As in many places in the world, the city of Lyon rallied to mark World Autism Awareness Day in April 2, 2015.
In the city center, the palace of the twenty-four columns which houses Lyon appeals court has trimmed blue to relay the campaign " "established by the United Nations. It consists of illuminating blue monuments and iconic places around the world.
Famous landmarks such as the Sydney Opera House, Niagara Falls, the Eiffel Tower, the Empire State Building or the Cairo Tower and were illuminated in blue.
France, according to some experts, has accumulated 50 years behind in the care of people with autism. So parents and professionals, if they like this mobilization, especially hoping for concrete and rapid measures to address these gaps.
Our reporter Isabelle Kumar went to meet Theresa Rabatel, deputy mayor of Lyon delegated people with disabilities, for an overview of the situation in France and zoom Lyon.
Isabelle Kumar:
- What is autism for you?
Thérèse Rabatel:
- I believe that it is a handicap in addition, it is often said that there are people in wheelchairs, blind people, deaf people. I think that it is possible to autism aside, it is another form of disability with behavioral disorders. I think we have a special focus on the disability that has long lacked in France. "
Isabelle Kumar:
- A recent study shows that only two families are satisfied with the care provided to children and adults with autism. Is this the case for Lyon?
Thérèse Rabatel:
- The problem is national. There has been a long time underestimation of the problem, a misunderstanding of handicap. So it's true that not ensure enough about autism. It takes effort, but at the same time you need to know is that other countries, particularly Belgium, provide autism but less on other subjects. In fact, there is no country among the major developed countries that provide all handicaps. So once it's on one side, sometimes the other, but we must make efforts in France, for sure.
Isabelle Kumar:
- We regularly hear that 80% of children with autism are excluded from school environments - what can you do to help this?
Thérèse Rabatel:
- I can discuss it with the Ministry of National Education. You should know that the school has made tremendous progress on the integration of children, but must follow training. There must be a teacher training, but that's of Education, it is not me. There needs to be a framework with school assistants. We, at school, we are involved in the extracurricular, we must welcome children as part of the new school rhythms, including children with autism. Today is the universal accessibility, inclusion throughout society.
Isabelle Kumar:
- Here precisely, it seems to be very problematic too.
Thérèse Rabatel:
- We're doing it. The new school timetables only started since September. We are obliged to recruit 1,600 people in the city of Lyon. All this is going to grow, to ramp up. The case of school time, it's something huge that fell on the cities. We Lyon we do all we can, the associations we support, we will put in blue, it makes available the salons are our skills. Following is the MDPH (Departmental House of Disabled People) and there is the State, Education, etc.
Isabelle Kumar:
- Yes, and parents feel like ping pong balls: they are sent from all sides when they try to take control of the situation of their child
Thérèse Rabatel:
- This is a painful situation without stopping to explain the challenges we face. We hope to do in the coming years a one-stop shop for parents and disabled people can go to one place to explain their story and then not be able to be treated, as you say, like ping pong balls. This is underway, it will take 2 to 3 years, that's a start.
Isabelle Kumar:
- More generally, how long do you need it to France for catching up on autism?
Thérèse Rabatel:
- I hope that in the 10 years to come, we will really have taken a step, there will be something that will be made of very strong for autism, not just in school but throughout life and especially on the aging of people with autism.
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