English version Here (This will not show in the page)
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have inherent neurological deficits that impede their social and communication functioning, resulting in certain behavioral oddities. They encounter significant difficulties as they face everyday academic and social demands, posing great challenges to their teachers and parents. Additional support is required to help them to cope with these demands, actualize their potentials, and integrate into the school and wider community. With regard to this situation, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust initiated the “JC A-Connect: Jockey Club Autism Support Network” (JC A-Connect) for providing holistic support at school, family and community levels through which students with ASD could develop their own talents and integrate into the society.
Embracing Students for Who They Are
Children with ASD often struggle and feel overwhelmed when facing sudden changes. They may have strong emotional responses and are thus easily misunderstood as uncooperative. In view of their different ways in responding to difficulties, they need more understanding and support from others. For this reason, JC A-Connect has produced a series of animations about ASD. The series covers the challenges people with ASD may face and the support they may need, hoping to enhance public understanding of ASD.
JC A-Connect Animation (with English subtitles): https://bit.ly/3cZvFuX
Walking with Children with ASD in the Times of Pandemic
Apart from the existing support, the NGO partners of JC A-Connect have developed various online resources for children with special needs in face of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is hoped that these resources could support children with ASD and their families through this difficult time.
(Image source: Screen capture from the website of JC A-Connect)
If you are interested in the online resources (Chinese version only), please visit the following URL: https://www.socsc.hku.hk/JCA-Connect/covid-19info/
中文版本在此編輯 （這不會顯示在頁面上）
自閉特色孩子因腦部的發展障礙，導致其社交、溝通能力及行為上出現偏差，令他們在日常生活的學習和社交上遇到困難。若他們未能得到足夠支援，可能有礙其日常生活，亦令家長及老師承受莫大壓力。由香港賽馬會慈善信託基金策劃及捐助的「賽馬會喜伴同行計劃」旨在為自閉特色學童提供額外的學校、家庭和社區支援，發展其內在潛能，讓他們能夠融入學校及社會。
理解孩子行為 接納獨特的他
自閉特色孩子較難適應突如其來的轉變，有時候會出現情緒反應，令人產生誤解。由於他們的應對方式及解難能力與常人有別，所以需要他人的諒解和關懷。因此，「賽馬會喜伴同行計劃」製作了一系列有關自閉症譜系障礙的動畫，內容包括自閉人士可能面對的挑戰及支援需要等，以提升公眾對自閉症的認識，並了解及尊重其差異。
「賽馬會喜伴同行計劃」動畫：https://bit.ly/3hpVhoc
伴自閉特色兒童抗疫同行
除了現有支援外，「賽馬會喜伴同行計劃」的非政府機構合作夥伴就新型冠狀病毒疫情撰寫了一些抗疫資訊及資源套，例如自閉特色學童電子通訊社交秘笈、預防新型肺炎社交故事系列及復課支援繪本等，為自閉特色學童及其家庭提供支援，攜手共渡難關。
如有興趣，可點擊下列連結了解更多：
https://www.socsc.hku.hk/JCA-Connect/covid-19info/
