Guarding the children of the stars , they have been worried about firewood, rice, oil and salt for

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-01-19

On the bus, the boy's mother was confused by the accusation.

She walked up to her and told her that the child might be suffering from autism and that the mother was helpless at the timeIt made me decide to choose the special education industry.

——The 10,585th daily positive energy award-winning story

Haohao, what to do when you are angry?Haohao, pat your chest and say what?”

Say restraint ......Restraint ......”

Hao Hao has just arrived at the center, and he is still unable to control his emotions well. "In the Zhixing Boyue ** Custody Center in Tongzhou District, Beijing, Huang Shuyuan, a special education teacher, is guiding Haohao to calm step by step.

10 years ago, Huang Shuyuan and her friend Lu Ming co-founded this ** care center, which specializes in ** training for children with dementia who are mainly autistic.

Children with autism are known as "Star Children" by the public, and in the 3,650 days she has been with this group of "Star Children".Such emergencies happen almost every day.

Walking into a courtyard in Dongding'an Village, Miaoxian Town, Tongzhou District, Beijing, children are sitting in groups of three or five, listening to volunteers telling stories, playing games, ......The sun shines on the children through the glass shed, and the warmth is warm, and the years are quiet.

This is the Beijing Zhixing Boyue ** Custody Center, which was established in 2013There are now 65 special children, most of whom suffer from autismA small number of children are children with Down syndrome and cerebral palsy.

The electronic lock at the door of the care center has a complex code to prevent children from sneaking outThe floor is covered with thick non-slip mats to prevent children from falling and ...... collisionsEven though it is protected everywhere, the toilet seat in the center is still full of potholes, the shower head and water pipes are mostly "separated", and the tiles on the wall are crawling full of cracks.

The 'chickens flying and dogs jumping' in the center are unimaginable to people outside the industry.

Huang Shuyuan said with a smile"Of course, there are times when the years are quiet, because the children are the top of my heartThey are all cute and innocent. ”

I was also hesitant to pursue a career in special education. Huang Shuyuan said that a bus experience strengthened her choice, and she has been doing it for 10 years.

On that day, a seven or eight-year-old boy got on the bus with his mother. After sitting down, he suddenly snatched the food from the girl in the front seat and ate it under the seat.

The girl was startled and then began to blame the boy's mother, who was particularly helpless at the time. Huang Shuyuan stepped forward to persuade the girl and told the mother that her child might be suffering from autism.

That confused mother made me firm in my decision to choose the special education industry. Huang Shuyuan said"At that time, there were so few people who knew about autism, and many parents were as confused and helpless as the boy's motherI want more people to understand the autism community, and I want children to understand the outside world. They are also children, but they are sick. ”

At that time, Lu Ming also ran a steel factory with good profits and made a lot of money. Until he learned that a young child had severe autism.

Fa Xiao's family was shattered in an instant, which had too much impact on him. In 2013,He took out the money and converted the two courtyards of his family into a ** custody center.

The decision at this moment made Huang Shuyuan feel: "We coincide. ”

I haven't traveled since the center opened, and I haven't even had time to be sick. ”

Most of the children have sleep disorders and wake up around 6 o'clock. I wake up at 5 a.m. and help the kitchen prepare the children's breakfast. Huang Shuyuan said that the center starts classes at 8 o'clock every day, and arranges different classes according to the age and physical condition of each child.

Lu Ming, on the other hand, would drive the crane with the blue front to work for the people who built houses in the village, with a long boom hanging over the roof of the car, and his ** number written on it in eye-catching black letters.

Excluding the cost, you can earn two or three hundred a day. In the evening, he will return to the ** center for the night shift.

Every day was busy, the children had dinner, and Lu Ming was almost back after work. I went home again, and he came to work the night shift. We must have one person to rest assured, the children are in a special situation, and emergencies are inevitable. ”

When she had to go out for a short time, Huang Shuyuan's mobile phone never left her hand, "I have to pay attention to the situation at 'home' at all times." When my daughter got married, I always took my mobile phone to speak on stage. ”She laughs.

For so many years, there was only one time when I didn't go to the center for two and a half days because of something at home and my own fever. Huang Shuyuan said: "After I came back, the children didn't express their thoughts, so they rubbed around me. ”

Lu Ming is not very talkative. In the midst of the noise of waving his hands and feet, babbling, he was always silently installing the newly delivered washing machine and picking up the sundries. When he's not working, he stands in the yard and looks at the childrenDon't let them run around and hurt themselves and others.

Every child grows up at the top of my heartThe oldest child has been here for 10 years, isn't it just like my own child?”Each child's personality traits, upbringing, family situation, and even the size ...... clothes and shoesThere is no question that can stump Huang Shuyuan, she is like the "encyclopedia" of this center.

When it comes to children with autism, many people know that they are immersed in their own world, but many people don't:Some children with autism are unable to take care of themselves, unable to interact with others normally, and are emotionally unstable. ”

Huang Shuyuan said that as a special educator, you must have a strong ability to "observe words and colors", have a hundred times more patience, and take the trouble to repeat it over and over again"This kind of hard work and dedication is not a parent but it is better than a parentTherefore, many young teachers can't persevere, and the mobility is relatively large. ”

Sending children with autism back to their original families and getting the opportunity to receive general school education is the ultimate goal of special education, and it is also Huang Shuyuan's greatest wish.

In the past 10 years, thanks to the efforts of Huang Shuyuan and 20 teachers at the care center, 8 children have returned to their families, which is the best reward for their hard work.

Pennants sent by parents were hung all over Huang Shuyuan's officeThe children also affectionately called her "Mother Huang". "But only a handful of children are able to return to their families. Huang Shuyuan said helplessly.

The salaries of 20 teachers, the food and drink of 65 children, the daily expenses of the childcare center, and the tuition fees that the poor families cannot afford ......As the person in charge of the center, these numbers always make Huang Shuyuan sleepless late at night.

As the "head of the family", Huang Shuyuan always can't avoid the trivialities of firewood, rice, oil and salt in her speech, "When winter comes, the heating fee is a big expense." Thanks to the attention and support from all walks of life, our center is now able to operate normally. ”

"Lu Ming and I didn't get paid all these years. ”She said losing money has become the norm.

The main income is to rely on Lu Ming to drive a crane to do some odd work, "The situation is too difficult, and now there is only one of us in Beijing." ”Mixed with the difficulty of taking care of the children, doing it will make Lu Ming collapse to the point of slapping himselfBut when I thought of my parents, I couldn't bear it, so I persevered. ”

At the door of the office, the rice and cooking oil that the volunteer team had just delivered were piled up into a "hill".With 65 children and 20 teachers in our center, this is enough to eat for 10 days. ”

In the 10 years since the establishment of the center, although Huang Shuyuan and Lu Ming do not receive salaries, they have never been ambiguous about the food and clothing they provide for the children.

Over the years, the center's fee standard has not changed, "according to the child's physical condition, the highest level is 2,000 yuan per month." Huang Shuyuan said that some children's parents are in special circumstances and cannot afford to pay for the childship"We are reluctant to let our children go back, thinking that we can help one by one. ”

In the first few years, the center did not have social attention, and all the expenses were on our own. Around 2016, it was almost impossible to survive. But looking at so many children in the yard, we can only choose to persevere. Huang Shuyuan said that fortunately, her family is very supportive"My husband and daughter are regular visitors here, and in those years, as long as they said that the center needed money, they would transfer money without saying a word. ”

Lu Ming also has two sons, both of whom work in Beijing. Sometimes it really can't be turned, and the two take turns to beat their childrenAs soon as the word "hey" came out, the children knew what they meant, "Just say it, how much?""When they're resting, they're going to come and help out.

"It's something that a group of good people can do, otherwise it wouldn't have been possible for 10 years. ”Huang Shuyuan said that her biggest wish now is for her children to be able to integrate into society and master a skill to support themselves. "It's a difficult road, but it's worth the effort for the kids who grew up at the top of my heart. ”

Nowadays, when I hear the senior children in the classroom reciting "Man Jianghong", the sound of Langlang's recitation is like a string of beautiful notes, stringing together the difficulties and gains of the center in the past 10 years.

Huang Shuyuan just smiled, "When these children come, their ability to take care of themselves is basically zero. Many parents tell us that they have never seen their children smile, but we can now see their confident and happy side. So you know what I've been holding on to for so many years, right?”

Ten years of life are precious, and they choose to be accompanied by "star children". Ali Public Welfare Everyday Positive Energy and the People's Political Consultative Conference Newspaper awarded Huang Shuyuan and Lu Ming the "Everyday Positive Energy" special award and 20,000 yuan community chest.

I was very touched to receive such recognition and encouragement. Huang Shuyuan said emotionally, "The love, support and encouragement from all walks of life are the inexhaustible motivation for us to stick to our original intention, which has added a lot of warmth and strength to us." ”

Overcoming obstacles all the way, he never gave up easily, because the children are there, because behind every "star child" is a family.

We often say that love melts loneliness.

And they tell us that only the power of persistent action is the greatest support for the mentally handicapped community.

Ten years of perseverance, they have witnessed one child after another return to the family and integrate into society;

Ten years of perseverance, they have fulfilled their promises with actions-

Let every family of the mentally handicapped not despair and not be lonely.

There are about 12 million people with mental disabilities in our country, and they need a more integrated society.

And every lonely and persistent Huang Shuyuan and Lu Ming should be supported and seen.

end - Everyday positive energy (zhnlali) synthesized from.

People's Political Consultative Conference Daily reporter Su Mu.

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