Are we preparing people with Autism for life?

The XIX International Conference: “Are we preparing people with Autism for life?” which was led by Dr. Liliana Mayo, General Director and Founder of the Centro Ann Sullivan del Peru, took place on Saturday, April 2, 2011.

The event was broadcast live over the Internet from Kansas City through the Elluminate Live system, and it had a great attendance in each city connected to the conference. As a result, more than 1130 persons were trained in Peru and other countries.

21 cities in 14 departments of Peru took part in this event: Andahuaylas, Arequipa, Huamanga, Cajamarca, Caraz, Cerro de Pasco, Chiclayo, Chimbote, Cusco, Huánuco, Huaral, Ilo, Iquitos, Máncora, Moquegua, Paramonga, Sicuani, Sullana, Tacna and Lima (San Juan de Miraflores, San Miguel); and also 9 cities in other countries: Argentina (La Plata, Quilmes, Mar del Plata), Chile (Concepción), Colombia (Cartagena), Ecuador (El Fortín, Manta, Quito), México (Hidalgo, Lagunas, San Luis de Potosí), Guatemala, Panamá (Chiriqui), Spain (Barcelona) and the United States of America (Madison- Wisconsin).

We also gave a special welcome to the first time cities such as Ayacucho (Ayacucho), Chimbote (Ancash), Mar del Plata (Argentina), Concepción (Chile) and Cartagena (Colombia) that took part in this conference.

On this occasion, we enclose a 10 -minute extract of a video of over 2 hours in length of the International Conference.

Reflecting on Autism Awareness

As a part of the “World Autism Awareness Day” celebrations that take place on April 2^nd, the Peruvian News Agency Andina interviewed Gloria Guerrero, CASP specialist.

Also, our student Juan Carlos Manchaca and his mother Ynés Mendieta told their stories, which are testimonies of life. Juan Carlos is a young man with autism who represented us at Illinois University and at the Center “El Valor” in Chicago (USA), in 2010.

CASP trains professionals and students in inclusive education

The Workshop: “Curricular adaptations in School Inclusion” took place in the Centro Ann Sullivan del Peru’s classrooms on April 1^st. It was aimed at regular and special education professionals, therapists and psychologists.

During the workshop, educational techniques were developed to prepare curricular adaptations according to the students’ abilities and needs.

It is important to remember that school inclusion is the total or partial participation of students with different abilities in regular school classes and activities. Likewise, curricular adaptations are modifications made to the school grade curriculum to facilitate the learning of students with different abilities.