Since 2015, we have served 113 clients and families from Brazil. Between 2020 and 2023, through the our Global Outreach Autism Learning Services (GOALS) program, we have provided 21 families from Brazil access to our highly qualified team of therapy professionals through our intensive telehealth and in-person train-the-trainer services. For the past several years, our transdisciplinary team has presented at over 15 conferences in Brazil and trained over 50 Brazilian professionals working in autism.
We continued to make a positive impact in Brazil by providing individualized consultation and training through our GOALS program to Brazilian families of children with autism and their team of professionals, impacting over 40 caregivers across 9 clients.
In addition, our team collaborated with five additional countries to produce “Voices of Autism – Together as ONE (See Below).”
“Voices of Autism – Together as ONE,” a musical composition by our Executive Director, Dr. Marlene Sotelo, is an international collaborative video that resulted from a project involving people with autism and guest artists from six countries: Brazil, the United States, Chile, Ireland, Italy, and Spain.
The project was led by the “Auritmo Team,” composed of five musicians, educators, and music therapists from the United States (Dr. Marlene Sotelo, Michelle Hintz, Erica Lyles), Chile (Juan Francisco Cortez), and Brazil (Rodrigo Gudin Paiva).
This powerful piece aims to raise awareness about autism and celebrate the unique experiences and voices of individuals on the spectrum.
