Owing to the visit of the First Lady of The Republic of Panama, Marta Linares de Martinelli, to the Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú (CASP) some months ago - where she showed admiration for the extraordinary and encouraging achievements they obtained there, and seeing children and teenagers with different abilities share their homework with their parents and taking part in daily activities they couldn’t do before, she realized that the tenacity and dedication of the people working in the center made them possible.
This persistent and dedicated work is reflected in each person who attends CASP, and who comes to terms with and manages better his/her autistic disorder day after day. For this reason, SENADIS (National Secretariat for Disability in Panama) and the First Lady of Panama invited Dr. Liliana Mayo, Founder and General Director of CASP, to participate in the conference titled “ Educating children with autism to be successful in life”, held November 12-13 in Panama city. Panama’s authorities and health professionals were in attendance at the event.
Both Dr. Mayo and the First Lady expressed their wish to establish a “Centro Ann Sullivan” in Panama soon. After thanking Dr. Mayo for coming and sharing her knowledge and congratulating SENADIS on organizing this autism training session for parents and technicians, the First Lady said, “I still remember the day a father who had visited CASP told me that children with different abilities, and their parents, are trained to be rehabilitated into society in the Ann Sullivan Center … and THAT”S THE WAY!”
Finally, the First Lady of Panama, who found herself motivated and was motivating those present in the conference, finished by saying: “God willing, soon we will start our Ann Sullivan Center in Panama. In this way, the seeds of knowledge that are sowed today will produce the best results for many children and teenagers with different abilities, that will benefit from this center.”
This persistent and dedicated work is reflected in each person who attends CASP, and who comes to terms with and manages better his/her autistic disorder day after day. For this reason, SENADIS (National Secretariat for Disability in Panama) and the First Lady of Panama invited Dr. Liliana Mayo, Founder and General Director of CASP, to participate in the conference titled “ Educating children with autism to be successful in life”, held November 12-13 in Panama city. Panama’s authorities and health professionals were in attendance at the event.
Both Dr. Mayo and the First Lady expressed their wish to establish a “Centro Ann Sullivan” in Panama soon. After thanking Dr. Mayo for coming and sharing her knowledge and congratulating SENADIS on organizing this autism training session for parents and technicians, the First Lady said, “I still remember the day a father who had visited CASP told me that children with different abilities, and their parents, are trained to be rehabilitated into society in the Ann Sullivan Center … and THAT”S THE WAY!”
Finally, the First Lady of Panama, who found herself motivated and was motivating those present in the conference, finished by saying: “God willing, soon we will start our Ann Sullivan Center in Panama. In this way, the seeds of knowledge that are sowed today will produce the best results for many children and teenagers with different abilities, that will benefit from this center.”
