New Corona accepts smaller scale Family with children with developmental disorders 21:56 on April 27

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There are cases in which children with developmental disabilities and their parents are restricted from being accepted at the facilities due to the spread of the new coronavirus, and are forced into difficult situations.

"Umeda Akebono Gakuen" in Adachi-ku, Tokyo provides support mainly to pre-school children with developmental delays and disabilities and their parents. Regarding acceptance, we are forced to reduce the scale.

However, since it is expected that children will be severely stressed by going out of school, we set up a school day once a week.

On the 24th of this month, children with disabilities, such as autism and weak natural muscles, went to the park and were playing around with their special play equipment.

Children were smiling on the trampoline as they flew and bounced, but parents were unable to attend the facility, so they had to sleep more slowly and mischief, which added to the burden. I was told that I was afraid that the effects of the medical treatment I had accumulated would disappear.

In order to keep the pace of children at the facility, we are using an online conferencing system to start individual consultations with parents and video distribution of nursing programs.

A 35-year-old mother, who received online advice from a physiotherapist on how to train a 3-year-old daughter with movement disorder, said, "I am a child who is undergoing a special growth process, What can I do? ”I am very grateful because I can see growth by receiving direct advice from professionals.”

"If this continues ..."

Mr. Norie Harada (41) is passing through Umeda / Akebono Gakuen to his 4th son, Toshinobu and 3rd son, Yoshinobu.

His second son, Tomoshino-kun, was diagnosed with a developmental disorder that is not good at building interpersonal relationships, and since he could hardly speak words, he went to the facility five days a week to receive medical treatment from a specialized staff member.

Both of them used to play with the playground equipment used for training in their daily routines, but because they spend more time at home, they spend more time sleeping and more mischief, and the burden on their families is also increasing. Is that.

Mr. Harada said, “If I don't have the habit of playing and coming back, I will have to go to bed late. I've had a lot of mischief lately. When I start doing it, it can be frustrating for me if I repeat it. "

On top of that, he said, "I'm mentally tough as a family. I wonder what will happen if this continues," saying that there is no prospect of ending.

"Anxiety that things that have piled up collapse"

Kaori Kano (34) is passing the 4 year old daughter Yui through "Umeda Akebono Gakuen".

Mr. Yui has been delayed in language development and has weak muscles by nature, and has been supported by specialized staff through the facility 5 days a week since last spring.

I was able to realize the effect by continuing to train for one year at the facility to draw out words and use the equipment to move the muscles, but I am worried that it will disappear this time. I feel

Mr. Kano said, "It is impossible to do the same thing that I did at the facility at home. It feels like the things I have accumulated for a year collapses, which is the most fearful. It was a year when I witnessed that repeating things was very effective for children with slow development, so I felt very anxious because it quickly cut off. , I think that even children who have problems with their development can finally recover their lifestyles, which can be restored quickly, by more than double the time. "

Although I can only go to the facility one day a week after receiving an emergency declaration, I am spending more time at home, but sometimes I can not control my impulses.

Mr. Kano said, "The words have come to be expressed in words a little, and I can express the feeling that I want to go out. I think that responding to that feeling will also lead to the development of speech, so it is very distressing. I can manage to do it for 2 weeks, but I think that if it lasts for 3 weeks, 4 weeks, or 1 month, it will affect the behavior of children and parents. "

President Masahito Kato "It is important to provide support including parents"

Mr. Masahito Kato, the director of the school and the chairman of the National Council for Child Development Support, argues that support including parents is important.

Mr. Kato said, “If a child who goes to an institution stays at home for a long time, the parents will also be very stressed. A stable nursing environment is an important factor for development. If you're confused, your child will quickly notice and affect your development, so it's important to support your parents at the same time as your child. "