Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 : Centre for Autism and other Disabilities Rehabilitation Research and Education (CADRRE) will launch a free Employability Training program in July-Aug 2021 that equips young adults on the Autism Spectrum, aged 18-24 years and have finished plus two level of school education, with the skills required to be employable.
This program includes 4 to 6 months of Life skills, Communication skills and Social skills trainings by an inter-disciplinary team of psychologist, occupational therapist and speech language pathologist, followed by 3-6 months of job-specifc trainings, and 3-4 months of onsite apprenticeship, CADRRE Director G Vijaya Raghavan said in a release here Today.
The program will be at the CADRRE centre at Sasthamangalam, Thiruvananthapuram.
This program, supported by funds raised by CADRRE from donations and CSR support from well-wishers, will be free-of-cost to deserving families.
Young adults with Autism who are interested in registering for this program should send their biodata along with the Disability Certificate (if available), and a short note on “my dream job” to info@cadrre.org. CADRRE can be contacted at 9207450001 for any clarifications. The last date to email the application is June 15, 2021.
CADRRE has been, for the last 4 years, conducting a full day intervention program in a school setting for children with Autism in the age group 2 to 16 years by an inter-disciplinary team of expert Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, Psychologists, Special Educators and Academic, Art and Music teachers.(UNI)