Autism Forum Switzerland

Autism Forum Switzerland
founding	December 9, 2011
founder	Nicole Ulrich-Neidhardt (President), Thomas Girsberger (Vice President), Nikola Bellofatto, Thomas Ulrich, Edith Vogt-Hörler (Board Members)
Seat	Adliswil ZH
motto	"More understanding for people with autism"
Action space	German-speaking Switzerland, Germany, Austria
Website	autismusforumschweiz.ch

Autism Forum Switzerland is an association with headquarters in Adliswil ZH. The purpose is the exchange and networking of people with autism and their relatives as well as experts and interested parties. The most important fields of activity of the organization are a moderated forum, campaigns to raise awareness of society and various projects for a better quality of life for people with autism.

People with autism, relatives and experts are represented on the board. All activities are based on volunteer work and donations.

Guiding principle

The association is committed to ensuring that people with autism lead their lives independently and self-determinedly and can actively participate in social life and are not disadvantaged.

founding

On April 2, 2010, World Autism Day , the Internet forum went online. The opportunity for exchange was quickly used and a community formed with members from all German-speaking cantons. The association was founded in December 2011 with an entry in the commercial register.

Awareness campaign

Poster “Going to the hairdresser - what you take for granted is a difficult test for people with autism. That is why they depend on your understanding and support. "

In the summer of 2012, the association addressed the public with an awareness campaign “More understanding for people with autism” . With the inclusion of people with a diagnosis of autism, it was possible, in their own opinion, to draw attention to various aspects of autism which, in their own opinion, had never been communicated in this clear and clear way in Switzerland.

The campaign consists of advertisements / posters, radio spots and a cinema / TV spot. It is one of the most award-winning campaigns in Switzerland in 2012 and won a. a. Silver and two bronze medals from the Art Directors Club Switzerland.

goals and tasks

The association works for more participation of people with autism in society.

• The Internet forum enables individual contact between people affected by autism. The moderation of the forum ensures the quality of the contributions. Autism-specific expertise is brought in using special topics and series of articles.
• The awareness campaign “More understanding for people with autism” and articles in the media draw attention to the great challenges that people with autism and their relatives face in everyday life.
• With the help of projects and information campaigns, Autism Forum Switzerland advocates the implementation of rights (e.g. compensation for disadvantages in exams for pupils with autism) and a better quality of life for people with disabilities (e.g. personal assistance for people with autism) .

Web links

• www.autismusforumschweiz.ch Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Campaign “More Understanding for People with Autism”. ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: advertising week . 19th July 2012 
2. ↑ Lost in details: Clever campaign is entering another round. In: persoenlich.com . August 7, 2012
3. ^ Publication of the radio spot «Casablanca». ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: advertising week. 22nd September 2013 
4. ↑ Publication of cinema / TV spot for Autism Forum Switzerland. In: persoenlich.com. 23rd September 2012
5. ↑ Awareness campaign “More understanding for people with autism”. In: Website of the Ruf Lanz agency. Retrieved September 4, 2014
6. ↑ Nomination of the “Diplome” campaign by Autismus Forum Schweiz at the Swiss Poster Award 2012. Allgemeine Plakatgesellschaft AG, January 29, 2013
7. ^ Radiospots from Autismus Forum Schweiz nominated for One Show Awards. ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: advertising week. April 18, 2013 
8. ↑ Successful Swiss at "The Cup". ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Art Directors Club, April 23, 2014 
9. ↑ Nomination of the poster series at the Swiss Poster Award. ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. A knot in a handkerchief, January 25, 2013  
10. ↑ Award for the “More Understanding for People with Autism” campaign. DLB office, January 26, 2013
11. ↑ Media reports in cooperation with Autism Forum Switzerland. Autism Forum Switzerland. Retrieved September 4, 2014
12. ↑ Disadvantage compensation project. Federal Bureau for Equality for People with Disabilities. Retrieved September 4, 2014