全国助残日关注孤独症儿童

 　　Five-year-old Rongrong is receiving rehabilitation¹ therapy at a treatment center in Beijing.

　　She is one of some 2-million children in China under the age of 14 that have been diagnosed with autism.

　　全国助残日关注孤独症儿童

　　The China Disabled Persons Federation² estimates over 600-thousand pre-school children in China are autistic, and says that figure is increasing.

　　Only one-in-ten of these children are receiving any sort of treatment.

　　There is currently no cure for autism.

　　As such, the best the medical community can do right now is try to help autistic children better adjust to their symptoms.

　　Doctor Wu Weihong with Beijing Boai Hospital says they have a number of therapies which have been effective.

　　"For example, the kids are taught to communicate, using language to express their needs. They learn the skills they need to interact with their families, friends and average people. At the same time, we're helping³ them eliminate the behavior which is commonly associated with autism."

　　Li Jianjun, Director of China Rehabilitation Research Center, says a more standardized⁴ approach to treating autism is needed.

　　"In China, treating autistic children is difficult, largely due to a lack of a national standards. As such, we're trying to formulate⁵ a standard for people to follow, so they have a better idea of what methods are effective and what are not. The standard is based on practical studies and is reliable."

　　The Chinese government is paying more attention to the situation.

　　A growing number of rehab centers in China are starting to provide more extensive monitoring and treatment for autistic children.

　　More government grants are also being offered to help ease the financial burden for the families who have autistic children.

　　"After receiving treatment for three years, my kid is now able to stand up and eat food by himself. The increased subsidies⁶ have reduced our financial burden and make us more confident about one-day finding a cure."

　　Autism itself affects how the brain processes information.

　　Causes for Autism aren't widely known, though its believed a combination of genetic⁷ and environmental factors may be involved.

　　In China, more than 13 million people suffer from autism, including an estimated 1.8 million children, while worldwide autism has an incidence of between one and two percent worldwide.

　　While some cases of autism can be completely debilitating⁸, others are less so.

　　Through therapy, those with more mild forms of autism can go on to lead a healthy and productive life.

　　For CRI, I'm Qian Shanming.

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 federation   

n.同盟，联邦，联合，联盟，联合会

参考例句：

• It is a federation of 10 regional unions.它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
• Mr.Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation.普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。

3 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

4 standardized   

adj.标准化的

参考例句：

• We use standardized tests to measure scholastic achievement. 我们用标准化考试来衡量学生的学业成绩。
• The parts of an automobile are standardized. 汽车零件是标准化了的。

5 formulate   

v.用公式表示；规划；设计；系统地阐述

参考例句：

• He took care to formulate his reply very clearly.他字斟句酌，清楚地做了回答。
• I was impressed by the way he could formulate his ideas.他陈述观点的方式让我印象深刻。

6 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

8 debilitating   

a.使衰弱的

参考例句：

• The debilitating disease made him too weak to work. 这个令他衰弱的病，使他弱到没有办法工作。
• You may soon leave one debilitating condition or relationship forever. 你即将永远地和这段霉运说拜拜了。