孤獨癥患兒星星的孩子

　　有人稱他們是“星星的孩子”，也有人叫他們“雨人”（因奧斯卡影片Rain man而得名）。他們是醫學界難解的謎，一群生活在自己的世界、有視力卻不愿與你對視、有語言卻很難與你交流的“孤獨癥患兒”。

　　看下面一段有關“自閉癥/孤獨癥患兒”的相關報道：

　　The spread of autism has belied both the growing affluence of most modern societies and the latest advances in medical science. People afflicted with the condition, which tends to affect more boys than girls, find it difficult to focus and communicate with other people.

　　Beyond the medical difficulty of identifying what causes autism, helping autistic children find a place in society remains a huge challenge. While some of them do demonstrate a certain kind of genius, most others simply lag behind their peers, forever shut off from their surroundings.

　　報道說，“孤獨癥患兒”是一個非常特殊的自閉群體。他們大多智力發育遲緩，但不少孩子又在某一方面有出奇好的天賦。

　　由報道可知，“autistic child”指的就是“自閉癥/孤獨癥患兒”。這些孩子對現實世界缺乏應有的反應，他們往往對周圍視而不見、聽而不聞、很少有眼神交流。

　　此外，“autistic”相應的名詞形式“autism”指的是“自閉癥”。