Proposed Center
Purpose
Our primary purpose is to early detect through standard assessments, provide evident based
therapy, coordinate with other sectors involved in care and provide knowledge and skills to parent and caregivers on addressing and managing problems of children with Autism. Therefore the centre will function as an outpatient care facility that would accommodate approximately 50 children and accompanying parents on a daily basis. The centre will have a multidisciplinary team of health staff who include Medical Consultants, Clinical Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Special Education teacher and their supportive staff.
Functions of the center
- Best practice models, including state of art assessments, interventions, followup and
progress monitoring for persons with Autism under one roof
- Provide responsiveness to needs of families (for instance, information, networks of
support, parent training and referrals to other specialists) - Financial support. Creative use of state funding including funding from the Ministry of
Health, Public welfare, Social, and Education resources. We need to consider
partnership between public –private sector and non-governmental organizations for financial
support. - Community and regional collaborations for providing family supports (the rural area,
there is a need to access natural supports in the community, e.g., parks and
recreation, library, sports, cultural and other activities, etc.) - Development of website, chat, newsletter, mailing list. Giving the public information
details about upcoming function and updates. - Education, support and advocacy. Provide the latest information about ASD to everyone
from families and patients to school personnel, physicians and agencies. Resources include
seminars, workshops, newsletter, training and consultations. - Training Programs
Benefits of the center
- Reduce the waiting list for diagnostic evaluations
- Collaborate with parent and community partners with providing a quality health care
experience for our patients and families through a coordinated program of state-of the-art
clinical services - Provide crisis intervention for families in need (to keep individuals in their home and
community) - Develop an effective training and education program for staff, clinicians, families and
professionals - Develop innovative assessments, such as the use of telemedicine and video conferencing
- Develop outcome measures to monitor and track child and family goals
- Build regional partnerships and exchange expertise within South East Asia and beyond.
- Support for children to enhance their full participation at home, school and in the
community - Mechanisms for coordinating and integrating resources and services across all domains
and use technology to share expertise with other hospitals. - Relevant training for clinicians and other service providers
- Process and outcomes evaluation of the program conducted by the center
- Creating innovative solutions
- Welcoming autistic individuals as collaborators, research trainees, students and staff
members. - The center will address the needs and propose the development of programs that improve
the developmental outcomes for children regionally, nationally and internationally by
educating the next generation of clinicians in best practices for autism evaluation, diagnosis
and intervention.
Construction details
How to support?
Project name : Development of AIM – Autism Intervention and Management Centre at Lady
Ridgeway Hospital for Children
Name of Organization: Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children
Postal Address: Dr. Denister de Silva Mawatha, Colombo 08, Sri Lanka
Phone and Fax No : – 0112693711 / 0112686859
Autism Intervention & Management - Lady Ridgeway Hospital 