UDRUZENJE ZA POMOC LICIMA S AUTIZMOM "DJECA SVJETLOSTI"

"Djeca svjetlosti" is the NGO established in 2008 with the idea to fight for the rights of individuals (children and adults) with autism. Our mission and vision are: 1. to gather individuals with autism and their family members, experts and supporters of individuals with autism with the goal to provide organized help and protection to individuals with autism and their families; 2. to initiate with authorized institutions organization of inclusive education of children with autism, and to ensure systematic application of inclusive education on the national level; 3. to form Daily centers, with appropriate expert support from the local governmental institutions, as well as the establishment of Center for Autism on a regional and national level; 4. to cooperate, initiate and support work of governmental institutions and services in the creation of the system for early detection, appropriate diagnosis,authorities measures and regulations to expand and improve the system of protection of individuals with autism that will enable the education of expert staff for providing educational, health and social services for individuals with autism; 6. to educate doctors of medicine about providing appropriate protection and early detection and diagnosis of autism; 7. to help and support expert and scientific work and research in the area of autism; 8. to organize workshops, training, publish documents and in other ways raise awareness and inform the general and expert public about the latest scientific developments and new discoveries about autism, as well as options and possibilities to include individuals with autism in everyday life and society; 9. to begin and participate in actions organized to help and support individuals with autism and their families; 10. to cooperate with the governmental situation in the successful inclusion of disabled individuals into society. One of the most important previous successes was the establishment of the first BH Daily center for autistic adults. Here adult individuals with autism can spend quality time every workday, Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 4 pm. In the afternoon is organized work (therapeutic, sport, creative) for children with autism. Afternoon work is primarily organized with the support of volunteers, who are mostly students of educational and therapeutic faculties: faculty for education, faculty for behavioral therapy, faculty for psychology and similar.