Objective of the Event
The primary goal of this event is to bring about awareness on autism amongst the larger population of Sri Lanka, including teachers and health care workers and to introduce programmes such as the Son-Rise ®Programme as powerful and effective methods of helping children and adults diagnosed as autistic.
Furthermore, on a larger scale, we wish to provide necessary facilities in Sri Lanka for parents to receive the required start-up training to adopt the Son-Rise®Programme in their homes at a lower cost rather than having to travel to America. Keeping this in mind, we initially wish to also raise funds in order to bring a child-facilitator from the Autism Treatment Center of America. This professional trainer will assist in training parents and their volunteers and provide necessary information on vital skills necessary to help their children and to improve their quality of life.
We hope that this event would not only create awareness but would also become a platform for parents, teachers and health care workers to meet and share information and expertise with one another. Through the event last year many parents having children with Autism approached Colour My World in order to seek help and receive information as many did not know where to go and what to look for.
Hence, with part of the funds received last year, Colour My World has made arrangements to organize a series of teleseminars for parents who wish to learn the basic principles of the the Son-Rise ® Program and how this could benefit children diagnosed as Autistic. This will be conducted by our parent support group “The Dolphins” under supervision of Mrs. Desiree Jayakody, autism advocate in CMW. With the parent support group we hope to create an environment where parents with Autistic children can meet and exchange notes and share information with one another. We should not forget that parents of autism children need support as much as their children do in order to cope with the daily stresses of knowing how to help their children better.
The event
After the successful event last year which brought about a diverse group of individuals and organizations to run for a valuable cause, Colour My World has decided to organize their second annual Autism Awareness Charity Run/Walk this year with hopes of receiving a larger number and continuing our hopes of spreading awareness.
Therefore, the 5 Km charity run commencing and returning back to Independence Square will take place on the 13th of October 2012. For registration click the Registration Form tab. For an overview of the day program go to the Program Schedule tab.
The primary goal of this event is to bring about awareness on autism amongst the larger population of Sri Lanka, including teachers and health care workers and to introduce programmes such as the Son-Rise ®Programme as powerful and effective methods of helping children and adults diagnosed as autistic.
Furthermore, on a larger scale, we wish to provide necessary facilities in Sri Lanka for parents to receive the required start-up training to adopt the Son-Rise®Programme in their homes at a lower cost rather than having to travel to America. Keeping this in mind, we initially wish to also raise funds in order to bring a child-facilitator from the Autism Treatment Center of America. This professional trainer will assist in training parents and their volunteers and provide necessary information on vital skills necessary to help their children and to improve their quality of life.
We hope that this event would not only create awareness but would also become a platform for parents, teachers and health care workers to meet and share information and expertise with one another. Through the event last year many parents having children with Autism approached Colour My World in order to seek help and receive information as many did not know where to go and what to look for.
Hence, with part of the funds received last year, Colour My World has made arrangements to organize a series of teleseminars for parents who wish to learn the basic principles of the the Son-Rise ® Program and how this could benefit children diagnosed as Autistic. This will be conducted by our parent support group “The Dolphins” under supervision of Mrs. Desiree Jayakody, autism advocate in CMW. With the parent support group we hope to create an environment where parents with Autistic children can meet and exchange notes and share information with one another. We should not forget that parents of autism children need support as much as their children do in order to cope with the daily stresses of knowing how to help their children better.
The event
After the successful event last year which brought about a diverse group of individuals and organizations to run for a valuable cause, Colour My World has decided to organize their second annual Autism Awareness Charity Run/Walk this year with hopes of receiving a larger number and continuing our hopes of spreading awareness.
Therefore, the 5 Km charity run commencing and returning back to Independence Square will take place on the 13th of October 2012. For registration click the Registration Form tab. For an overview of the day program go to the Program Schedule tab.