Speaking at an international conference in Bangkok, Boonruang said the sooner the disability is identified and treated, the larger the improvement on the future lives of sufferers. “Children who have received special care for their intellectual disabilities can grow up into quality citizens,” he said. He was speaking at the 4th Asia-Pacific Regional Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD). Former prime minister Anand Panyarachun recommended that all sectors of society join forces in taking care of intellectually challenged individuals and help them achieve self-reliance. Professor Bundhit Eua-arporn, president of Chulalongkorn University, said intellectually challenged people should have access to education as well as lifelong learning just like other people in the society.

Source: The Nation Bangkok November 14, 2017 09:48 UTC