Sponsor Parents & Teachers to attend Autism Summit in Japan
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In Japan, the treatment of autistic and neurodivergent people and children is far below the global standard. Autistic people are frequently mistreated or abused in hospitals, schools, and even the assisted living facilities that are supposed to take care of them. All of this is due to the ignorance of medical workers, law enforcement, lawmakers and a society that are unable to handle neurodivergent individuals. The existing laws on paper say to accommodate people with special needs, but the implementation of them leaves millions of autistic and neurodivergent people without proper care.
This summit is the first of its kind to be held in japan. It’s purpose being to bring together experts from around the world to implement best-practices standards on the treatment of ASD and related developmental challenges. This “Tsunageru” ABA Summit aims to give hope to japanese children and adults with ASD to one day have a society that gives them the best opportunity to grow. The name, “Tsunageru”, comes from the Japanese word for “connect”, emphasizing the goal of connecting japanese parents, clinicians and policymakers with the best international educators and legal experts in order to make the necessary changes.
The money generated from this fundraiser will be used to sponsor parents and teachers who may otherwise not be able to attend. We believe that this is the best possible way to spread knowledge of best-standards practices to the people who need it the most. In Japan’s culture of stigma and shame, many educators and parents are too afraid to accommodate the needs of neurodivergent children, in fear of straying from the norm, leaving these children without the help they truly need. With the sponsored attendance of teachers and parents, we hope to also connect people within japan to form communities of autism-parents and aware teachers to help break the stigma and shame surrounding autism.
Our goal is to sponsor 100 individuals to attend the conference, costing approximately 42,000 CAD. With hope, this could be the start of a new era of autism acceptance in japan.
If you are interested in attending, our website and other contacts are listed below:
Organizer and beneficiary
Emilio Tanaka
Organizer
Surrey, BC
Lyre Fuchigami
Beneficiary