1. Altındağ Guidance and Research Center

2. (Sharing European Knowledge on Autism: Training Programs for Parents)
(Sharing European Knowledge on Autism: Training Programs for Parents) TR01-KA /11/ /11/2017

3. Aim of the Project
Restoring family training works, which are designed for the families with Autistic children, in European standarts and improving knowledge, skills and abilities of these families by means of cooperation and experience of project partners.

4. Why this project is needed?
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); is a complicated lifelong development disorder, that is ascribed, emerges in early years, having genetical background.

5. Why this project is needed?
The research shows that the brain development is so rapid in the first five years of life.

6. Why this project is needed?
For this reason; it is very important to diagnose autism before the age of 3 and to immediately start relevant in terms of developing self care skills, socialization of the child,and supporting the child in continuing formal education.

7. Why this project is needed?
Early diagnosis facilitates early involvement of autistic children in intervention programs and let them benefit from these programs as early as and as intense as possible.

8. Why this project is needed?
However such positive developments as social integration, adaptation in family and social life,participation in school inclusion programs and independent living skills.

9. Why this project is needed?
The most comfortable place for the children having autism spectrum disorder is their homes and the closest people are their family members.
So that they have major role in correcting, chnging and developing behaviours.

10. Why this project is needed?
For this reason it is very important to provide proper support the families of the children having autism spectrum disorder.

11. Why this project is needed?
The need to support families revelas in this point and the project is designed to cover this need.

12. The frequency of ASD
According to the data of American Center of Controlling and Preventing Illness 1 ASD is observed in every 68 birth and it is thought that the rate of ASD is 1%.
The research suggests that the exposure rate of male children is 4,5 fold higher than the girls and the impact is much deeper on girls.

13. Situation in Turkey
Although there is no study on the frequency of ASD in Turkey; according to 2014 data of Ministry of National Education the number of schooling children having ASD is ’dir.

14. Number of Branches and Students of Children with Autism attending Special Needs Class in School Year
Number of Branches
Number of Students
Boys
Girls
Total
Special Needs Class for Children with Autism (Primary School)
1.417
1.520
380
1.900
Special Needs Class for Children with Autism (Middle School)
859
926
201
1.127
TOTAL
2.276
2.446
581
3.027

15. Number of Students of Children with Autism attending in Mainstreaming Classes in School Year (Pre-school, primary school, middle school)
Erkek
Kız
Toplam
Preschool 73 16 89
Primary School
1.1176
203
1.379
Middle School
724
129
853
High School
139 36
175
Total
2.112
384
2.496
Eğitim Öğretim Yılı Özel Eğitim Sınıfına Devam Eden Otizmli Çocuklar
Şube ve Öğrenci Sayıları
Şube Sayısı
Öğrenci Sayısı
Erkek
Kız
Toplam
Otizmli Çocuklar Özel Eğitim Sınıfı (İlkokul)
1.417
1.520
380
1.900
Otizmli Çocuklar Özel Eğitim Sınıfı (Ortaokul)
859
926
201
1.127
TOPLAM
2.276
2.446
581
3.027

16. The number of schools, classes and attending students according to the Autism Special Needs Education Classe in Altındağ District.
The type of classes for students with special needs
The number of schools having special needs education classes
Branch Nuber of Special Needs Education
Students Enrolled in Speacial Needs Educaion.
Low level Autism Class 4 6 25
Median Level Autism Class 9 27
Total 8 15 52

17. Annual number of students, who were subject to individual evaluation, having ASD
School Year
Girls
Boys
Total
School Year
School Year 31
152
183
School Year 34
217 65
335
400

18. According to the table;
It is observed that the number of students having ASD increases gradually by each year.
ASD differs according to gender. The number of boys with ASD is higher than the girls having ASD.
The increase in the number of individuals having ASD increases the need to inform families and so puts forward the importance of our Project.

19. Altındağ Guidance and Research Center