Attention was drawn to autism at the event organized by the School of Education. Speaking at the event, the President of Special Children Education and Solidarity Association (ÖÇED) Parin Yakupyan said: “It is thought that families experience the biggest trauma the day they receive the diagnosis, but over time we get used to living with autism.”
An event was organized by Istanbul Medipol University School of Education Department of Special Education Teaching and Psychological Counseling and Guidance Unit for the ‘Autism Awareness Month’. The event was held under the leadership of Dr. Didem Güven and was attended by the Dean of the School of Education Prof. Servet Bayram, Assoc. Prof. Ülkü Tosun, Dr. Adviye Pınar Konyalıoğlu, Dr. Özge Özlü Ünlü, Research Assistant Elif Gündoğdu Kılıçarslan, many academicians, and students.
YAKUPYAN: WE GET USED TO LIVING WITH AUTISM OVER TIME
The President of Special Children Education and Solidarity Association (ÖÇED) Parin Yakupyan delivered a speech at the event where attention was drawn to autism. In her speech at the South Campus, Yakupyan, as a mother, explained the process of meeting the diagnosis of autism to the participants. Noting that she had great expectations from her children as every mother does, Yakupyan said: “I was thinking of realizing my dreams that I could not realize in this life through my children. I gave birth to my children with those dreams. The biggest problems we face are discrimination, exclusion, contempt, and stigma. Families with autistic children are exposed to these all the time. It is thought that families experience the biggest trauma the day they receive the diagnosis, but over time we get used to living with autism. We keep a pace in our lives, but we cannot overcome social exclusion, which is the main cause of trauma, and this turns into a torment for us every day.”
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