{"id":248361,"date":"2022-06-15T15:45:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T11:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/?p=248361"},"modified":"2022-06-15T15:48:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T11:48:46","slug":"parents-denounce-unprofessional-profit-driven-care-centers-for-autistic-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/en\/article\/parents-denounce-unprofessional-profit-driven-care-centers-for-autistic-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents denounce unprofessional, profit-driven care centers for autistic children"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>It is alleged that the centers are run by non-specialized people.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When my son was 1 year and 8 months old, he was diagnosed with autism.&nbsp;By the age of three, I had applied to almost all centers in Baku.&nbsp;After one year, my child had learned only how to put on and take out his shoes&#8221;, an unsatisfied parent, who wished to not be named, told Meydan TV. In another center, he tells, there are rumors that the neglect turns children aggressive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dissatisfaction of families with specialized autism centers in Baku is widespread. &#8220;Wherever you go, first of all, they want you to pay, they see our children as easy money&#8221;, one parent complains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chichek Mammadli, chairman of the Autism Defectology and Psychological Assistance Center,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/az\/article\/birlik-sedri-azerbaycanda-autizm-qazanc-menbeyine-cevrilib\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> told Meydan TV<\/a> that normally in Azerbaijan non-professionals deal with children with autism. According to her, there is no proper education for children with autism in the country, and the so-called specialized centers are profit-oriented. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Private clinics, self-proclaimed psychologists, psychological service centers deal with children with autism, but parents do not see results&#8221;, Mammdli adds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional challenges in dealing with autism in Azerbaijan are the lack of statistics on the condition as well as the income inequality. &#8220;Since dedicated care is very expensive, children of the rich and public officials can receive appropriated treatment, while the children of the poor are left out&#8221;, Chichek Mammadli explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Meydan TV contacted two centers working with children with autism, they did not want to make a comment on the situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/report.az\/sosial-mudafie\/mehriban-eliyeva-heyder-eliyev-fondu-terefinden-yeni-insa-edilen-autizm-merkezinde-yaradilan-seraitle-tanis-olub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Local media reported<\/a> on the end of last year about the commissioning of a new Autism Center built by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation in the Nizami district of Baku.&nbsp;The Rehabilitation Center for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders has been operating since 2013 but did not have a permanent building.&nbsp;Now, it said that the Center has created the necessary conditions for children suffering from autism to receive intensive care and effectively organize their leisure time.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/report.az\/sosial-mudafie\/mehriban-eliyeva-heyder-eliyev-fondu-terefinden-yeni-insa-edilen-autizm-merkezinde-yaradilan-seraitle-tanis-olub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chichek Mammadli, however, is not convinced that one center will be able to take proper care of all autistic children in Baku and warns parents about fake professionals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I heard a story about a manicurist who took a course and now works as a psychologist, the field is disregarded and no one checks.&nbsp;Parents pay money, but are of course unsatisfied with the services.&nbsp;The only solution is for parents to be informed so they are not deceived&#8221;, she tells. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><br><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is alleged that the centers are run by non-specialized &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Parents denounce unprofessional, profit-driven care centers for autistic children\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/en\/article\/parents-denounce-unprofessional-profit-driven-care-centers-for-autistic-children\/#more-248361\" aria-label=\"Read more about Parents denounce unprofessional, profit-driven care centers for autistic children\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":248389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[80,37,40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-248361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-en","category-news","category-society","infinite-scroll-item","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Parents denounce unprofessional, profit-driven care centers for autistic children - MEYDAN.TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.meydan.tv\/en\/article\/parents-denounce-unprofessional-profit-driven-care-centers-for-autistic-children\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Parents denounce unprofessional, profit-driven care centers for autistic children - MEYDAN.TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It is alleged that the centers are run by non-specialized ... 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