With the support of EvoLog Logistics, the opening of the class, which was equipped with special educational materials to meet the needs of children with autism, took place. The 141st private school equipped with materials within the scope of the Classroom Equipment Project carried out by Tohum Autism Foundation in order to ensure that children and young people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have access to education, which is their only solution, to meet their needs for them to survive in contemporary social conditions, and to provide material support to public schools in need. The training class was opened at Emlak Konut Ertuğrul Gazi Secondary School with the support of Evolog Lojistik.
To the opening ceremony of the special class, which was held with the support of Evolog Lojistik and in cooperation with the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of National Education; Avcılar District Governor Kemal İnan, Avcılar District National Education Special Education Branch Manager Mehmet Nasip Sırma, Avcılar Deputy Mayor Tuncay Gündüz, Tahtakale District Headman Serkan Vatansever, Emlak Konut Ertuğrul Gazi Secondary School Manager Nurettin Yaman, EvoLog Logistics officials and Tohum Autism Foundation General Manager Özgül Gurel joined.
Within the scope of the Classroom Equipment Project implemented by Tohum Autism Foundation to make special education classrooms ideal, all over Turkey until today; 140 special education classes were opened in İzmir, Zonguldak, Mardin, Çanakkale, Sivas, Batman, Antalya, Artvin, Diyarbakır, İstanbul, Balıkesir, Mardin, Muş, Van, Bursa, Ankara, Ardahan, Manisa, Şanlıurfa, Muğla, Hatay, Konya, Special training was given to families and teachers.
The only known cure for autism today is early diagnosis and continuous, intensive, special education.
Today, 44 out of every 1 children in the world is born with autism risk. This figure shows an increasing trend every year. Among the main symptoms of autism, which is a developmental difference that is congenital and usually noticed in the first years of life; not making eye contact with others, not looking when their name is called, retardation in speaking, not showing what they want with their finger, not showing interest in the games played by their peers, swinging, fluttering, walking on tiptoe, excessive interest in rotating objects and obsessive behaviors.
If their children exhibit different behaviors and symptoms than their peers of the same age, families should immediately consult a child and adolescent psychiatrist who specializes in autism.
Scientific research shows that with early diagnosis and a correct education method, the symptoms of autism can be controlled and development can be achieved in approximately fifty percent of children who receive intensive education, and even some children with autism are no different from their other friends when they reach the age of puberty.
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