International Autism Awareness Day, in Gorj

The awareness march will continue with the “Parade of costumes made from recyclable materials”, starting from the park towards the “Elvira Godeanu” Dramatic Theater, on the pedestrian zone, until the Prefecture Square

On the occasion of International Autism Awareness Day, which takes place on April 2, the General Directorate of Social Assistance and Child Protection (DGASPC) Gorj organizes a series of events aimed at highlighting the importance of improving the quality of life of people with autism. The purpose of these activities is to allow these people to live a fulfilled life, being an integral part of society, according to Pandurul.

Under the motto “Today we wear blue”, the Complex of Community Services for the Handicapped Child (CSCCH) in Târgu Jiu, a social service subordinate to DGASPC GORJ, celebrates this day through a series of recreational and socializing activities. They start from the early hours of April 2, when children will be involved in various games and contests.

Accompanied by specialist staff, the children from CSCCH Târgu Jiu will also participate in building a large puzzle, after which they will move to the Central Park, where the “Autism Awareness March” will take place. The action will start around 10 o’clock, in the area of ​​the Masa Tăcerii and Porta Sărutului operas from Brancusi, where the children, together with volunteers from the partner high schools, will raise blue balloons.

The awareness march will continue with the “Parade of costumes made of recyclable materials”, starting from the park towards the “Elvira Godeanu” Dramatic Theater, on the pedestrian area, until the Prefecture Square. On this occasion, leaflets on autism will be distributed, in order to inform and sensitize public opinion about this disease. Allergist Simona Coleașa is also actively involved in all these actions, who, for some time, frequently spends good hours with the children from CSCCH Târgu Jiu, interacting with them and participating in various educational-recreational activities, in which the small.

On April 2, both inside the Complex of Community Services for Children with Handicap (CSCCH) Târgu Jiu, and outside, panels with children’s works will be displayed, as well as banners with messages for the community. C Autism is a serious developmental disorder, of a neurobiological nature, which affects the individual in three areas: communication, relating and adaptation of the senses to the environment. At the level of Gorj County, in the DGASPC statistics, there are over 273 children diagnosed with autism.