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Children with infantile autism locked at home

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Chinanews, Xiamen, May 23 – Anyone who has seen the American Oscar film Rainman might be deeply impressed by Raymond Babbitt, the hero in the film who suffered seriously from autism. In Xiamen, Fujian Province there is a group of people who are just like Raymond Babbitt: they also suffer from autism and now they are receiving medical treatment in a rehabilitation¹ center in Xiamen, the Fujian-based Dongnan Morning News reported.

At present, about one hundred children who suffer from autism are receiving medical treatment in the rehabilitation center. However, based on related information, it is estimated that in Xiamen, there are about 1,000 children suffering from this disease, said Yang Xicong, chairman of the Xiamen Municipal Association for the Handicapped.

Since the first 4 cases of infantile autism were reported in Nanjing in 1982, there are now about 1.8 million people in China who suffer from this disease, with 400,000 of them being children. Infantile autism has become one of the most serious mental diseases in China.

“According to related statistics, less than one hundred patients who suffer from infantile autism are being treated. The other patients stay at home. In rural areas, many of such patients are treated like maniacs² and halfwits, and are therefore locked at home,” said Yang.

Medical treatment in the rehabilitation center for a child suffering from autism would usually cost 3,000 yuan. Sometimes the medical costs might be as high as 7,000-8,000 yuan.

Xiamen municipal government is going to issue a regulation to help the handicapped children in the city. With this regulation, local government might allocate³ a certain sum of money every month to pay for the medical costs of the handicapped children in Xiamen. Most of the funds will be used to help children who are deaf-mute, mentally retarded⁴, or suffer from autism, Yang said.

Like the other diseases, the sooner that medical treatment is offered to autistic people, the better. For autistic patients, the most appropriate time for them to receive medical treatment is when they were 36, Yang noted⁵.

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1 rehabilitation
n.康复，悔过自新，修复，复兴，复职，复位
参考例句：
He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。 No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。

2 maniacs
n.疯子（maniac的复数形式）
参考例句：
Hollywood films misrepresented us as drunks, maniacs and murderers. 好莱坞电影把我们歪曲成酒鬼、疯子和杀人凶手。来自辞典例句 They're not irrational, potentially homicidal maniacs, to start! 他们不是非理性的，或者有杀人倾向的什么人！来自电影对白

3 allocate
vt.分配，分派；把…拨给；把…划归
参考例句：
You must allocate the money carefully.你们必须谨慎地分配钱。 They will allocate fund for housing.他们将拨出经费建房。

4 retarded
a.智力迟钝的，智力发育迟缓的
参考例句：
The progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery. 早期手术可以抑制病情的发展。 He was so slow that many thought him mentally retarded. 他迟钝得很，许多人以为他智力低下。

5 noted
adj.著名的，知名的
参考例句：
The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。 Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

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