Since the beginning of the month, when its publication was announced in the framework of the World Autism Awareness Day, we had been pending this guide and finally we can access it. A resource guide for people with autism spectrum disorders in the Community of Madrid, which explains these disorders, the importance of early detection and the first signs, as well as diagnoses, treatments, itineraries and resources (in the social, educational and health field)…
The guide, whose full title is "Information guide for families of people with autism spectrum disorder", is free and can be consulted from this link (pdf.). It has been prepared by the Autism Federation Madrid on behalf of the General Directorate of Care for Persons with Disabilities of the Ministry of Social and Family Policies of the Community of Madrid.
Without a doubt it is a good resource for families with children who want to know more about autism, and also for those adults, since it refers to issues such as employment, day and residential supports ... Its objective is to contribute to improving quality of life of people with ASD and their families.
Because an important aspect of the availability of services is their knowledge, that is, knowing that they exist and how to access them. That they are real services, that they reach people who need them and that they do not become something minority, or little known or difficult to access.
It is intended, in short, move towards achieving total inclusion of people with ASD in all areas of our society, and respond to an old social demand, since access to resources for families is not always easy and varies from one community to another.
As we mentioned at the beginning, this guide was announced on April 2. It was on November 27, 2007 when the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day in order to make visible throughout the world the social discrimination suffered by people with autism , the restriction of their rights to education, to health, to a full life, to their dignity as persons.
This date was used to claim that we should all reach out to autism to achieve real integration and also on that day in our pages we answered 15 frequently asked questions about autism.
We consider it important not to circumscribe support for a specific day, since the difficulties faced by people with ASD and their families have no expiration date. We hope that the publication of this Resource Guide will be useful, useful, to better understand the disorder and ensure that your day to day is a little easier.
