Seeing ‘children of stars’. Behind a boy with autism’s progress in a normal school is the rise of social awareness, policy support in China

Global Times

1st April 2025

Seeing ‘children of stars’. Behind a boy with autism’s progress in a normal school is the rise of social awareness, policy support in China

By Shan Jie and Liang Rui

Xiaoshu raised his hand.

He stood up hesitantly, and mumbled the answer to the teacher's question.

It was the correct answer. The teacher praised him - just as she would with any other student.

This moment was quietly captured by Xiaoshu's mother, who sat beside him in class. She recorded the scene on her phone and posted it on her Douyin (Chinese version of TikTok) account.

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