Children with Down syndrome in Kyrgyzstan to be assigned disability status until age 18

Children with Down syndrome in Kyrgyzstan will be assigned a disability category until they turn 18 during their initial medical-social examination, without a set date for a repeat assessment. The Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Migration announced this at a press conference.

The changes also apply to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Children with a mild degree of ASD will receive disability status for five years. Children with a severe degree will be assigned a disability category until age 18 during initial assessment, without a repeat examination.

Once these citizens reach adulthood, the corresponding disability group will be set indefinitely. The ministry said the procedure for repeat examinations of certain categories of children was revised as part of the reform of the medical-social expertise (MSE) system.