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A drawing competition with a difference

Staff Correspondent
Tanisa Tanam Mumu, an autistic child, was very happy yesterday as she took part in a drawing competition organised only for them in the city.
"My daughter was very excited for being able to take part in the competition as she likes drawing very much and she had been waiting for this moment for last one month." said Tahmida Parvin, mother of Ibnisa.
"I like to draw picture of animal, and here I am drawing the picture of a tiger," said Sajib Chandra Sarkar, another autistic child, with great enthusiasm.
I am drawing trees, rivers and home, and I will draw many other things,” said Arnab with a big smile on his face.
Dr Mohammad Taiyebur Rahman, who brought his son Navid Ahmed to take part in the competition, said his son is very good in games and sports and won four prizes in his school recently.
It is a must for everybody to behave well with an autistic child," he added.
The open drawing competition and cultural programme, first of its kind in the Country, was organised by SE1D1 rust for the children with autism at the I.GED Bhaban.
Around 115 autistic children from different institutes including Scholar Special School, SEID TYust, SWID Bangladesh, Tauri Foundation, SWAC, Autistic Welfare Fund, CSID, Caring Glory and Bangladesh Protibandhi Foundation took part in thecompletion.
The autistic children also per-
formed in the cultural programme which was followed by the drawing competition.
Four autistic children Mithu, Sheuli, Sathi and Shammi sang songs while Mini, Nipa and Ethu performed dances like professionalartistes.
"We have' organised the programme as we want to show that the children with autism are also able to do everything," said Director of SEID Trust Dilara Sattar Mitu.
She said they have a plan to arrange this type of competition every year including an exhibition of the drawings by the autism children.
Prof Abul Barak Alvi, Prof | Lalarukh Selim and Prof Nisar ; Hossain of the Institute of Fine Arts * were the judges of the competition.
Prof Mohammad Farashuddin, chairman of Jatiya Protibandhi Unnayan Foundation, addressed the function as chief guest.
Prof Gitiara Nasrin of mass communication and journalism
department of Dhaka University, Mahbub Kabir, theme leader of ActionAid Bangladesh, and Khandaker Jahurul Alam, president of Jatiya Protibandhi Forum, also spoke on the occasion.