Auspices for the seminar “Way out of the ASD trap“
Seminar “Way out of the ASD trap through ABA” was held on 17 February 2016 in Chamber of deputies under the auspices of Mrs. Dagmar Havlová, Chairman of Board of Trustees of Dagmar and Václav Havel Foundation VIZE 97.
People with autism and their families are in a quite tough situation in the Czech Republic. It is necessary to support such activities that are fostering the promotion and solutions of autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
There is a certified scientific method in abroad – “Applied Behavior Analysis” (ABA). This method helps to identify signs of autism on early aged children and, at the same time, offers very individual therapy. This can significantly increase chance of children with ASD for unassisted life.
Nevertheless, the ABA method is unavailable in the Czech Republic so far. Mrs. Havlová believes, thanks to her great experience with implementation of the project “Early Diagnosis and Prevention of Colon and Rectal Cancer” respected by doctors, that the seminar is one of the very important steps leading to change of this dismal situation.