Arthur's Dream Autism Trust -ADAT Foundation

Arthur's Dream Autism Trust -ADAT Foundation ADAT also runs a parent network- Through The Roof.

ADAT Foundation is a Kenya based Not for Profit organization that advocates for access to education, access to healthcare & access to justice for Children & adults with disability & their families.

We are so excited that PACA 2027 is coming up! We can’t wait to see you there!
05/08/2026

We are so excited that PACA 2027 is coming up! We can’t wait to see you there!

Registration for PACA 2027 opens on Monday, 10 August 2026!

The Pan-African Congress on Autism will bring together autistic people, families, professionals, researchers, advocates, policymakers and organisations committed to strengthening autism support across Africa.

πŸ“… 7–10 April 2027
πŸ“ Skylight Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Theme: Scaling Inclusive Autism Support Across Africa: From Early Action to Lifelong Thriving

The Call for Papers is already open. We welcome research, lived experience, practice-based learning and innovative African solutions that can help shape more inclusive systems of support. To submit abstracts, follow this link: https://forms.gle/LRW4bCmXDxwK6KN3A

For more information, contact [email protected]

Come share, learn and lead the future of autism support in Africa.

As Disability Pride Month comes to an end, we celebrate disabled people across every age and stage of life.Children. You...
31/07/2026

As Disability Pride Month comes to an end, we celebrate disabled people across every age and stage of life.

Children. Young people. Adults. Older persons.

Each has the right to communicate in the way that works for them, make choices about their lives, receive the support they need, and participate fully in their communities.

The 2026 theme, The World Works Better With Us, reminds us that disabled people are not simply recipients of services or subjects of decisions made by others. They are family members, learners, leaders, workers, advocates, creators, and community builders. Their voices, including voices expressed through AAC and other forms of communication, must be recognized and respected.

At ADAT, we know that belonging requires more than being invited into a space. It requires accessible systems, appropriate support, meaningful choice and the removal of barriers that limit participation.

Disability Pride rejects shame. It affirms identity, dignity, agency and the many ways disabled people live and communicate.

The world works better with disabled people shaping it.

Happy Disability Pride Month from Arthur’s Dream Autism Trust. πŸ’™

The BBC has produced a feature film on autism in Malawi. The situation highlighted mirrors autism in Kenya and many part...
06/04/2026

The BBC has produced a feature film on autism in Malawi. The situation highlighted mirrors autism in Kenya and many parts of Africa and the world.

Trigger warning….

Globally, more than 60 million people live on the autism spectrum according to the World Health Organization, with millions more impacted as families and car...

Hello friendThe BBC is highlighting autism stories. Read & share:
06/04/2026

Hello friend

The BBC is highlighting autism stories.

Read & share:

Malawian Martha Ongwane, brought low by her daughter's autism, found a rare support group.

05/04/2026

Victoria Joel is a prominent Namibian social entrepreneur and passionate advocate for inclusive education, particularly for children and young adults with special needs such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down syndrome, and other intellectual disabilities.
Based in northern Namibia (Ongwediva/Ondangwa, Oshana region), she founded and serves as Director and Principal of Circle of Hope Private Academy (COHA) in 2019 β€” the only inclusive private school in the region that integrates children with special needs into mainstream education while providing personalized support. She is also the founder of the COHA Vocational Training Centre in Ondangwa, an inclusive initiative offering practical vocational skills training (including elementary technical training, specialized programs in trades like Brick layering , clothing and fashion design, hospitality, and joinery) to prepare learners aged 16+ for employment, with a focus on those with disabilities.
With over a decade of experience as a special needs teacher (trained by experts from Germany and South Africa), Victoria holds the prestigious Certified in Autism certification from IBCCES (International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards). This credential further strengthens her expertise in supporting autistic individuals and families with evidence-based practices, greater understanding, and impactful strategies.
She has dedicated her career to raising awareness, combating stigma, and ensuring quality education and vocational opportunities for all, emphasizing that every child and young adult is β€œdifferently able” and deserves opportunities to thrive.
Her achievements include:
β€’ Being selected as a 2024 Mandela Washington Fellow (focusing on leadership in business and entrepreneurship at Drake University).
β€’ Launching innovative tools like an inclusive education app.
β€’ Training internationally in countries such as Botswana, Angola, Zambia, and India.
β€’ Receiving awards for disability-inclusive education.
COHA and its vocational centre continue to expand under her leadership, promoting mental health advocacy alongside inclusive practices.

2 π‘¨π’‘π’“π’Šπ’ 2026Today is World Autism Awareness Day. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’π’‚π’„π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Šπ’ π’‚π’˜π’‚π’“π’†π’π’†π’”π’”. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 π’ƒπ’š π’Šπ’•.𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’˜π’† 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒕...
02/04/2026

2 π‘¨π’‘π’“π’Šπ’ 2026

Today is World Autism Awareness Day.

𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’π’‚π’„π’Œπ’Šπ’π’ˆ π’Šπ’ π’‚π’˜π’‚π’“π’†π’π’†π’”π’”. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅 π’ƒπ’š π’Šπ’•.
𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’˜π’† 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’”π’•π’Šπ’π’ π’‡π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’Šπ’” π’–π’π’…π’†π’“π’”π’•π’‚π’π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ.
𝑭𝒐𝒓 π’…π’Šπ’ˆπ’π’Šπ’•π’š.
𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔.
𝑭𝒐𝒓 π’ƒπ’†π’π’π’π’ˆπ’Šπ’π’ˆ.

𝑢𝒏 π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 π‘¨π’–π’•π’Šπ’”π’Ž π‘¨π’˜π’‚π’“π’†π’π’†π’”π’” π‘«π’‚π’š, 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒖𝒓’𝒔 π‘«π’“π’†π’‚π’Ž π‘¨π’–π’•π’Šπ’”π’Ž 𝑻𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕 (𝑨𝑫𝑨𝑻), 𝒑𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 π’‚π’„π’Œπ’π’π’˜π’π’†π’…π’ˆπ’† 𝒂 π’…π’Šπ’‡π’‡π’Šπ’„π’–π’π’• 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒕𝒉: π’‚π’˜π’‚π’“π’†π’π’†π’”π’” 𝒉𝒂𝒔 π’ˆπ’“π’π’˜π’, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 π’π’Šπ’—π’†π’… π’“π’†π’‚π’π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’†π’” 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’„π’‰π’‚π’π’ˆπ’†π’… π’π’†π’‚π’“π’π’š π’†π’π’π’–π’ˆπ’‰.

𝑨𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’†π’”, 𝒕𝒐𝒐 π’Žπ’‚π’π’š π’‚π’–π’•π’Šπ’”π’•π’Šπ’„ π’„π’‰π’Šπ’π’…π’“π’†π’ 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’”π’•π’Šπ’π’ 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍.
𝑻𝒐𝒐 π’Žπ’‚π’π’š π’‡π’‚π’Žπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’†π’” 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’π’‚π’—π’Šπ’ˆπ’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’”π’šπ’”π’•π’†π’Žπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒐 𝒏𝒐𝒕 π’π’Šπ’”π’•π’†π’.
𝑻𝒐𝒐 π’Žπ’‚π’π’š 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒍𝒆𝒇𝒕 𝒕𝒐 π’„π’‚π’“π’“π’š 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’†π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆.
𝑻𝒐𝒐 π’Žπ’‚π’π’š 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 π’“π’†π’Žπ’‚π’Šπ’ 𝒖𝒏𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 π’–π’π’˜π’Šπ’π’π’Šπ’π’ˆ, 𝒕𝒐 π’Šπ’π’„π’π’–π’…π’†.

π‘»π’‰π’Šπ’” π’Šπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’ˆπ’‚π’‘ π’˜π’† π’†π’™π’Šπ’”π’• 𝒕𝒐 𝒂𝒅𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔.

𝑨𝒕 𝑨𝑫𝑨𝑻, 𝒐𝒖𝒓 π’˜π’π’“π’Œ π’Šπ’” 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒅 π’Šπ’ π’Žπ’π’“π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 π’‚π’˜π’‚π’“π’†π’π’†π’”π’”.
𝑾𝒆 π’˜π’π’“π’Œ π’‚π’π’π’π’ˆπ’”π’Šπ’…π’† π’‡π’‚π’Žπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’†π’”.
𝑾𝒆 π’ƒπ’–π’Šπ’π’… 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕 π’π’†π’•π’˜π’π’“π’Œπ’”.
𝑾𝒆 π’†π’π’ˆπ’‚π’ˆπ’† π’”π’šπ’”π’•π’†π’Žπ’”.
𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 π’‘π’π’π’Šπ’„π’š 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’‘π’“π’‚π’„π’•π’Šπ’„π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’“π’†π’„π’π’ˆπ’π’Šπ’›π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 π’…π’Šπ’ˆπ’π’Šπ’•π’š 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’“π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•π’” 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏𝒔 π’˜π’Šπ’•π’‰ π’‚π’–π’•π’Šπ’”π’Ž.

𝑾𝒆 π’ƒπ’†π’π’Šπ’†π’—π’† π’Šπ’π’„π’π’–π’”π’Šπ’π’ π’Šπ’” 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝒐𝒇 π’„π’‰π’‚π’“π’Šπ’•π’š.
𝑰𝒕 π’Šπ’” 𝒂 π’Žπ’‚π’•π’•π’†π’“ 𝒐𝒇 π’‹π’–π’”π’•π’Šπ’„π’†.

𝑨𝒏𝒅 π’‹π’–π’”π’•π’Šπ’„π’† π’“π’†π’’π’–π’Šπ’“π’†π’” π’Žπ’π’“π’† 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 π’˜π’π’“π’…π’”.
𝑰𝒕 π’“π’†π’’π’–π’Šπ’“π’†π’” π’Šπ’π’•π’†π’π’•π’Šπ’π’π’‚π’ π’…π’†π’”π’Šπ’ˆπ’.
𝑰𝒕 π’“π’†π’’π’–π’Šπ’“π’†π’” 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔.
𝑰𝒕 π’“π’†π’’π’–π’Šπ’“π’†π’” π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’Šπ’•π’Žπ’†π’π’• π’‡π’“π’π’Ž 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒖𝒔.

π‘»π’π’…π’‚π’š, π’˜π’† 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔, 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’‘π’“π’π’—π’Šπ’…π’†π’“π’”, 𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒔, π’‘π’π’π’Šπ’„π’šπ’Žπ’‚π’Œπ’†π’“π’”, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’„π’π’Žπ’Žπ’–π’π’Šπ’•π’Šπ’†π’”:
𝑴𝒐𝒗𝒆 π’ƒπ’†π’šπ’π’π’… π’‚π’˜π’‚π’“π’†π’π’†π’”π’”.
𝑰𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕 π’Šπ’ π’–π’π’…π’†π’“π’”π’•π’‚π’π’…π’Šπ’π’ˆ.
π‘©π’–π’Šπ’π’… π’”π’šπ’”π’•π’†π’Žπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’Šπ’π’„π’π’–π’…π’†.
π‘ͺ𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 π’˜π’‰π’†π’“π’† π’†π’—π’†π’“π’š π’‚π’–π’•π’Šπ’”π’•π’Šπ’„ 𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’•π’‰π’†π’Šπ’“ π’‡π’‚π’Žπ’Šπ’π’š 𝒄𝒂𝒏 π’ƒπ’†π’π’π’π’ˆ 𝒂𝒏𝒅 π’•π’‰π’“π’Šπ’—π’†.

𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 π’–π’π’•π’Šπ’ 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔, π’‚π’˜π’‚π’“π’†π’π’†π’”π’” π’˜π’Šπ’π’ π’‚π’π’˜π’‚π’šπ’” 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 π’˜π’‰π’‚π’• π’Šπ’” 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅.

#π‘Ύπ’π’“π’π’…π‘¨π’–π’•π’Šπ’”π’Žπ‘¨π’˜π’‚π’“π’†π’π’†π’”π’”π‘«π’‚π’š #π‘¨π’–π’•π’Šπ’”π’Žπ‘¨π’„π’„π’†π’‘π’•π’‚π’π’„π’† #π‘°π’π’„π’π’–π’”π’Šπ’π’π‘΄π’‚π’•π’•π’†π’“π’” #π‘«π’Šπ’”π’‚π’ƒπ’Šπ’π’Šπ’•π’šπ‘±π’–π’”π’•π’Šπ’„π’†

We are doing something exciting this Valentine's Day... πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯° Won't you join us? Jane Muiruri ... Tagging you to join in ...
01/02/2026

We are doing something exciting this Valentine's Day... πŸ₯°πŸ₯°πŸ₯° Won't you join us?

Jane Muiruri ... Tagging you to join in this activity. 🀩

A very blessed new year to you all and your loved ones. May this year bring us more opportunities for our children and a...
01/01/2026

A very blessed new year to you all and your loved ones. May this year bring us more opportunities for our children and adults with disability. Happy new year!

We wish you and your loved ones a very happy 2026! May you all be healthy and joyful. Happy New Year!
01/01/2026

We wish you and your loved ones a very happy 2026! May you all be healthy and joyful. Happy New Year!

Have you written to Senate yet? We have. We think the Kenya’s Autism Management Bill, 2025 is a timely and important ste...
21/12/2025

Have you written to Senate yet? We have.

We think the Kenya’s Autism Management Bill, 2025 is a timely and important step. In our submission to the Senate, we:

1. affirmed autism as a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition, not a disease
2. highlighted gaps affecting non-speaking autistic persons and communication access
3. called for structured transition services into adulthood
4. raised the need for adult autism services beyond health, including employment and housing
5. emphasised ongoing caregiver roles and legal protections after age 18
6. recommended clear education accommodations and strong accountability mechanisms

Proud to contribute lived experience and policy insight toward a stronger, inclusive framework for autistic persons and their families across the life course.

Cc Senator Crystal Asige

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