Autism and Sport : Train Social inclusion

Background Autism and Sport: Train Social Inclusion (AU.SPO.) is a "Collaborative Partnerships" project which has the main objective of promoting social inclusion and equal opportunities in sport, through greater participation in sports activities by people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).It involves 8 partners from 5 European countries: Italy, Romania, Spain, Croatia and Latvia.Another goal is to start a sustainable and continuous learning path that connects social workers, coaches, NGO, ecc Objectives The specific objectives are:- Strengthen the use of sport as a tool for social inclusion and raise awareness of the potential of Sport in the rehabilitation treatment of SLD;- Train operators to have greater awareness and adequate skills to use sport as a pedagogical tool- offer learning opportunities to young people who would increase their level of competence in relation to social inclusion through sport- sports promotion and incentive programs for people with ASD Implementation Implementation phases:1.Management, coordination, monitoring and evaluation2.Survey on the knowledge of the integrated sports method and on sports methods for rehabilitation / social inclusion3.Development of course content4.Training and exchange of good practices5."Autism and Sport" Guidelines6.E-learning platform7.Promotional and social inclusion sporting events8.Communication and dissemination Achievements Final results:-Survey on the current situation-"Autism and Sport" Guidelines-E-learning platform for the training of socio-health workers and sports volunteers-Local training workshops-Report on pilot project -Awareness-raising events in 5 partner countries, with a final conference-Communication materials and activities-Dissemination