Do you know anything about autism?

KDAP MEA PROSVASI participates this year, as well as every year, in the day of inclusion. Honoring the World Autism Day on 2nd of April, the Autism Association of Thessaly is co-organizing with the Region of Thessaly and all Special Education agencies, an event for adults and youth at National Stadium in Karditsa city.

The purpose of the day is to inform and raise public awareness about people with autism.

Indicatively some of the activities that will be included are the following:

Dancing

Sports

Face painting

Flour war

Now let’s see…

What autism is:

A neurodevelopmental difference (different brain wiring), a natural variation

Affects every aspect of a person’s being: how they perceive, experience, interact with and interpret the world

A minority neurology

Lifelong

What autism is not:

A learning disability

An illness or disease

Bad behavior / willful defiance

Bad parenting

Affects only children/something you “grow out of”

Autism is a spectrum condition and affects people in different ways. Like all people, autistic people have their own strengths and weaknesses.

KDAP MEA PROSVASI supports every unique person and gives them a reason to fight for a better life!