Autism Europe Press Release

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Tuesday 29th March 2022

To be released the 2nd April 2022, on the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day

 Autism-Europe calls for “A happy journey through life” for autistic people and their families

  • Autism-Europe (AE) is running the Europe-wide campaign “A happy journey through life” to highlight that a holistic approach is needed across the lifespan to ensure that autistic people can enjoy their rights and live happy and fulfilling lives.
  • To mark World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), April 2, AE invite autistic people and their families to share their testimonies about what a happy life means to them.
  • For 2022, the motto of the #AutismDay2022 campaign is in line with the theme of Autism-Europe’s 13th International Congress – “A Happy Journey through life”. The Congress will take place on 7-9 October 2022.

It is estimated that 5 million people are on the autism spectrum in the European Union. Most of them experience discrimination in many areas of life. The campaign “A happy journey through life” aims at highlighting the concerns and wishes of autistic people and their families with regard to different key issues such as access to education, employment, adequate support for inclusion, independent living, accessibility, and political participation, among others.

One of the objectives is to illustrate that autistic people often struggle to enjoy their fundamental rights – also as EU citizens. In 2022, the European Union is undergoing its second review before to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In this regard, the alternative report submitted by Autisme-Europe has a special focus on inequality areas experienced autistic people.  It examines the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities in the European Union’s legislation and policies from the perspective of autistic people and their families. It highlights the main gaps, and provides recommendations to further improve the respect of the rights of  autistic people in the EU.

How can I support the campaign?

People willing to support the campaign can share the banners and key messages created by AE using the hashtag #AutismDay2022.

AE has also released a campaign toolkit that explains the objectives of the campaign and includes communication materials and strategies, as well as in Easy-To-Read format.

13th Autism-Europe International Congress

Taking place on 7-9 October 2022, the Congress hold “Happy Journey through Life” as the theme – to highlight the importance of taking a lifespan perspective on autism research and practice, with the promotion of wellbeing for all being the focal point.

The Congress is unique in terms of its history, scale and that it provides a platform for researchers, practitioners, students, autistic people and family members to come together.

More information about the Congress here.

Notes to editor

World Autism Awareness Day was declared by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007 as an annual day to draw attention to the urgent needs of people with autism around the world.

Autism-Europe is an international association whose main objective is to advance the rights of autistic people and their families and to help them improve their quality of life. It ensures effective liaison among 90-member autism organisations in 38 European countries, including 25 Member States of the European Union, governments and European and international institutions.

Acceptable language: Autism-Europe operates on the principle of respect for diversity. AE feels that it is important to use language that people are comfortable with. However, there are some terms that are likely to cause offense and that it is advisable to avoid using.

 For more information and interviews, please do not hesitate to contact:

Aurélie Baranger                                          Carmen Clemente
Director                                                       Communication and Campaign Manager
Aurelie.baranger@autismeurope.org           communication@autismeurope.org

 

World #Autism Awareness Month by MSSA angle

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Macedonian Scientific Society for Autism took a part in Autism Europe’s campaign. To mark World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), April 2, Autism-Europe has launched a Europe-wide awareness raising campaign “A New Dynamic for Autism” to call for policies that support the urgent needs of people on the autism spectrum across the European Union, in the context of the upcoming European Parliament elections. We translated all the documents into Macedonian and share them into mass and social media as well.

MSSA is realized the third phase of the project “Art for All” together with National Gallery of Macedonia, and we conducted the exhibition entitled “Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter … and Spring again”. Namely, there were 60 works on canvas made by children and youth with autism, included from several cities in the country.

The second public forum on “Cultural Inclusion of People with Disabilities” was held in the National Gallery as part of the activities from the project “Art for All”. The forum dedicated to culture as an important factor of change in the process of social inclusion of people with ASD and other disabilities. Ivana Vasilevska Petrovska, M.A., stressed that a society that strives to be inclusive has the obligation to take appropriate measures to provide people with autism opportunities for development and use of their creative, artistic and intellectual potential for their benefit, as well as a benefit for society.

Prof. Dr. Vladimir Trajkovski gave interviews about state of art for ASD in Macedonia and Autism PCP project into three national TV stations.

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МНЗА се придружи во кампањата за #WAAD2019 заедно со Аутизам Европа

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Почитувани колешки и колеги,

Уште пред три седмици МНЗА се придружи на кампањата за одбележување на светскиот ден на аутизмот 2 април заедно со Аутизам Европа. Ги преведовме на македонски јазик нивните материјали кои се достапни на нивната веб страница. Алатките за кампањата можете да ги преземете од следниот линк.

Светскиот ден на аутизмот е прогласен од Генералното Собрание на Обединетите Нации во 2007 година како ден на кој треба да се посвети внимание на ургентните потреби на лицата со аутизам ширум светот. МНЗА овој ден го одбележува од 2011 година.

Се претпоставува дека 7 милиони луѓе во ЕУ имаат аутистичен спектар на нарушување. Многу од нив се соочуваат со дискриминација и се подложни на социјална исклученост. За да одговори на секојдневните предизвици со кои се соочуваат лицата со аутизам Аутизам Европа ја започна кампањата под наслов: „Нова динамика за аутизмот. I ∞ аутизам”. Покрај тоа што македонскиот јазик се` уште не е еден од официјалните јазици во ЕУ, ние како МНЗА сепак успеавме да го наметнеме и да се појават овие материјали на нашиот македонски јазик на нивната веб страница.

Аутизмот е доживотна состојба и во сите земји членки на ЕУ, а и надвор од неа лицата со АСН се соочуваат со слични предизвици како што се: навремена дијагноза, образование, здравствени услуги, домување и животна поддршка од страна на заедницата. Потребен е холистичен пристап за потребите на овие лица кој ние членовите на МНЗА секојдневно го применуваме во нашите активности и проекти.

Сите вие што сакате да се вклучите во кампањата можете да ја поддржите на одреден начин. Прво, можете да ги споделувате на социјалните медиуми сите алатки од погорниот линк на македонски јазик користејќи го хаштагот #AutismDay2019. Официјалното видео за кампањата е креирано од Аутизам Шпанија, членка на Аутизам Европа. Целта е што подобра социјална инклузија на лицата со аутизам. АЕ ја објави алатката за кампањата која ги објаснува целите на кампањата и вклучува материјали и стратегии на повеќе од 14 јазици, како и на формат лесен за читање.

Македонското научно здружение за аутизам е невладина и непрофитна научна организација чии што цели се откривање на причините на АСН, рана дијагноза и рана интервенција, поддршка на правата на лицата со аутизам и нивните семејства и подобрување на квалитетот на нивниот живот воопшто.

Претседател на МНЗА