Speaking to The Express Tribune, CEO Dr Syed Muhammad Idrees said that 160 autistic children have enrolled at the centre since September 2018. The records of the centre, located in Gulistan-e-Johar, indicate that parents from different areas wish to enrol their children at the state-of-art facility. Unfortunately, the government does not have any credible data or statistics on the number of autistic children in the province. In response to a question, Qamar said that parents of autistic children prefer the C-ART, where there is one teacher for every three students. Both Qamar and Dr Idrees lamented that parents did not typically consult psychologists to assess their children.

Source: The Express Tribune October 18, 2020 06:22 UTC