China News Service, Taiyuan, April 2nd, title: Build a bridge to the "Earth" and let the "children of the stars" slowly return
Author Gao Ruifeng
"Children can finally go into society and support themselves, right? Surely, they can do it," said Li Xiaojiao, 32.
April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day.
In Taiyuan, Shanxi, Lingxing Community Service Center displays nearly 100 paintings. The authors of these paintings are children with autism in this institution.
Li Xiaojiao, a "post-90s" girl, is the head of this private autism rehabilitation institution.
On April 2, in Taiyuan, Shanxi, the Lingxing Community Service Center displayed nearly 100 paintings by "Children of the Stars".
Photo by Gao Ruifeng
In 2010, 20-year-old Li Xiaojiao founded the "Lingxing" training park.
For 12 years, the guardian of the "Silent Star" has firmly believed that there is always a bridge and a way for these "children of the stars" to return to the "Earth" and regain the light and color lost by autism.
"When I was still in school, I worked as a teaching assistant once and came into contact with a three and a half-year-old child. She was clean and cute. She stayed in a fixed corner, wiggling her fingers, turning a blind eye to people and turning a deaf ear to calls." Li Xiaojiao recalled, At the time, her teacher said the child might not be able to go to school in the future.
How can such a cute child not go to school?
Li Xiaojiao paid special attention to this child.
In the meantime, play with him and teach him to speak.
After more than three months, the child learns to say many redundancies such as mother, father, grandfather, and grandmother.
Half a year later, the child went to the hospital for a check-up, and the doctor was amazed at the child's progress.
After two years, children can articulate their wishes.
Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, Lingxing Community Service Center, currently more than 100 children with autism have undergone rehabilitation training here.
Pictured are children's drawings.
Photo by Gao Ruifeng
"The child's condition is getting better and better, and some parents have come to visit." Li Xiaojiao was running around in four autistic families and had the idea of opening an autism training institution.
The idea was strongly opposed by her parents, who wanted her to return to her hometown in Xinzhou.
"I think there is hope for the children, and they can get better." The stubborn Li Xiaojiao started "Lingxing" with the borrowed 100,000 yuan, hoping to use the most beautiful love in the heart to take care of the "children of the stars" and grow up happily.
20-year-old Li Xiaojiao did not expect the next difficulties.
She said, "I moved 5 times in 12 years. The children are emotionally unstable and noisy, and they are often complained by the neighbors. The first time the house was rented for only 10 months. For a long time, I heard heavy knocks on the door. I was very nervous because I was afraid that the landlord would force me to move out."
From the first child to more than 100 now; from Li Xiaojiao to a team now, in order to support her, her parents sold a house in her hometown, and she herself has more than 1 million foreign debts.
When a child sees a car, they will lie under the car regardless of the danger and stare at the tires; some children will rush to open the door whether the car is running or not; some children are interested in the numeric keypad of the access control, and press each key one by one; A child demolished the doors of "Lingxing" in one day...
Children will have all kinds of situations, and Li Xiaojiao also thought of giving up.
In November 2019, "Lingxing", who was complained by neighbors, moved for the fifth time.
Not long after we moved to a new location, we encountered an epidemic.
She said, "It was really difficult at that time. All the renovations were done in the early stage. The economy was very difficult.
"I can't bear the children. Think of some children who only babbled when they were three or four years old. After rehabilitation training, they have gone to kindergarten normally; "Li Xiaojiao gave up the idea of giving up, she said, the children can get better.
As children grow older, what is their future when they grow up?
"Lingxing" offers courses such as baking to allow children to learn manual skills.
Li Xiaojiao said, "It is most gratifying for children to go to society in the future, to be able to work simply and to eat with their own hands."
In 2015, the 15-year-old Wenbo entered the "Lingxing" rehabilitation training. On the first day, the doors of the "Lingxing" were completely torn down; now, at the age of 22, he is very talented in painting and has stayed in the "Lingxing". Star", be part of the team and do what you can.
Li Xiaojiao hopes that more people will pay attention to the "children of the stars" and help them find a way out of life together.
"Keep going until we are old, and hope to share our experience with more people to help this group and help them come back from the 'star'," she said.
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