Autism-Europe aisbl is an international association whose main objective is to advance the rights of persons with autism and their families and to help them improve their quality of life.
Autism-Europe plays a key role in raising public awareness, and in influencing the European decision-makers on all issues relating to autism, including the promotion of the rights of people with autism and other disabilities involving complex dependency needs.
This position paper has been drafted by Autism-Europe, the International Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (IACAPAP) and the European Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (ESCAP). It reflects the views of Autism-Europe. IACAPAP and ESCAP on the approach to Autism Spectrum Disorders.
It has been presented and officially adopted at the VIII International Congress of Autism-Europe (Oslo, September 2nd 2007).
