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The Councillor for Education Policy, Carmen Fuster, accompanied by the Chief Executive and the Director of Design and Development at the Mira’m Foundation, Marisa Samblás and Manuel Martín respectively, presented the new “bbMiradas” initiative at a press conference, aimed at detecting autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children aged between four and thirty-six months. “This project by the Mira’m Foundation aims to identify as quickly as possible all children who may have or show signs of autism spectrum disorder, known as ASD,” explained Fuster.
This Foundation is a non-profit initiative that aims to help these children and their families become aware of the condition. The project will be launched within the Escoletes Infantils network, but the intention is for it to reach schools across Gandia as well. “This support is very important because many children come through the Escoletes network whose parents have been unable to identify this problem and, consequently, no solution can be found,” added the councillor.
For his part, Martín expressed his gratitude for the support of Gandia City Council for this initiative and outlined what the project will involve. “This programme will enable early detection, and the evidence shows that when this is done, development improves,” he said. Currently, in Spain, one in every 100 people has autism, meaning that more than 450,000 Spanish citizens have this autism spectrum disorder.
“BB Miradas” was founded five years ago in ‘Autism Burgos‘ It was initially run through Burgos University Hospital and subsequently expanded to a national level following a partnership with the Confederación Autismo España. In the Valencian Community, the Mira’m Foundation is responsible for leading the project. “bbMiradas” comprises nine developmental stages between four and thirty-six months, during which families will receive support via a specially designed platform; should any developmental difficulties be detected, a comprehensive differential diagnosis will be carried out to minimise harm,” concluded Martín.
Finally, Samblás reiterated everything mentioned earlier, emphasising the task that Foundation Mira’m has been doing this for years and has pointed out: “The support of Gandia City Council is essential, and we know that early detection is key to people’s quality of life; the sooner we detect it, the more opportunities there will be for people to remain in the community.”
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