Domus Instituto de Autismo
Founded1980
TypeAutism Support, International Research & Training Center
FocusAutism
Location
Key people
Judith Martínez de Vaillard, Diego Reza Becerril
Websitewww.institutodomus.org/

Domus Instituto de Autismo (Domus) is a non-profit organization based in Mexico City, Mexico that provides services to individuals with autism and their families. It is one of the first organizations in Mexico that advocated for autistic individuals.[1][2] Their support program covers the evaluation and diagnosis (neurological tests, behavioral tests and a detailed observation to determine the course of treatment), specialized support (learning basic skills, daily activities, writing, communication, monitoring instruction, stimulation and greater control of movement), and labor integration and school.[3] Domus is known for participating in autism research studies.[4] The organization is also known as Centro Educativo Domus.

In 1980, the organization was founded by a group of parents of autistic children who wanted more support. The original director was Judith Martínez de Vaillard, who also had an autistic son.[5][6] In 1994, Domus created the first educational integration program in Mexico titled "El alumno con TEA integrado en el aula regular con un Asesor de Integración". In 1997 they created a Special Employment Center, which consisted of a laundry. It currently has a Productive Workshop on Functional Foods (free of casein, gluten, sugar, preservatives, artificial colors and flavors).[7] By the year 2000, they had worked with 400 individuals with autism and were planning to open up a job center for adults with autism.[8]

In 2013, Domus won the Institución en Asistencia Social award.[9] In 2015, the famous bullfighter José Tomás donated 22,000 Euros to Domus.[10][11] In 2019, Domus partnered with Universidad Internacional de La Rioja to conduct autism research.[12]

In 2020, Domus will host an international conference on its 40th anniversary, "The International Congress on Autism: From Science to Practice".[13][14]

See also

References

  1. ^ Lizardi, Patricia Sánchez; Salazar, Carlos Marcín (2018). "Mexico and Autism". Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders: 1–7. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-6435-8_102236-1. ISBN 978-1-4614-6435-8.
  2. ^ Garcia, Marta (2 April 2018). "Autism Spectrum Disorder and DOMUS". Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  3. ^ Garcia-Escamilla, David (2004). "Buscan integrar a ninos autistas". Reforma (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  4. ^ Marcus, Aaron; Wang, Wentao (2017). Design, User Experience, and Usability: Designing Pleasurable Experiences: 6th International Conference, DUXU 2017, Held as Part of HCI International 2017, Vancouver, BC, Canada, July 9-14, 2017, Proceedings. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-58637-3. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  5. ^ D'Artigues, Katia (22 November 2019). "In Memoriam: Judith Martínez y Villalvaso de Vaillard (1934-2019) · Yo También". Yo También (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. ^ "DOMUS- Instituto de Autismo". Emagister (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Centro Educativo Domus". www.compartir.org.mx (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  8. ^ Gómez, Mónica Livier. "Comunicación altruista". El Universal (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Entregan premios Compartir en su edición 25". Radio Fórmula (in Mexican Spanish). 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  10. ^ "José Tomás dona 22.000 euros a los niños autistas - Cultoro". www.cultoro.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  11. ^ Tomás, José. "El Toreo se viste de Azul". Fundación José Tomás (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  12. ^ "UNIR México estrecha lazos con Domus Instituto de Autismo". UNIR México (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  13. ^ Hernández, Juan R. (4 December 2019). "El autismo una discapacidad invisible". CyberMéxico (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Congreso Internacional de Autismo". Congreso (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2020.

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