The purpose of this booklet, created in the framework of the NAATE project, is to provide helpful ideas for leisure and non-formal activities in order to achieve positive interactions and improve learning for autistic teenagers. It provides valuable information for designing and developing non-formal learning activities and leisure activities such as art, yoga, sailing, activities with animals that can support mainly the development of the communication and social skills for autistic teenagers.
The NAATE project
The “Non-formal learning Activities for Autistic Teenagers in Europe” project (NAATE project) focuses on non-formal learning to support the training of youth workers and to develop the social skills of autistic teenagers. Beginning in February 2019 until August 2020, this 19-month project is funded by the European Commission’s Erasmus+ Programme.