The 'Asociación Social Creciendo', which works with children, young people and their families from the perspective of inclusion, and the 'Fundación Canaria San Vicente', which promotes the inclusion of people with ASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders from a health, care, educational and social perspective, are sealing a collaboration agreement to jointly address the needs of these children, young people and their families from an integrative and health perspective.
This mutual commitment between the entities will allow to join efforts, knowledge and even resources, enabling the referral by 'Creciendo' to users of the 'Fundación Canaria San Vicente' to specialized services such as diagnostic tests with Neuropediatrics, both analytical and genetic; interventions with its therapeutic team (speech therapist, occupational therapist, pedagogue, psychomotor therapist, psychologist and physiotherapist); and with specialists in dentistry, orthodontics, dental prosthetics and maxillofacial surgery.
Collaborating entity of the Social Services-Registered Volunteer Entity of the Government of the Canary Islands-Federated Entity in Plena Inclusión Canarias. In addition, the agreement implies the use of a common methodology for social intervention with people at risk of social exclusion, children with functional diversity, seeking to address the structural reality that causes it from an integrative perspective; the coordination of resources, sharing information and knowledge between the technical teams; or continuous training in the field of neurodevelopmental disorders, among other issues.
“The goal is to seek comprehensive solutions that improve the quality of life of those facing neurodevelopmental disorders”, explains the director of A. S. Creciendo, Ligia Molnar, “and for this we have committed to work hand in hand, joining efforts, resources and knowledge”.
The agreement, which was formalized on January 11 in a meeting between Ligia Molnar and Luis Manuel Diosdado, representing the 'Fundación Canaria San Vicente', has a duration of "two years with the possibility of extension" to a third party automatically.