” as Jos Horwitz of Wynberg wrote in a letter in the November 6th Cape Argus. Wynberg further writes:
She recognised the vital role parents have played and she described autism as a “hidden disorder”.
The minister emphasised her concern for the rural sector and for the culture of “hiding children with autism”.
She declared that no child should be left behind because of our ignorance, and she challenged participants to continue to alert the government to its responsibilities.
I hope that I—even that we—can all continue to keep an open mind about what we do not yet know about autism, and about what we should still know.
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2 opinions for What We Don’t Know
mcewen
Nov 7, 2006 at 1:34 pm
Seekers and finders; I think it’s our role to keep trying to prevent autism being hidden.
Kristina Chew, PhD
Nov 7, 2006 at 6:15 pm
And to it no longer being such an “invisible disability.”
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