Basketball team established for autistic children

Autistic children shoot hoops with the guidance of volunteers in Shanghai on April 2, 2017. A Shanghai hospital has set up China's first basketball team for autistic children. Twelve children aged between 8 and 12 formed the first players on the team on World Autism Awareness Day on April 2. [Photo: China Daily]

Autistic children, organizers, and volunteers in Shanghai on April 2, 2017. The Children's Hospital of Fudan University team will train every month in a bid to improve the sociability of autistic children, and help them integrate with society. [Photo: China Daily]

Autistic children play basketball with the assistance of volunteers in Shanghai on April 2, 2017. The basketball team will call up eligible autistic children around the country to join in. [Photo: China Daily]