The Ministry of Community Development has identified several steps that help parents to teach their children of determination (mental states and autism) how to prevent infection with the Corona virus, and also train them on how to overcome sleep problems that increase the need to solve them during the quarantine period and commitment to homes within the procedures Precaution to reduce the spread of the Corona virus.
The Ministry affirmed, through the Home Learning Guide, that the house isolation that societies were forced to cannot force them to stop human learning plans and programs, noting that the UAE considered the changes that occurred due to the Corona pandemic an opportunity to develop different educational methods and methods that perform the same purpose, and that To apply it in the qualification of all student groups, including those of determination.
The training procedures stipulated in the guide show the need for parents to follow specific steps that enable them to train autistic children to follow the instructions that require granting a specific time period for each step, and repetition indoctrination in a verbal and practical manner, so that the child can understand and learn the practice to be followed, such as washing hands or sneezing in Handkerchief, throw the handkerchief in the trash, and other important instructions.
The training plan provided in the guide indicates the importance of drawing children's attention with stimuli that help in attracting them to practice training, especially that children with autism and Down syndrome, who are with intellectual disabilities, usually tend to move and be free from restrictions, at a time when homes must be implemented in implementation of prevention instructions From the virus.
The guide includes a number of axes that list the procedures for training children on a number of practices and skills, which contribute to investing the daily routine during the presence of students of determination at home in developing a set of physical, cognitive and behavioral skills, accompanied and assisted and supported by parents and family members.
Details of the guide can be found at https://www.mocd.gov.ae/ en / about-mocd / Autism / home-education-guide-for-children-with-autism-and-intellectual-disability.aspx
It is noteworthy that the Department of Welfare and Rehabilitation of People of Determination in the Ministry of Community Development has set up weekly plans to educate students registered with them in Rehabilitation Centers for People of Determination, the Early Intervention Program and the professional workshops, which number 915 students, so that they will continue to learn and train, regardless of the type of disability.
training program
The Ministry of Community Development implemented a training program during the past year that targeted brothers of people of determination to enable them to contribute to developing the skills of their brothers and support them morally.
The axes of the program focused on motivating them to actively participate in the lives of their brothers, and get rid of any negative effects due to the presence of an individual in the family who has a disability, through educational and recreational sessions organized by the Ministry of Determination Centers affiliated to the Ministry with the aim of activating the role of brotherhood as a supporting component in the rehabilitation process alongside parents.