12 April 2023
From March 27 to April 17, 2023, on the occasion of the World Autism Awareness Day, which is celebrated annually on April 2, in institutions of preschool, general secondary, special education, educational institutions implementing educational programs of vocational, secondary specialized and higher education of the republic, various educational activities. Among the events are promotions, exhibitions, competitions, training courses, seminars, flash mobs, information hours, trainings, etc. It is planned to cover more than 70 thousand participants in the educational process.
To date, out of the total number of children registered in the Republican Data Bank on children with special needs, children with autism make up 1.9%. In educational institutions of Belarus, a special adaptive educational environment is being created for this category of students, means of alternative and additional communication are widely used, the activities of the Roadmap for the creation in the Republic of Belarus of a national school for the education and upbringing of children with autism spectrum disorders for 2021-2025 are being implemented.
The creation of special conditions for the education and upbringing of children with autism spectrum disorders contributes to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of Sustainable Development Goals 4, 10 and other SDGs.
More information about educating and raising children with autism can be found at the link.
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