TextbyRuYuanPhotographsbyChengXu
OnApril2,2016,ChinaembracedtheNinthWorldAutismAwarenessDay,amovementencouragingglobalawarenessaboutchildrenafflictedwithautism.In1985,Chinaidentifiedandrecognizeditsfirstgroupofautismsufferers.Previously,autismwasusuallygroupedwithothermentaldisorders.AfterthereturnofthefirstgroupofChinesemedicalprofessionalswhohadstudiedabroadafterthecountry鈥檚launchofreformandopeningupin1978,theChinesemainlandbegantoformulateitsowndiagnosticcriteriaforautism.