I have previously published articles on the mental health and care for children living in advanced and emerging countries.
With health care systems adn attitudes on autism varying widely across the world, the impact on children is clearly immense. When given proper access to the correct and quality care to meet the specific needs of children with autism, chidlren can derive the most benefit and be fully partipating indivduals in society. Depending on resources, finances, access and information for families with autistic children, the care given to children by insititions specialising in autistic behavior can hep ensure autistic children are in an envionment that is safe, understanding, holistic and needs-based.
In the United States, as a result of more focused funding on autism and creation of child-friendly services and environments, the attitude towards autistic children is more positive and supportive to ensure children and their carers can help manage the condition. In other countries, like the Phillippines, the lack of awareness, programmes and health sector attention on autism in generally, and the in children, means children and their families are left alone in how to care for and meet the needs of their autistic children in this context.
Having written extensively before about such issues, I can detail the two different cases towards autism in children through a human tale: the story of one boy's journey with autism.