PRESS RELEASE
August 31, 2012
August 31, 2012
5th Regional Conference on
Autism
to be held in Calabarzon
The 5th
Regional Conference on Autism (2nd CALABARZON Conference) will be on September
8-9, 2012 at San Lazaro Business and Leisure Park, Carmona, Cavite in Barangay
Lantic. The target audience for the conference are local government executives,
focal persons for Persons with Disabilities (PWD), parents, educators,
professionals, students and advocates. Day 1 will highlight Community-Based
Rehabilitation (CBR) Best Practices and Sites of the Municipality of Carmona to
present a recognized model program for PWDs for all LGUs in Region 4A. On the
same day, the Conference will also look at parent empowerment and home-centered
care for adults in transition. Day 2 will focus on autism outcomes and
home-based intervention for Persons with Autism (PWA), family support, PWAs’
journeys plus sibling roles and empowerment. The Conference hopes to further
create awareness at the local level on the plight of Persons with Autism and
achieve support from all sectors.
Studies in the
US two years ago hold that 1% of the total US population fall within the Autism
Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It appears that this number is rising.
In more recent studies, the CDC is placing the number now at 1:88 with cases of ASD
on the rise.
Though still
inconclusive at this point, it is possible that the Philippines could not be
far behind in terms of the ratio of neurotypical persons vis-a-vis Persons with
Autism (PWAs).
This is
precisely why greater awareness is needed to unlock the mystery & give
families with Persons with Autism hope, and the general public an appreciation
of the condition of persons diagnosed with ASD.
You have the
power to make a difference between apathy & action. Please support the 5thRegional Conference on Autism to be held in Calabarzon on September 8 & 9, 2012,
at the San Lazaro Business & Leisure Park in Cavite.
For more
information and inquiries contact:
Advocacy & Networking Committee
Autism Society Philippines (ASP)
(632) 503-0477
<fragbayani@gmail.com>