{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-single-js","path":"/rock-hard-support-autism-star-online/","result":{"data":{"wordpressPost":{"featured_media":{"localFile":{"childImageSharp":{"fluid":{"src":"/static/cfb761dc7908f6bd1aa21248e33ac87e/f79ea/malaysia-the-star.jpg"}}}},"categories":[{"name":"Media"}],"date":"2017-04-17T10:47:55.000Z","excerpt":"<p>PETALING JAYA: The sun had barely risen when Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin and his second son Timor were getting ready for a morning walk. All around them, other parents were raising their children’s spirits with motivating words and promises of treats afterwards at the 2.8km-long The Rock Walk 2017. Father, son and his [&hellip;]</p>\n","slug":"rock-hard-support-autism-star-online","content":"<p>PETALING JAYA: The sun had barely risen when Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin and his second son Timor were getting ready for a morning walk.</p>\n<p>All around them, other parents were raising their children’s spirits with motivating words and promises of treats afterwards at the 2.8km-long The Rock Walk 2017.</p>\n<p>Father, son and his other family members led the 200-strong group for the walk yesterday morning to raise awareness for autism and also funds for the National Autism Society of Malaysia (Nasom).</p>\n<p>Raising Timor, who is autistic, means Khairy is keenly aware of parents’ concerns on how to empower them to live independently as adults.</p>\n<div class=\"inlineAdMobile\"></div>\n<p>“Early intervention for autistic children is a good move but it is not enough to ensure they are cared for. As a nation, we cannot call ourselves developed or progressive if we are unable to care for all our people,” he said in his speech after the walk.</p>\n<p>Things are about to change for the better as Nasom and the ministry are discussing details for a pilot programme offering skills training to school leavers with autism.</p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/04/16/rockhard-support-for-those-with-autism/\">Read More Here</a></strong></p>\n","title":"Rock-hard support for those with autism – The Star Online","yoast_meta":[{"name":"robots","property":null},{"name":null,"property":"og:locale"},{"name":null,"property":"og:type"},{"name":null,"property":"og:title"},{"name":null,"property":"og:description"},{"name":null,"property":"og:url"},{"name":null,"property":"og:site_name"},{"name":null,"property":"article:published_time"},{"name":null,"property":"article:modified_time"},{"name":null,"property":"og:image"},{"name":null,"property":"og:image:width"},{"name":null,"property":"og:image:height"},{"name":null,"property":"og:image:type"},{"name":"author","property":null},{"name":"twitter:label1","property":null},{"name":"twitter:data1","property":null},{"name":"twitter:label2","property":null},{"name":"twitter:data2","property":null},{"name":"robots","property":null}],"yoast_title":"Rock-hard support for those with autism – The Star Online - We Rock the Spectrum - Taman Desa","yoast_json_ld":[{"wordpress__graph":[{"description":null},{"description":null},{"description":null},{"description":""},{"description":null}]}]}},"pageContext":{"id":"2dfe27c6-41a4-5da2-aafc-59ddfc60ecc6"}},"staticQueryHashes":["2515031794","28380092","2859111147","2955806786","3242922659","325442590","3814383785","772563445"]}