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 The "children of the stars", as autistic people are called in China, live with slow language development, difficulty in communicating and narrow interest ranges.An autistic child, accompanied by a volunteer, interacts with a dolphin at Qujiang Polar Ocean Park in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, on April 1, ahead of World Autism Awareness Day on April 2.[Photo by Yuan Jingzhi/asianewsphoto]  | 
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