Through our Teaching Educational Autism Methods (TEAMS) Program, we have hosted two board-certified behavior analysts and one neuropsychiatrist, which led to the translation of three e-TEAM library webinars into Italian.
Additionally, our longstanding relationship and collaboration with Dr. Roberta Fadda at the University of Cagliari led to Els for Autism becoming an internship site for an Italian psychology intern. Most recently, our partnership with Dr. Fadda led to a request for our team to support the Comune di Iglesias (City of Iglesias) in developing a system of services for autistic individuals, their families, and the team of professionals providing services.
Through our GOALS program, we supported a family that traveled to the United States for four weeks of an intensive train-the-trainer program. We also offered virtual consultation and support to a family that needed autism-specific training for the team at their child’s school.
Finally, 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.
