Montessori Education for Autism

MISSION STATEMENT

MEfA will champion the cause of children with autism at home, in their schooling and beyond.

VISION STATEMENT

MEfA will foster the educational and social development of autistic children through the achievement of a climate in which autism is recognised, understood and accepted as a valued human attribute and in which the special needs of autistic children are met fully, effectively and with generosity.

Who do you know with autism? Everybody knows someone with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). Autism is an internationally recognised condition which knows no social, economic or geographic boundaries and affects as many as 10% of children and adults to a lesser or greater extent. Difficulties arise with social, communication, language and sensory development and there are often difficulties with body language and physical coordination too.

What does MEfA do? MEfA assists the education of children with autism (and conditions related to autism) through methods of learning and education developed by Maria Montessori and in connection with this:

we provide advice and support to families and carers of children with Autism;

we provide information, advisory and advocacy services, training, day services, education, leisure and recreation for children with autism and we support others making similar provision;

we promote, conduct and engage in research into autism, and we publish the useful results of such research;

we collect and disseminate information relating to autism and we exchange such information with other bodies having similar objects.