For ESCAP Working Group

21 February 2019

Autism Mapping

Project in theASEAN Region

In cooperation with

Insight of

Project Summary:

Autism Mapping Project in the ASEAN Region

• Objective: To promote and protect the rights and

empowerment of persons with autism in the ASEAN region.

• Outputs

1. ASEAN profile on autism

2. Policy recommendations by ASEAN Autism Network

3. National and regional autism awareness events

• Duration 2 years (February 2018 - February 2019)

ASEAN Secretariat’s Initiative and 4 Key Parties

ASEAN Secretariat

• The Proponent

SOMSWD

• Guidance and Oversight

JAIF

• Proposed Funding Source

APCD

• Implementing Agency

AAN

• Cooperating Partner

Challenging

• Autism is new to ASEAN Region

• What is autism?

• Is autism a disease or illness?

• What are the causes?

• Why autism now?

2 Years Implementation Plan

A

• Workshop on development of

methodology 23 – 25 July, 2018

O

• Launching event

26 – 28 August, 2018

G

• Organization of regional autism

awareness event 19 – 21 October, 2018

B

• Mapping of country profiles on autism in

ASEAN September 2018 – February 2019

H

• Mid-term Evaluation (online basis)

• March to Jun 2019

F

• Organization of national autism awareness event

• Around 2 April, 2019

D

• National workshop on policy recommendations

• Mid 2019

E

• Regional workshop – on policy recommendations

• 21-23 October 2019 Bangkok, Thailand

C

• Publication of Autism at a Glance in ASEAN

document, December 2020 APCD

H

• Final Evaluation

• January 2020 APCD

Year 1: Year 2:

(The project consists of 10 activities. 2 of them were done up to 30 September 2018)

1. Formal Launching Event of the

ASEAN Autism Mapping Project

ASEAN Secretariat Office, Jakarta, Indonesia

27 August 2018

Aiming to demonstrate the commitment of ASEAN

in advancing and promoting the issue of autism in

the region.

The launching is successful. The newspaper in

Indonesia highlighted this event for the public.

2. 1 Workshop

on The Development of the Methodology

for Mapping of Country Profiles on Autism

APCD, Bangkok, Thailand

23 – 25 July 2018

Objective: to develop methodology on

mapping of country profiles on autism which

will contribute to the development of ASEAN

Profile and Policy Recommendations.

Outcome : is the template of country profiles

for collecting data on autism. Country profiles

will be finally compiled as a regional profile

called “Autism at a Glance in ASEAN”

2.2 Conduct autism country profiles

in 10 countries

APCD mission led by Mr. Piroon Laismit, ExecutiveDirector, went to Putrajaya, Malaysia and had ameeting with Dato Maria Bernard, Director ofDepartment for the Development of Persons withDisabilities, Ministry of Women, Family andCommunity Development (MOWFCD) in Putrajaya.

MalaysiaMonday 8 October 2018

Ministry of Women, Family andCommunity Development (MOWFCD)

The Project team had a meeting with the officials ofDirectorate of the Social Rehabilitation of Personswith Disabilities led by Mr. Anang Ristanto,Sub directorate of Mentally Disability at the Ministryof Social Affairs, Jakarta.

Indonesia

19 October 2018 \

Ministry of Social Affairs, Jakarta.

Conduct autism country profiles

in 10 countries

The mission had opportunities to discuss with the responsible persons such as Dr. Neth Un,Deputy Secretary General, Disability ActionCouncil (DAC) of Ministry of Social Affairs,Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation - MOSVY,Mr. Rathnak Outhdom Dum, Deputy Directorof Welfare for Persons with DisabilitiesDepartment and Mr. Chan Sarin, the Presidentof the Cambodia Intellectual Disability andAutism Network (CIDAN).

Cambodia5 – 7 December 2018

Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans andYouth Rehabilitation - MOSVY

Conduct autism country profiles

in 10 countries

The mission had opportunities to discuss with executive level of Association of Parents forThai Persons with Autism such as Mr. ChusakJanthayanond, President, Dr. SamrerngVirachanang, Vice President for InternationalRelations and Ms. Suchada Sakornsatien,Advisor.

Thailand

13 December 2018

Autistic Thai

Conduct autism country profiles

in 10 countries

The mission had opportunities to discuss withMs. Vilayphone Xaysongkham, Technical Officer –Division of Disability Development / Secretariat ofNCDE. Department of Policy for devotee, Disabilityand Elderly, Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare.For AAN involvement, the APCD mission also hadopportunities to discuss with Mr. Syvang Xayyavong,President, Ms. Viengsam Indavong, Managing Directorand Mr. Michael Schultze, Advisor to Association ofAutism Lao PDR (AfA).

Lao PDR

17 – 19 December 2018

Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare

Conduct autism country profiles

in 10 countries

APCD mission had meetings with Mr. Nay Myo Naing,

Executive Committee Member and Mr. Nay Htun, Secretary

of Myanmar Autism Association and visited MAA Daycare

Services for Persons with Autism at Myanmar Autism

Association on 24 December 2018.

APCD mission met with U Win Naing Tun, Director

General of Department of Rehabilitation, Ministry of

Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement on 25

December 2018 at Mingalar Thiri Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw.

Myanmar

24-26 December 2018

Conduct autism country profiles

in 10 countries

APCD mission had meetings with Shri Malai Hj Abdullah

bin Malai Hj Othman, President, SMARTER Brunei

and visited SMARTER Brunei Training Centre on 1

3 Jan 2019.

APCD mission met with Ministry of Culture, Youth and

Sports officials Mr. Abdul Rahman bin Hj Apong, Assistant Director and Mr. Md Nasrullah El-Hakiem bin Hajj Mohamed, Principal on 14 January 2019 at Welfare Institution.

Brunei

13-16 January 2019

Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports

Conduct autism country profiles

in 10 countries

APCD mission had meetings with Madam Mona Magno Veluz

National President of Autism Society Philippines.

Meeting with representative of Independent Living Learning Centre

and Project TEACH.

APCD mission met with Undersecretary Florita Villar, Undersecretary

of Policy and Plans Group, Department of Social Welfare and

Development and Madam Carmen Reyes-Zubiaga, OIC-Executive

Director of National Council on Disability Affairs on 30 January 2019

at National Council on Disability Affairs Office, Quezon City.

Philippines

29 January – 1 February 2019

National Council on Disability Affairs

Conduct autism country profiles

in 10 countries

APCD mission had meetings with Customer & International

Relations Division, Ministry of Social and Family Development

at MSF Building on 12 February 2019.

APCD mission had meeting Mr. Dennis Ang, President of

St Andrew’s Autism Centre and visit St Andrew’s Autism Centre

And visit their services on 13 February 2019.

APCD mission visited Rainbow Centre and had meeting with

Mr. Malcolm Wong, Deputy Executive Director of Rainbow

Centre

Singapore

11-15 February 2019

Ministry of Social and Family Development

Conduct mapping country profiles

in 10 countries

APCD mission had meeting with President of

Vietnam Autism Network, Ms. Pham Thi Kim Tam at

Ho Chi Minh City and visited Tuoi Ngoc Special School

for Autism on 16 February 2019

APCD mission had meeting with Representative of

Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on 18

APCD mission will meet with former President of Vietnam Autism

Network, Ms. Hoang Ngoc Bich and visit Hope Center for Children

with Autism and Intellectual Disability on 19 February 2019

Vietnam

16-20 February 2019

Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs

Conduct mapping country profiles

in 10 countries

3. Working with ASEAN Autism Network

Jointly organize Regional Autism

Awareness Event

Jakarta, 20 – 21 October 2018

ASEAN Autism Games 2018 was joined by many VIP

persons from both public and private organizations

including the representative of ASEC

In ASEAN Autism Games, the disability inclusive

sports are promoted by utilizing, mobilizing and

maximizing the role model among persons with

autism, parents and supports through sports.

An ASEAN profile on autism

“Autism at a Glance in ASEAN”

Policy recommendations by ASEANAutism Network (AAN) and members

Celebrating an annual autism awarenessday at the National and Regional level

Expected

results

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2

3

Final Remark

What I have learned from this Project is that

those persons we call “persons with disability”

actually are the same to us, the same to everyone.

They just have different abilities. They have abilities to do

many things that other people cannot. So, we should recognize

them as “persons with different ability” Thank you.