According to the magistrate, “anyone” can have the “autistic factor” and “autism clinics” are starting to emerge; contacted, the minister did not respond
Minister Antônio Saldanha, of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ), has defined autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as a “problem” and stated that specialized treatment clinics promote a “walk in the forest”. The statement was made during the National Forum of the Judiciary for Health this Friday the 22nd in Sao Paulo.
“It is reassuring for parents to know that their child, who has a problem, will spend 6 to 8 hours a day in a specialized clinic, walking in the forest. But this costs money. There is one part that is medical, another part is It’s more pedagogical, behavioral… And we’re going to have to deal with that,” the judge said.
At the same event, Saldanha also criticized Law No. 14.289/2022, known as the Romário Law, which prohibits the requirement of a medical certificate for people with disabilities to exercise their rights and establishes the criteria for health plan beneficiaries to request coverage of procedures not included in the list of ‘National Supplementary Health Agency (ANS).
“This law 14.454, called the Romário Law, because Senator Romário was appointed speaker. Not by chance, but he has a son with cognitive problems, a daughter, I don’t know exactly… It is a law that has been opened, it does not talk about evidence-based medicine, says the following: if a technical report comes, he must grant it. And then they started to proliferate, which were basically aimed at people with cognitive problems,” the STJ minister said.
The former player and senator from Rio de Janeiro is the father of Ivy, 19, who suffers from Down syndrome. Since entering politics, the four-time world champion has been committed to the rights of people with disabilities.
Saldanha also stated that “anyone” can have the “autistic factor”. “So, children who fall on the spectrum, autism spectrum disorder, which is a broad spectrum, autism can be, any of us can have an autism factor, any of us, I think, should have it too, but It’s a huge spectrum and autism clinics have started to pop up.”
Wanted by Estadaothe minister did not respond until this report was published.
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