Asociación para la atención de personas con autismo de la Región de Murcia (ASTRADE)

ASTRADE is a non-profit organization born in 1996 from the union of families who have at least one person with autism. The main objective is to improve the quality of the life of people with mental disorders and their families. The ASTRADE Assembly includes more than 300 families spread throughout the Region of Murcia. ASTRADE has a Board of Directors whose main function is to manage and represent the Association. In addition, to develop the plans designed by the Board, ASTRADE has a professional group of one hundred people and an important group of volunteers who work with them. Our goal is to ensure the well-being and improve the quality of the life of people with disabilities or autism and their families, throughout the different periods of their lives. The specific objectives of ASTRADE are: - Empower the person with autism by providing comprehensive care, starting with prevention and going through specific interventions, to carry out an improvement in their quality of life. - Working with families (welcoming, information, counseling and training) with the aim of achieving family integration as a basic step towards social integration. ASTRADE is a member of the "Murcia Region of FEAPS"(The Spanish Confederation of Organizations in favor of People with Intellectual Disabilities) and the "Spanish Confederation of Autism". ASTRADE provides the following services to its members and users: SERVICES FOR MEMBERS / USERS: psycho Pedagogical evaluation, educational support, psychosocial support, Asperger's group, workshop activities, swimming pool, summer camp, summer school, leisure activities for adults and academics, psychomotor education, music therapy, speech-language pathology, toy library, multisensory stimulation, employment support. SERVICES FOR PARENTS: psychological support, family care service, family rest support, school for parents, “School for siblings and grandparents”, family visit, general intervention in the family context and Collusion support. Currently, ASTRADE is developing its services in the Region of Murcia, intervening in more than of 100 educational centers throughout the region. It has four centers in four different cities: ⋅ Molina de Segura ⋅ Cartagena ⋅ Ribera de Molina ⋅ Lorca