2008 - 2009

In December 2008 “Pentru Voi” Foundation started off the project ”Autism does not disappear at 18!” which aims to develop specialized support services for persons who were diagnosed with autism in their childhood. The project also aims to raise awareness among the General Practitioners (GP’s), psychiatrists, local authorities, and local communities, regarding the persons diagnosed with autism in childhood.

The campaign organized within this project intends to promote the social inclusion of adults with autism. The project also includes training sessions for the GP’s and for the specialists working with adults with autism, an advocacy group on social inclusion of adults diagnosed with autism in their childhood and two support groups for 15 adults with autism and their families. All these activities will contribute to the development of the social services for persons with intellectual disabilities in Romania.

The project is financially supported by the European Union and the Romanian Government through PHARE 2006 – Support for the development of the mental health community-based services and deinstitutionalisation of persons with mental illness.