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Autism Connect in the Media
We were recently featured in Die Burger and Beeld newspapers.
Autism Connect recently garnered significant attention after being featured in both Die Burger and Beeld newspapers. The article shed light on the impactful work being done by the organisation, addressing the unique educational needs of autistic individuals. This coverage sparked a response from David Maynier, the Western Cape Minister of Education, underscoring the importance of initiatives like Autism Connect in promoting inclusive education and advocating for better resources for individuals on the spectrum. The media spotlight and ministerial recognition mark a pivotal moment in Autism Connect’s journey, further validating its mission and efforts.
Thank you to journalist Willemien Brümmer.
Our Future Centre
We are delighted to announce that we will soon be starting construction of our brand-new Centre on the C/O Wespoort and Loganberry streets in Westridge, Mitchell’s Plain. This journey has been most rewarding indeed as it affirms that patience and perseverance pays off. We are most grateful and appreciative of the City of Cape Town in partnering with us on this journey.
The new centre will be a state-of-the-art facility and will encompass technology and visual aids. This will be further enhanced by creative and innovative classroom design, safe and secure play areas. We will also be able to increase our learner numbers to at least 100, which will be able to accommodate many more children from the area and beyond. We will also be onboarding specialist skills such as language and speech therapist, occupational therapist, psychologist and other practitioners. We will also create sessional rooms for these specialists at our facility to be able to in a convenient and timely manner consult with our learners and parents. The centre will have facilitation rooms to conduct training and workshops, not only for our own staff, but also to other autism centres that need upskilling and development. It is our dream that our future centre will become a facility of excellence and innovation in inclusive education. We envisage the inclusion of a skills development centre for our young adults on the ASD spectrum to further enrich their skills and experience. We will partner with companies and institutions to create, not only skills, but also real job opportunities. As with all plans nothing is possible without the generosity of parents, partners, and companies to donate and sponsor us in building our centre. We appeal to those willing and able to support the construction of our centre to please donate or fund. Your support will be most appreciated.
AUTISM CONNECT NPO
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STANDARD BANK
ACC NO: 10140388697
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