On March 30, the non-profit exhibition "Du Lam" organized by a group of high school students in Hanoi officially opened. The event is part of a series of projects of Innertia (a non-profit psychology project established and operated by students from high schools in Hanoi) with the goal of bringing a multi-dimensional perspective on the inner world of autistic people.
Le Ha Khanh Chi - an 11th grade student at the National University of Education High School for the Gifted, Head of the content Department - said that based on sympathy for friends with autism spectrum disorder around, the group of students built an exhibition.
After the research process, we want to communicate to let everyone know that autistic people are also capable of working and having dreams like normal people. They themselves have their own personalities and deserve to be respected - Khanh Chi shared.
At the exhibition, students have the opportunity to explore the inner world of autistic people through paintings and images. They also learn how the sounds that autistic people hear are different, and how a person with a mental disorder will show symptoms.
Through the experience at Du Lam, students can better understand the feelings and psychology of autistic people. From there, build a community of love and tolerance for students in the school environment.
With its humanistic meaning, the exhibition "Du Lam" attracted the attention of many students, teachers and parents. In which, some parents came to join their children - students with psychological, behavioral, and emotional disorders.
Ms. Bui Thu Loan - parent of Do Quoc Lam, 11th grade student at Hanoi College of Electronics - Electrical and Regulatory Technology - shared: "My child has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and is studying to integrate into the community. Coming to the exhibition, I find my child very happy and participate in many activities, getting in touch with everyone.
According to Ms. Loan, in addition to the purpose of popularizing knowledge about school psychology, the event has interesting activities, such as spiritual comfort for students facing pressure from studying and life.
In addition to the above activity, students also participate in workshops on making phone straps, medicine bottles, and writing emotional notes. This helps students find out their own feelings.
The organizers said that all proceeds from the exhibition's activities will be sent to organizations by groups of students to support people with autism spectrum disorder in case they need help.
