Thursday, October 5, 2017

The UNLIMITED potential of the person with autism

Dr. Stephen Shore, Ph.D. - Adelphi University Professor
Dr. Stephen Shore recently visited CASP to conduct a seminar with Dr. Liliana Mayo titled, “The UNLIMITED potential of the person with autism.” Dr. Shore, who at a young age was diagnosed with “atypical development with strong autistic tendencies” and who was nonverbal until the age of four went on to complete his Ph.D. at Boston University. 

 What Dr. Shore had to say about his visit to CASP:

My visit to CASP began at the doorway with warm greetings and hugs from what seemed like all of the staff at CASP! I found CASP to be an amazing place employing abilities based model by asking what can the person with a disability do rather than focusing on what the individual is unable to do.  

I was deeply impressed by a number of aspects of CASP.  One, the extensive parent support network where parents from distant cities receive education and training to support their children with disabilities – and then go on to teach other parents in their cities the same.  Parents are the experts on their children and CASP certainly knows that!

Two, the amount of successful inclusion of people with disabilities in the workplace.  By providing support to both the employer and the person having different abilities, this involvement in employment is a crucial part to community inclusion as a whole.

There's so much to report.  However, I will end with the Q & A session with teenage and adult individuals with disabilities.  Although it may seem surprising that most of the questions focused on relations, dating, and intimate relationships.  However, these issues tend to be on the minds of many people with disabilities – or not.  Therefore, in addition to these concerns be international in scope amongst people with disabilities, I have found that people who don't have disabilities have the same concerns.  This suggest that these questions or more of just being human, rather than being bound by ability or geographical location.  And... they bind us all together as part of the human race.

Looking forward to my next visit to CASP!


Tuesday, August 15, 2017

CASP Celebrates 38 Happy Years!


Dear friends, we are celebrating 38 happy years offering our services to people with different abilities and their families.  It's a party day and we would like to celebrate with you!

If you'd like to send a GIFT in honor of our mission you can CLICK HERE 

If you have problem with the link go to the following URL http://en.annsullivanperu.org/how-to-help/

We celebrate your support and friendship!

*Any donation made by credit card (through PayPal) will be collected by CASI (Center Ann Sullivan International, Inc.), a nonprofit 501 (c) organization in the United States of America that supports Centro Ann Sullivan del Peru (CASP). As such, any donation that is made in the USA is tax deductible in that country.