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Goals
· To help promote Autism
awareness and education in broader sectors of communities in Canada and
overseas
· To provide services to clients
through provision of functional, social, health and recreation
opportunities
· To empower parents of children
with Autism through training and parent support groups
· To provide Autism outreach
services in communities outside Canada
· To provide relevant support to
autism scientific and social research endeavors
International Autism Foundation CANADA (IAF) aims to
help improve the quality of life of its clients with Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD). Through collaborative approach with Autism advocates, IAF
provides its clients opportunities to achieve relevant functional life
skills. IAF believes in empowering parents through training, education and facilitating
parent support groups. To promote Autism awareness and knowledge, IAF
supports Autism scientific and social research. IAF operates the
Canadian Special Education Missions project, an overseas outreach services
for various children with Autism living in Southeast Asia. It provides
program and support to people with Autism residing in Western Canada.
Since 1994, IAF supported various groups and
families through:
Scholarships
to Canadian students who wish to pursue post secondary or Graduate Programs
in Special Education at a Canadian university or college
Programs
aimed at developing and enhancing special talents and skills of clients
with ASD
Client
parent support and friendship groups and training geared towards
understanding and managing Autism-related challenges
Summer camps
and recreation programs for children with ASD
Sports and
special needs athletics programs
Special
needs day and school activities
Computer
literacy projects for students with ASD
Outreach
services for clients living in Southeast Asia through IAF Canadian
Special Education Missions
Provision of
library resources on Autism topics for several British Columbia schools
Provision of
classroom supplies and materials for students with ASD
Provision of
horse riding and sailing programs for clients with ASD
Provision of
art and chess program for clients with ASD
Provision of
science and mathematics opportunities for clients with ASD
Provision of
support to social and scientific autism - related research
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