The Prime Minister gave a new name to those who were called 'Viklang' till then, 'Divyang'. If we look at it this way, these children are really disabled. It is said that the one who has the last birth as a human body, in order to avoid rebirth and to make the account of all his past karmas zero-zero when his journey of eighty-four lakh yonis is about to end, incarnates in the form of Divyang. For such children now there are special schools, facilities and many organizations to help them live their lives confidently, but the biggest question is their parents. For them, a disabled child is sometimes such a big problem that they cannot solve. A sister I met in Paryushan lecture series, Dr. Bosci Morbia gave a book, 'The Acceptance of Mental Retardation…' in this book he beautifully discusses the scientific, emotional and medical details, nuances and remedies of challenged or handicapped children. For example, according to a 2011 statistic, the number of intellectually challenged (mental retardation) is 1,505,624 (5.6%) and the number of patients with mental illness is around 7,22,826 (2.7%). In 2016, the government enacted a law for persons with disabilities or disabilities. It covers more than 25 categories of people who need help in one way or another to live their lives. The truth is, those who we call Divyang are more sensitive and intelligent than the common man. Well, their development stops at one age. Such children are diagnosed by measuring their intelligence score, which we call IQ (Intelligence Quotient). This IQ is found through different tests such as whether the child can perform normal activities, understand instructions, is independent in activities of daily living (toilet, bathroom, meals). Those with an IQ of 0 to 24 have the same mental development as 3-year-old children. 25-49 have the mental development of 3-5 year old children. 50-69 can achieve the mental development of 5-8 year old children. 70-85 can have the mental development of an 8-11 year old. Due to obstetric, perinatal, prenatal and genetic factors, these children are relatively stunted. Most of these things are known or available on social media. The question is not scientific, but emotional. The impact on the parents of these children is understandable and at the same time we- the society and the surrounding, family, known or unknown people should be sensitive and put ourselves in their situation and think once. Parents give birth and raise a child with the hope that the child will grow up to gain money, prestige in the society, and take care of themselves. -Father is disappointed. get frustrated Such a child feels guilty as the fruit of his sin or God's punishment. Bored, tormented and constantly sad. The characteristics of a Divyang person like their stubbornness, clumsy nature, insomnia, faulty pronunciation, repeating the same thing over and over, not being able to express even when experiencing pain, etc. can be annoying and distressing to anyone. In such a time, the first support of such a person, if anyone can be, is his 'parents'. As soon as the parents come to know that their child is divyang, the parents get frustrated-bored and start paying more attention to worship-reading-astrologer, which is a total waste of time. The first responsibility of the parents is to accept the reality with the mind. Only if he accepts himself, he will be able to give confidence to his child and will be able to force other people to accept it. When people look at their child with curiosity or pity, if the parents are not wise, they have not accepted this situation, then it becomes a very scary situation for the child. A disabled person does not deliberately harass anyone or there is no dishonesty-suggestion or even if such a person does something wrong-stealing, he will tell it in front. If there is a dominant position in their life, it is 'fear'. Because of this, they hesitate to mix with each other, so to understand their words and explain their own words, parents have to help them overcome their fear first. Parents should be aware that if such a person is prepared even a little for the future, the society will also value him. Acceptance in good faith requires not only high IQ, but also humility and gentleness. This is not to say that parents are wrong. They are also worried about their child, their future. In particular, such parents feel fear and worry about what will happen to the child when they are not around. Sometimes even when a child is handicapped and the siblings are normal, parents can create a happy and sympathetic environment by explaining and sensitizing the siblings about their responsibility in dealing with that child.
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Let us love one another: bowing to the disabled, salutations to the parents of the disabled
