In Ile-de-France, dentists adapt to treat people autistic-Liberation

Phew, no new caries this time. From her cabinet in the south-east of Paris, Docteure Monnier Da Costa has treated around twenty in the mouth of Sherine since her mother, Yasmina, found the rare pearl, seven years ago: one of the 200 dentists of the Handicap Network Prevention and Odontological Care of Ile-de-France (Rhapsod’if) on 10,700 that the region has. A minority in the profession, volunteer to take care of people with disabilities. Before that, Sherin, 24, suffering from an autism spectrum disorder (TSA) and mental delay, had gone only once to a specialist and it went badly.

« The association offers training and handicap plans now make it possible to take care of everyone without pouring the office or the service », Comments Aude Monnier Da Costa, blouse with zebras with multicolored stripes. She is the president of Rhapsod’if, created in 2008. Sherine does not support contact with the toothbrush. This hypersensitivity to the touch is common among young autistic people. She doesn’t speak. When she cries or howls, it is not always easy to know why.

“Without brushing, she also has gums, she is a vicious circle. I tried everything, all kinds of brushes and toothpaste, with, without taste. I have to hold it because it bites hard, I have lots of brands known