Putul urges world leaders over autism efforts
The Autism News | English
New York, Sep 22 (bdnews24.com)—Saima Hossain Putul, daughter of prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has once again invited global leaders to join her to bring smile to the autistic children and their families.
Reminding the ‘responsibilities’ of the people who are in ‘unique’ positions, the US-licensed school psychologist has also shed lights on the plights of families and children challenged by autism.
Putul, the chair of Bangladesh National Advisory Committee on Autism, was speaking at the Fourth Annual World Focus on Autism on Wednesday at The McCarton School in New York amid UN General Assembly.
Autism Speaks, the world’s largest autism research and advocacy organisation, brought together first spouses, health ministers and other special guests at the event, which is an ongoing effort to raise global awareness and share best practices for nations, communities and families struggling with ‘non-discriminative’ autism disorder.
Dignitaries from Albania, Bangladesh, the Ivory Coast, Brazil, Cyprus, Finland, Grenada, Jamaica, Japan, Lesotho, México, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Saint Martin, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the United States, and Turkey heard Putul who also expressed her ‘strong desire’ to change the perception of mental health and neuro-developmental conditions in Bangladesh.
Ban Soon-taek, wife of the U.N. secretary-general Ban Ki-moon, was also present at the event hosted by the Autism Speaks’ co-founders, Suzanne and Bob Wright.
Autism is a neuro-developmental disorder that robs one’s social and communication skills.
Referring to the first-ever South Asian autism conference in Dhaka on July 25, Putul said launching of Autism Speak’s Global Autism Public Health Initiative (GAPH) in Bangladesh was ‘very well received’.
“Briefly, we formed the South Asia Autism Network (SAAN) and unanimously ratified the Dhaka Declaration on autism spectrum disorders.”
Putul was the chief architect of the mega conference that brought together regional leaders including India’s Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi.
She made appeal to all at the conference to join her in ‘cooperation, collaboration and partnership’ to bring smile to the autistic children.
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