12/06/2015
Goals and Objectives
-Increase the capacity of poor, vulnerable, low income and other households to access relevant information and affordable and quality education for their autistic children,
-Create awareness about autism, early diagnosis, treatment and management of the condition,
-Work closely with communities and other stakeholders to encourage parents of autistic children to seek and enroll their children in education and other rehabilitation centres,
-To offer counselling and other psycho - social services to parents, siblings and other interested stakeholders to encourage openness and enhance understanding autism as a condition and the various options available for management,
-To work closely with stakeholders to identify options for management of autism children who are past the age of school, whose parents have died and have no care givers e.g. establishment of rehabilitation or rescue centres and to train those involved in caring for autistic children
-To lobby for increased government and stakeholder support for increased funding to cater for the specific needs of autistic children in learning institutions including training of health service providers and teachers
-To learn about and promote effective approaches to building the capacity of parents of autistic children and service providers to enhance their knowledge on autism, and,
-To network with likeminded organizations to promote the welfare of autistic persons and children in Kenya.
