ABOUT US

We are an autistic self-advocacy organisation and a Non-Governmental Organization of People with Disabilities (ONGPD), based in Aveiro, Portugal. We are an organisation of autistic people, for autistic people. We want to promote the acceptance and inclusion of autistic people in their communities and be a platform to give voice to autistic people in Portugal.

NEWS

Internacional Conference "Autism pelos próprios"
February 25th

The Associação Portuguesa Voz do Autista e is organising with MEP José Gusmão the international conference “Autism by autistic voices”, which will take place on 25 February in Lisbon 11-17h Lisbon time.

“Autism by autistic voices” is an international conference that shows how this can be done, by giving space to autistic people who are currently doing it at European and international level. Free entrance upon compulsory registration.

EUCAP project to fight violence against autistic people

The European Council of Autistic People, of which we are affiliated, recently announced that it has received funding from the European Women’s Lobby to develop a 3-month project on violence against autistic people, in particular autistic women and girls. This project will lead to a survey on experiences of violence in autistic people, where the results will enable capacity building for advocacy on this issue. EUCAP will also open the initiative “A story beyond violence: collecting texts” so that autistic people, who wish to write their stories on this issue, can do so. You can find more information on the links below and see the preliminary results of the survey on the video above.

Webinar Transformation: Toward a Neuro-Inclusive World for All

Webinar Transformation:
Toward a Neuro-Inclusive World for All
Virtual Event: Sunday, 2 April 2023, 14:00 p.m. – 17 p.m. Portugal time

The 2023 World Autism Awareness Day observance is organized by the United Nations Department of Global Communications and Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in collaboration with the Institute of Neurodiversity (ION), an organization established and run by neurodivergent people for neurodivergent people and allies. 

Autism is not an illness. Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition, which means that our brains developed differently than non-autistic people.. Learn more about Autism here.
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