On August 23, 2022, the National Health Commission formulated and issued "Service Standards for Screening Intervention in Children aged 0-6 (Trial)" (hereinafter referred to as "Service Standards") , and announced it.
"Service Standards" point out: "Autism, also known as autism, is a type of neurodevelopmental disorder that occurs in early childhood. The cause of is unclear. It usually starts before the age of 3. It mainly manifests as psychological developmental disorders such as social communication disorders, communication disorders and localized, stereotyped, and repetitive behaviors , which seriously affect the social function and quality of life of children."
Interpretation 1: The prevalence of autism in my country has increased
survey shows that the prevalence of autism in my country is 7‰, and the incidence level is comparable to the global incidence level. Because China's huge population, the absolute number of of the children suffering from autism in China is also very large.
. According to the estimates of the Autism and Developmental Disorder Monitoring (ADDM) network of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , about 1 in every 44 children in the United States were identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) . The difference in the incidence of autism in China and the United States is behind the differences in monitoring systems and medical service systems, but the common point is that the prevalence and number of autism in are increasing year by year.
Interpretation 2: 0 to 6 years old is the key stage
Autism usually starts in infancy and toddler stage, and there is currently a lack of effective therapeutic drugs. The main treatment method of is rehabilitation training, and the best treatment period is before the age of 6. If you can receive scientific intervention before the age of 3, the symptoms and prognosis of the children can be improved to varying degrees. The earlier the intervention, the better the effect, and move the prevention and treatment barrier forward, focus on the key stage of 0 to 6 years old, provide children with autism screening intervention services, implement disease prevention and control strategies of early screening, early diagnosis, and early intervention, and implement early intervention on the basis of early detection, strive to improve the symptoms of children, improve the quality of life of children, and promote family happiness.
Interpretation 3: The country attaches importance to it and carries out group prevention and control
"Service Standards" clearly requires that in combination with national basic public health service project , provide autism screening services for children aged 0 to 6 in the permanent population, and detect individuals with abnormal development from the group as soon as possible. is included in the national basic public health service project, which means that it provides funding, policy and personnel support for the early screening of autism.
"Service Standards" particularly emphasizes the principle of intervention and rehabilitation based on grassroots level to help autistic children achieve nearby convenient intervention. By narrowing the service radius, we will strive to improve the accessibility of screening and intervention services, and at the same time, we will require grassroots to continuously improve service capabilities and provide scientific and standardized related services.
Interpretation 4: It is extremely important for families to actively participate
Family is a warm harbor for children's healthy growth. "Service Standards" clearly require health education to be carried out for parents, guide parents to establish the awareness of the first person responsible for children's health, and actively accept autism screening, diagnosis and intervention services. emphasizes the children's families, encourage parents to actively participate in intervention and rehabilitation, carry out family intervention through companionship and interaction, life care and games during the parenting process, and promote the improvement of children's symptoms and rehabilitation.
In short, Dasheng Dafa believes that "Service Standards" is an important milestone in the early screening and intervention of autism in China, and has released a very good signal. Parents of autistic children can learn and master intervention and rehabilitation knowledge and methods in the nearest , understand relevant medical insurance and social assistance policies, obtain family intervention and rehabilitation technical skills training, and obtain psychological counseling and support.
References:
Notice of the General Office of the National Health Commission on Issuing the Standards for Screening Intervention Services for Children aged 0-6 years old (trial) (nhc.gov.cn)
Interpretation of the Document of "Security for Screening Intervention Services for Children aged 0-6 years old (trial) (nhc.gov.cn)
