First large-scale care centre for autistic children and adults to be built in Tbilisi
There are no exact statistics available concerning the number of people with autism in Georgia. Photo: ajp.com.au.
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The government of Georgia has decided to gift a land to a foundation for the first large-scale care centre for autistic children and adults, which will be located in Tbilisi, the government’s press office reports.
The Georgian government will give 3,040 hectares of non-agricultural land to the Saint Gabriel and Peter Foundation for it to build a care centre which will house 230 people with autism.
The Georgian government says that it will lend significant support to autistic children and their families.
The government says that further details about the issue will be available shortly.
Autism is a condition generally apparent from early childhood which is characterized by difficulties in communicating and forming relationships with others and in using abstract concepts and language.
The world is observing World Autism Awareness Day today, and Georgia has joined in the celebrations.
The Presidential Palace in Tbilisi was illuminated in blue on Monday to mark the beginning of Autism Awareness Week in Georgia's capital.
Georgia is making moves to offer greater support to people living with autism. This week the Prime Minister’s Office and Tbilisi City Hall launched an internationally recognised program that offers free treatment to people in Georgia who suffer from autism.
Georgia is building the country’s first large-scale care centre for autistic adults above 16 in the capital city of Tbilisi.
Georgia is marking World Autism Awareness Day, with President Salome Zurabishvili hosting children with autism spectrum disorders at the new presidential palace on Atoneli Street.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze opened a multi-profile laboratory today – Mega Lab, which will offer high-tech analyses and tests.
Tbilisi City Hall will allocate additional funds to finance the treatment of 230 more children with autism which will increase the total number of beneficiaries involved in the Applies Behavior Analysis (ABA) program to 1,230 children.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Sunday highlighted the important role and active involvement of society in raising awareness about autism, on the day celebrating the World Autism Awareness.