世界自闭症日：关爱“星星的孩子”
<p>4月2日是第8个“世界自闭症日”，也叫世界孤独症日。患有自闭症的孩子因为生活在自我的世界，像星星一样孤独，因此也被称为“星星的孩子”。</p><p>我们来看一段英文报道：</p><p><span word="Landmarks">Landmarks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="Beach">Beach</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="illuminate">illuminate</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="evening">evening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 2 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Autism">Autism</span> <span word="Speaks">Speaks</span>' <span word="global">global</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Light">Light</span> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="Up">Up</span> <span word="Blue">Blue</span> (<span word="LIUB">LIUB</span>) <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="commemorate">commemorate</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Autism">Autism</span> <span word="Awareness">Awareness</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>.</p><p>美国弗吉尼亚海滩及整个弗吉尼亚州的标志性建筑会在4月2日的晚上点上蓝灯以支持自闭症代言人机构发起的纪念世界自闭症日的“点亮蓝灯”行动。</p><p>文中的<span word="World">World</span> <span word="Autism">Autism</span> <span word="Awareness">Awareness</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>就是“世界自闭症日”。自闭症（<span word="autism">autism</span>）被归类为一种由于神经系统失调（<span word="neurodevelopmental">neurodevelopmental</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span>）导致的发育障碍，是广泛性发育障碍（<span word="pervasive">pervasive</span> <span word="developmental">developmental</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span>，<span word="PDD">PDD</span>）的代表性疾病。</p><p>自闭症的概念由美国约翰斯霍普金斯大学（<span word="Johns">Johns</span> <span word="Hopkins">Hopkins</span> <span word="University">University</span>）专家莱奥•坎纳于1943年首次提出。自闭症，医学上也称孤独性障碍（<span word="autistic">autistic</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span>），是一个尚没有被全社会知道、了解的病症。2008年12月联合国大会通过决议：从2008年起，将每年的4月2日定为“世界自闭症日”（<span word="World">World</span> <span word="Autism">Autism</span> <span word="Awareness">Awareness</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>），以提高人们对自闭症和相关研究与诊断以及自闭症患者（<span word="autistic">autistic</span>）的关注。</p>
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