Xinhua, Xi'an, June 24 (Dang Tianye, Zhang Lishu) A reporter learned from Xi'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Encephalopathy Hospital on the 24th that when the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, the hospital organizes autistic children to make their own hands under the guidance of parents, doctors and nurses Traditional Chinese medicine sachets allow children to experience the customs of Dragon Boat Festival and exercise their hands-on skills in situational teaching.
"After the Dragon Boat Festival, hanging sachets, mosquitoes do not come around." In the corridor of the Department of Encephalopathy, Xi'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Brain Disease Hospital, more than 20 children with autism seriously studied the process of making sachets. For autistic children with social communication barriers, communication barriers, and stereotyped behaviors, it seems difficult to complete these seemingly simple steps of putting spices, stuffing cotton, and tying sachets.
The picture shows the handmade Chinese medicine sachets for children with autism organized by Xi'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Encephalopathy Hospital. Photo courtesy of Xi'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Encephalopathy Hospital
According to the doctor, in order to mobilize the children's interest and attention, they will guide the children to smell the spices with their noses, feel the softness of the cotton with their hands and face, and decompose each step into short, clear instructions to encourage the children Complete the production of sachets by hand.
"Smell, incense." 4-year-old Rui Rui (pseudonym) was the first child to make a sachet. He hung the sachet on his chest and pointed at his mother's nose. Rui Rui's mother said that this year was the third Dragon Boat Festival she and her children spent in the hospital. From the beginning, the child panicked and cried when she saw that there were many people, and now she has the performance of being close to people and feeling emotions, which makes her very happy.
Zhao Ningxia, director of the Department of Encephalopathy, said that for autistic children, in addition to personalized treatment and rehabilitation education, diverse forms of integrated education are also essential. In order to encourage special children to actively participate in social activities and gain a sense of accomplishment, this year's homemade sachet activities reduce the difficulty according to the function of the child, and hide the "careful thinking" of medical staff.
As early as a week ago, the nurses sewn the sachet "coat" in advance, and the doctor dialed out the "Dragon Boat Prescription". More than ten kinds of traditional Chinese medicines, such as Shichangpu, Yizhiren, Xiangfu, wormwood, and mint, have been ground and turned into "spicy bags." Finally, the children personally completed the exquisite "special sachets".
Zhao Ningxia said that "special sachets" not only have the functions of traditional sachets to prevent plague and prevent diseases, but also have the medicinal effects specifically for autistic children, such as brain refreshing, brain filling, phlegm and phlegm, etc. The medical staff wished the children a speedy recovery. (Finish)