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Overcoming the Challenges of Autism During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020-3-PL01-KA105-0948312020Youth mobilityfinalized
Countries: PL|RO|LT|IT|SI|MK|PT · Grant: €15,579
Health and wellbeingAccess for disadvantagedInclusion - equity

Objectives

The COVID-19 pandemic, and the need to stay physically distant from each other, has required us to make very rapid changes to our everyday lives and wider society. The impact of the pandemic will likely be even more significant for autistic people, difficulties managing unexpected change and uncertainty, high risk of vulnerability, and health inequalities could all be magnified in the pandemic. The goal of this project it is included in the title itself "Overcoming the Challenges of Autism During the COVID-19 Pandemic". With this project proposal, the project project-partners aim is: -To bring 22 youth workers from across Europe to engage in an experiential learning programme with the leading experts in Europe in the area of Autism, inclusion and disability; -To define the challenges youngsters withs ASD face in a pandemic like this, so staff, student/learner, Youth Disability workers, leaders, teachers, educators, trainers, facilitators and volunteers should know to ensure apropriate care and how can better anticipate and meet the needs of these particular young people; -To introduce to participants relevant and effective tools suporting ASD youth through physical and online activities as well to provide an opportunity to probe these methods in practice; -To use the international group of participants as a learning space on individual roles and competencies in relation to the topic of the training course; -What we need to be aware of to address the issues of interest to autistic youngsters in the pandemic now, how we can address these issues, and make tangible recommendations to be addressed in future research, policy, and practice; -To share best experiences and create new bridges of cooperation among our partners promoters; -To develop participants` knowledge about Erasmus + program in order to ensure the ability of participants to work as multipliers and to be able to use a program in participants further activities, by this raising the quality of projects implemented within Erasmus + programme.

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