<div>Lola Nasriddinova, Founder of IRODA Parents of Children with Autism Initiatives <strong>Help Us Keep Our Autism Center Warm This Winter</strong>
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<div>Some people still believe, “If a child doesn’t speak, they don’t understand.”
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<div>But in our classrooms, we see the opposite: many nonspeaking children show deep understanding, curiosity, and intelligence. What they need is support — not silence and stigma.
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<div>Others say, “They live in their own world, you can’t reach them.”
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<div>Yet every breakthrough we witness — a shared smile, a PECS card handed for the first time, a child waiting their turn — proves that connection is always possible with patience, respect, and the right tools.
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<div>We sometimes hear, “They don’t need school. They won’t learn anyway.”
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<div>But our children learn every day: letters, communication, self-care skills, emotional regulation. They grow — not because autism is “fixed,” but because someone finally believed в их способность учиться.
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<div>And when a child becomes overwhelmed, people may whisper, “He’s aggressive — he’s dangerous.”
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<div>But we know the truth: behavior is communication. Fear, cold, sensory overload, unpredictability — that's what we must address, not punish.
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<div>Perhaps the most harmful myth is, “Nothing will help.”
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<div>Because evidence-based approaches DO help — ABA, PECS, ESDM, TEACCH, sensory strategies, and most of all, partnership with families.
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<div><strong>Our autism center is freezing in winter — and children are suffering.</strong>
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<div>For the third winter in a row, Tajikistan faces severe electricity limits:
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<div>power is shut off for many hours a day
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<div>rooms become ice-cold
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<div>therapy is interrupted
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<div>children with autism lose routines, regress, experience meltdowns
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<div>health risks increase
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<div>there is no prospect of being connected to any central heating
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<div>For a neurotypical child, cold is discomfort.
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<div>For an autistic child, cold is pain, fear, dysregulation, sometimes full shutdown or crisis.
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<div>This winter, we need more than understanding.
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<div>We need warmth.
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<div><strong>We must install an independent coal-powered boiler system to keep children safe.</strong>
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<div>With your help, we can:
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<div>✔️ heat our entire 250 m² center
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<div>✔️ maintain therapy even during power cuts
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<div>✔️ prevent behavioral and sensory crises caused by cold
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<div>✔️ provide stability for children with severe autism
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<div>✔️ allow families to continue receiving life-changing support
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<div>Total Cost: 64,000 TJS (≈ $5,900 USD)
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<div>This includes:
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<div>the boiler
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<div>radiators and pipes
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<div>installation
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<div>all materials for full winter heating
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<div>One system.
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<div>Years of warmth.
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<div>Hundreds of children served.
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<div>How you can help
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<div>By donating, you help a child:
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<div>stay regulated
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<div>continue learning
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<div>feel safe in a world that often misunderstands them
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<div>Your support is warmth. Your support is dignity. Your support is hope.
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<div>Thank you for standing with our children this winter.
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<div>Thank you for giving them more than heat — giving them a chance.
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Mavzuna Nasimi

Sumaino Shakarbekova

Mijong Inomova

Lola Nasriddinova

Karen Purdie

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