Africa-Press – Angola. The President of the Republic, João Lourenço, was at the Luanda Science Center this Wednesday morning, where he spent time with children, as part of Autism Day. The President of the Republic and the First Lady have joined the cause that is increasingly mobilizing solidarity and understanding around the world, in the same proportion that Science and Knowledge are strengthened in the understanding of the phenomenon of Autism, which, according to statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO), affects 1 in every 160 children.
João Lourenço, in a very relaxed atmosphere, let himself be painted by two children with different levels of autism spectrum disorder (a boy and a girl), talked to both of them and recorded the moment in memorable photographs.
The presidential couple and other guests then watched the film ÍRIS – DIVING INTO THE WORLD OF AUTISTIC PEOPLE in the cinema room of the Luanda Science Center, which tells the story of family dramas surrounding this health challenge that is more prevalent in society than one might have imagined, according to the Presidency of the Republic.
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