Activity Highlights
What We Do
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Awareness Seminars
Nationwide seminars to educate communities, parents, teachers, and professionals about autism.
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Professional Training
Capacity-building workshops for doctors, therapists, teachers, students, and institutions across Pakistan.
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Parent & Community Support
Dedicated support
groups offering guidance, counseling,
and early intervention awareness.
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Special Events & Outreach
Large-scale conferences, advocacy events, and collaborative activities with NGOs and government bodies.
Detailed Overview Our Activities
Medical Professionals Awareness Programme (2015 – Onwards)
Autism is still widely misunderstood in Pakistan. Through this long-running program, ASD Welfare Trust has been creating awareness among doctors and healthcare professionals across the country.
Our Training Focus Includes:
- Etiology & epidemiology of Autism
- Diagnostic criteria & early identification
- Related learning and developmental disorders
- Speech Therapy and Communication Strategies
- Behaviour Modification & Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA)
- Multidisciplinary intervention approaches
These sessions include lectures, case discussions, Q&A sessions, and professional networking.
Autism Awareness Seminars Nationwide
We have conducted 60+ Awareness Seminars for parents, teachers, government officials, social workers, and community organizations.
Cities Covered:
Lahore · Multan · Faisalabad · Sahiwal · Sargodha · Okara · Gujrat · Jhelum · Gujranwala · Karachi · Hyderabad · Sukkur · Nawabshah · Mirpur Khas · Tharparkar · Thatta · Jacobabad · Peshawar · Swat · Hazara · Quetta — and many more.
Purpose:
- Educate communities about autism
- Reduce stigma & misinformation
- Promote early diagnosis and intervention
- Guide families in accessing local resources
Professional & Student Trainings
Our engagement with universities and students has been strong for over a decade. We’ve trained students and faculties from departments of: Psychology · Special Education · Medicine · Allied Health Sciences
Institutions We Have Worked With:
University of Sindh · Karachi Medical & Dental College · Federal Urdu University · University of Gujrat · University of Lahore · University of Bahawalpur · Liaquat University Jamshoro · University of Hazara · Lahore College for Women · GC University Faisalabad · Benazir Bhutto University · and many more.
Training Modules Include:
- Autism identification & screening
- Classroom management for neurodiverse learners
- Sensory integration basics
- Behaviour management techniques
- Parent counseling & community support
Online training sessions have also been provided to various schools and welfare institutions.
In-House Trainings, Parent Groups & Autism Talent Stories
ASDWT has conducted 200+ in-house trainings for parents, teachers, therapists, and special educators focusing on Autism, ADHD, and Dyslexia.
What We Offer:
- Assessment & management guidance
- Parent-mediated intervention skills
- Monthly parent support group meetings
- Autism Talent Series to boost confidence and creativity in children
These groups now function independently in various cities, providing ongoing support.
Special Events & Advocacy Initiatives
We organize major national and regional conferences on Autism in Pakistan and abroad including: Bangladesh · Bhutan · India · Maldives · Nepal · Malaysia (ASEAN) · Philippines
Core Goals of Our Special Events:
- Promote evidence-based practices
- Encourage collaboration between government bodies & NGOs
- Raise community-level autism awareness
- Develop employment & residential support models for adults with autism
These conferences help strengthen advocacy, policy-making, and long-term disability support mechanisms.