Protecting the health rights of children with special needs (the child of the autism spectrum as a model)

All persons, including those with autism, shall have the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health. However, people with autism are often subjected to stigma and discrimination, including unfair denial of health care, education and opportunities to participate in their communities. People with autism have health problems similar to those of the general population, but they may additionally need specific health care related to autism or other comorbidities. They can be more likely to develop chronic diseases due to behavior-related risk factors such as lack of physical activity and preference for poor diets and are at higher risk of violence, injuries and abuse. Therefore, we proposed this scientific paper to shed light on the reality of protecting the health rights of children with special needs in general and the autistic child in par-ticular, where we will address a field study in the hospital institution for mental illness Zaidi Abdelkader Sidi Bel Abbes The interest of child psychotherapy as a model for protecting the health rights of an autistic child.