Asociatia Help Malin

Press Release

The first early intervention

ntervention and diagnosis center for autism opens in
Romania

Bucharest, November 26th 2013 HelpAutism Association,

ssociation, with the support of Enel Cuore
Onlus, inaugurates the first early intervention and diagnosis center for autism in Romania. The
center, renovated and fully equipped thanks to a 50.000 euro donation from Enel Cuore, aims at
increasing the degree of recovery for children diagnosed with autism, and improve their chances of
social integration.
Starting today, 25 children between 1 and 4 years, with risk of developing Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD), will daily benefit from free complex psychological evaluation, as well as early
intervention and individualized therapy programs at the HelpAutism Center.
We have the duty to protect and aid children, as they represent the future of the society we
are now living in. Education and social care for children development are two of the main pillars of a
healthy society. We embraced with enthusiasm the initiative of HelpAutism Association, as it can
make a difference for children in need,
need covering a social care area that registers shortcomings.
Through this donation, Enel Cuore
e demonstrates once again its commitment in offering fundamental
support to the communities Enel Group operates in, stated Radu Cosarca, Head of External Relations
at Enel Romania, on behalf of Enel Cuore.
It is a great pleasure to announce the opening of the first early intervention
ntervention and diagnosis
center for autism in Romania.
omania. We are very proud of this accomplishment and we would like to ta
take
the opportunity to thank ourr partner, Enel Cuore, for its trust, for the considerable financial support,
and for understanding the magnitude of this issue in Romania. We are at the beginning o
of a beautiful
journey for our children, a journey that will help them discover their light, but also help their parents
cope and relate with
ith their children in need,
need, stated Daniela Bololoi, President of HelpAutism
Association.
The center includes various types of recovery programs such as kinetic-therapy,
kinetic
group
therapy, arts and crafts, while the
he parents of autistic children will benefit from free counseling
services. In addition, free training courses addressed to the teaching staff (kindergarten and schools
teachers) will be organized. More
ore a
and more families that face a similar challenge will be able to
benefit, free of charge, from specialized services, as part of the associations mission.
HelpAutism Centre will perform its activities in Bucharest, at 36th Delea Noua S
Street, from
Monday to Friday between 9.00 19.00
1
hr., under the tagline Help them find their own light, help
them say I love you!

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Asociatia Help Malin

HelpAutism Association
HelpAutism association aims to generate the mechanisms, services and projects to improve the famil
family
life for children with autism spectrum disorder and increase the degree of recovery for ASD children through
early diagnosis and early intervention. Moreover, the organization
organization seeks to educate therapists, train the teaching
staff and medical personnel in order to integrate into society as many children with this disorder as possible.
Details on the associations projects are available on www.helpautism.ro

Enel Cuore Onlus

Enel Cuore Onlus was founded in 2003 by Enel SpA together with its subsidiaries in an effort to create an
autonomous, non-profit
profit structure to optimize the Groups philanthropic resources, reflecting the values
expressed in its Code of Ethics and breathing life into social solidarity initiatives to support
pport those who live in
difficult conditions. Enel Cuore operates mainly in Italy and in those countries where Enel is present by
supporting local non-profit
profit organizations in the promotion of specific projects aimed at meeting the precise needs
of people, families and communities through tangible programmes with measurable and lasting benefits. More
specifically, Enel Cuore makes donations for social projectstargeting children, the elderly and the disabled, in
specific areas such as welfare, healthcare, education and sports. From the date of its formation up to today Enel
Cuore has supported 576 projects in Italy and abroad, donating a total of around 52 million euros.