We are pleased do announce the launch of the Autism&Uni Best Practice Guide in French. It is the 7th language the guides have been translated into, after Dutch, Finnish, Polish, Spanish, German and Portuguese. The translation was made possible with funding arranged by Professor Véronique Zbinden Sapin from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts,…
Category: Partners
Best Practice Guides now available in Portuguese
In early 2017 we started talking to Progresso Infantil (PIN), a Neurodevelopmental Centre in Portugal regarding translating the Autism&Uni Best Practice Guides into Portuguese. We are pleased to announce that the translations are now available from our download portal. PIN work with children and young adults on the autism spectrum. Some of their work is with…
Project Partner Introduction: University of Humanities and Economics in Łódź, Poland
El?bieta Wo?nicka and Daria Modrzejewska (in the image above) are expert trainers and researchers who work with disabled persons at the University of Humanities and Economics in ?ód? (Akademia Humanistyczno-Ekonomiczna w ?odzi, AHE). Dr El?bieta Wo?nicka is an academic instructor, researcher, and Dean of the Faculty of Educational Science, with broad experience in research projects…
Project Partner Introduction: Natasha Stash at TU/e
Hi, I am Natalia Stash from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in the Netherlands. I am a lecturer, researcher and developer at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. I am also a student counsellor for students following the Web Science undergraduate degree course at the TU/e. TU/e is the technical partner in the project, primarily…
Support for students with ASD in Spain
María Merino has a degree in Psychology and Psychopedagogy, and she has been involved in working directly with people with ASD since 2004. Since 2006 she has been the coordinator of the program for people with Asperger Syndrome in the autism association Autismo Burgos. She has been coordinating awareness-raising and research projects focusing on autism…
Introducing Autism&Uni at Autscape
?Image above: Interaction badges used at the Autscape conference. (Photo by Caroline Hearst) My name is Heta Pukki, and I work for the Autism&Uni project in Finland. I have an M.Sc. in biology from the University of Helsinki and an M.Ed. in special education from the University of Birmingham. I received an ASD diagnosis at…
Project Partner Introduction: Antti Aavikko and Keskuspuisto Vocational College
Hello everyone, My name is Antti Aavikko, and I work with Keskuspuisto Vocational College in Helsinki. Keskuspuisto vocational college (KVC) is a vocational special education institute. We have approximately 1,000 students, aiming for either vocational qualification or towards independent life and better everyday skills throughpreparatory education. In Finland, Keskuspuisto Vocational College is one of the…
Welcome to Autism&Uni
Hello, my name is Marc Fabri and I am a lecturer and researcher at Leeds Metropolitan University, a higher education institution in the vibrant city of Leeds in the north of England. I am project leader for Autism&Uni. My first introduction to autism research was during PhD studies around 2002 when research colleagues explored the use…