SPID AP

In order to increase and enhance social inclusion and autonomy of 30 Youth with ASD (13-21) and based on the assumption that sport plays a strong societal role as a source of and a driver for active social inclusion, SPID-AP project intended to deliver a transnational model of innovative inclusive practices based on sport activities, EU networking & capacity building in the field of Sport and Disability.

Based on the SPID-AP Training Materials produced, addressing coaches, PE teachers, CSOs staff and volunteers dealing with Youth &ASD, capacity building activities were carried out, mainly inspired by the socio-psycho-pedagogical discipline "Globality of Languages" (GoL) - by Stefania Guerra Lisi - usually oriented to therapeutic, educational, training and/or animation purposes with the use of all communicative and expressive languages, mainly drawn from Arts and used within the train-the-trainer courses engaging 119 learners as a tool for enhancing inclusiveness of sport practices towards Youth and different target groups. The piloting experience was thus completed by sports programs for young with ASD and Round Tables in each country with relevant stakeholders, presenting the SPID-AP model for further exploitation at institutional/non institutional level.