Photos: School for children with autism in Havana, Cuba
July 15, 2013
An autistic child plays with fellow students at the Dora Alonso School in Havana April 29, 2013. The Dora Alonso School is a school specializing in treating children who suffer from autism spectrum disorders. The building housing the school was a military facility before the 1959 Cuban Revolution, and was inaugurated as a school for children with special needs ten years ago by Cuba's former President Fidel Castro. Picture taken April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa ( CUBA/ )
A girl looks at an autistic child from the Dora Alonso School ride a horse during an equine-assisted therapy session at the Cuban Narional Zoo in Havana June 13, 2013. Students of the Dora Alonso School, which specializes in treating children who suffer from autism spectrum disorders, periodically visit the zoo to learn to interact with different animals as part of their therapy. Picture taken June 13, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa ( CUBA/ )
An autistic child learns with a teacher during a therapy session at the Dora Alonso School in Havana April 29, 2013. The Dora Alonso School is a school specializing in treating children who suffer from autism spectrum disorders. The building housing the school was a military facility before the 1959 Cuban Revolution, and was inaugurated as a school for children with special needs ten years ago by Cuba's former President Fidel Castro. Picture taken April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa ( CUBA/ )
Seven-year-old Ivan Damian Duani, who has autism, is helped to paint by his teacher at the Dora Alonso school that caters to the education of children with autism in Havana, Cuba on May 15, 2013. The Caribbean island hosted an international gathering titled "Austism and Inclusion" in July. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes) ( Cuba Autism )
Cristian Vazquez watches his friends play as he waits for his teacher at the Dora Alonso school in Havana, Cuba on May 16, 2013. Six-year-old Vazquez was diagnosed with autism in 2008 and began attending this special school that caters to the education of children with autism. Although Vazquez's education is paid for by the state, his parents say that it is difficult to acquire special materials for their son, like books that have figures, colors and pictograms. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes) ( Cuba Autism )
Cristian Vazquez falls into the arms of his grandfather Francisco Vazquez as he gets off the school bus after a school day at the Dora Alonso school in Havana, Cuba on June 13, 2013. Six-year-old Vazquez was diagnosed with autism in 2008 and began attending this special school that caters to the education of children with autism. Although Vazquez's education is paid for by the state, his parents say that it is difficult to acquire special materials for their son, like books that have figures, colors and pictograms. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes) ( Cuba Autism )
A student from the Dora Alonso School, which specializes in treating children who suffer from autism spectrum disorders, looks at a sea lion at the Cuban National Aquarium in Havana on May 7, 2013. The national aquarium hosts groups of children who suffer from different disorders each week on guided tours where they learn to interact with dolphins and seals as part of their therapy. Picture taken May 7, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa ( CUBA/ )
An autistic girl who is a student at the Dora Alonso School rides a horse during a equine-assisted therapy session at the Cuban National Zoo in Havana on June 13, 2013. Students of the Dora Alonso School, which specializes in treating children who suffer from autism spectrum disorders, periodically visit the zoo to learn to interact with different animals as part of their therapy. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa ( CUBA/ )
Cristian Vazquez, 6, reaches out to a horse as his teacher Armando San Jorge, from the Dora Alonso school, looks on during a field trip to the zoo in Havana, Cuba on May 9, 2013. The school caters to the education of children with autism and is paid for by the state. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes) ( Cuba Autism )
Julio, who suffers from autism, sweeps the floor at the Dora Alonso School in Havana, Cuba on April 29, 2013. The Dora Alonso School specializes in treating children who suffer from autism spectrum disorders. The building housing the school was a military facility before the 1959 Cuban Revolution, and was inaugurated as a school for children with special needs ten years ago by Cuba's former President Fidel Castro. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa ( CUBA/ )
Children who suffer from autism attend a computer class at the Dora Alonso School in Havana on April 29, 2013. The Dora Alonso School specializes in treating children who suffer from autism spectrum disorders. The building housing the school was a military facility before the 1959 Cuban Revolution, and was inaugurated as a school for children with special needs ten years ago by Cuba's former President Fidel Castro. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa ( CUBA/ )
An autistic child attends a therapy session at the Dora Alonso School in Havana April 29, 2013. The Dora Alonso School specializes in treating children who suffer from autism spectrum disorders. The building housing the school was a military facility before the 1959 Cuban Revolution, and was inaugurated as a school for children with special needs ten years ago by Cuba's former President Fidel Castro. Picture taken April 29, 2013. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa ( CUBA/ )
An autistic child attends a therapy session at the Dora Alonso School in Havana April 29, 2013. The Dora Alonso School specializes in treating children who suffer from autism spectrum disorders. The building housing the school was a military facility before the 1959 Cuban Revolution, and was inaugurated as a school for children with special needs ten years ago by Cuba's former President Fidel Castro. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa ( CUBA/ )
An autistic child attends a music class at the Dora Alonso School in Havana April 29, 2013. The Dora Alonso School is a school specializing in treating children who suffer from autism spectrum disorders. The building housing the school was a military facility before the 1959 Cuban Revolution, and was inaugurated as a school for children with special needs ten years ago by Cuba's former President Fidel Castro. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa ( CUBA/ )
A student from the Dora Alonso School, which specializes in treating children who suffer from autism spectrum disorders, looks at a horse during an equine-assisted therapy session at the Cuban National Zoo in Havana on May 8, 2013. Students of the Dora Alonso School periodically visit the zoo to learn to interact with different animals as part of their therapy. REUTERS/Enrique De La Osa ( CUBA/ )
Students who have autism sleep on the bus home after a school field trip to the zoo in Havana, Cuba on May 9, 2013. The Dora Alonso school caters to the education of children with autism and is paid for by the state. (AP Photo/Franklin Reyes) ( Cuba Autism )