By Laila Rahman
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Malai Hj Abdullah Hj Malai Othman presenting
certificates.
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Parents having a closer look at one of the booths.
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Yesterday, more light was shed on 'Autism', a condition that
affects some of the nation's youths (mainly children), at the
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports premises. It was the first
ever presentation oranised especially for parents and guardians
of Autistic children.
The President of Brunei
Darussalam Autism Association, Malai Haji Abdullah bin Haji
Malai Othman was the guest of honour at the function where he
presented certificates to the sponsors of the 24-hour marathon
for the SMARTER association.
The marathon was held on
October 4 to 5, 2001 where proceeds went towards the sponsorship
of five representatives to attend the world's first Autism
congress in Melbourne, Australia. The congress was held last
November (Nov 10 - 14, 2002).
Understanding the proper way of
managing autistic children and learning more about Autism were
the main aims of holding such a presentation to the public.
It was learnt that there are
currently about 100 Bruneian children who are autistic. It is
estimated that there are about 29 million children worldwide
suffering from autism.
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