In developing countries, there are many children with cognitive impairments. In addition to lack of medical care and economic hardships, these children face a lot of discrimination in life. They are treated less fairly because of their disabilities and many non-disabled people have negative attitudes towards them.
How can we solve this problem and help these children? First, people should learn more about children with cognitive impairments. They have different learning difficulties, but that does not mean that they cannot learn. For example, Einstein, the father of modern physics, could not read until he was eight, but that did not stop him from becoming one of the great scientists of our time. Understanding cognitive disabilities will change people's attitudes and make them support these children better.
Second, there should be more contacts between people with cognitive impairments and other non-disabled people. Study groups or group work can bring them together and will help to build their self-esteem. When working together, we will recognise each other's limitations and discover hidden talents. This will also unite people from different backgrounds under a common goal and strengthen our community.
Children with disabilities are still treated unfairly and are offered fewer opportunities in life. However, they are part of our society and should be integrated in our communities. Better understanding of cognitive impairments and more contacts between non-disabled and disabled people will change attitudes and reduce discrimination in life.