Help families of children with autism
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Help families of children with autism

Have you ever heard of autism? In Portugal, there are thousands of families who deal with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) every day. We need your help to ...

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  • 31/10/2024

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Have you ever heard of autism? In Portugal, there are thousands of families who deal with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) every day. We need your help to create a community to support these parents.

Autism is a complex disorder that is estimated to affect one in every thousand children. It is a developmental disorder of the brain in which people have difficulty communicating and interacting socially, and may also exhibit unusual patterns of behavior, interests and activity.

Scientific studies show that parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) live with very high levels of stress, suffer from anxiety, frustration and, quite frequently, develop depression.

We want to create a community to support these parents by developing a platform that enables more experienced parents to help parents who are having more difficulty dealing with their children's neurodivergent condition. To make this project viable, we need to invest in creating a digital platform that allows people to share experiences and knowledge with each other. We also want to promote greater social awareness about this cause.

According to our survey, 60% of parents face situations every day where they struggle to deal with their autistic child’s behaviour . More than 80% of those surveyed want access to a counsellor to help them overcome the challenges faced as a result of their child’s condition.

Values: Sharing, overcoming, happiness, inspiration and learning

Mission: To improve the quality of life of families living with children diagnosed with ASD.

Objective: To establish a network of mentor parents capable of guiding and inspiring the greatest number of people who share their lives with children diagnosed with ASD.

We believe that creating this community can make a difference in families' lives!

For more information visit www.autismo.guru

About the author

Pedro Cepeda, father of a 6-year-old boy with ASD and a set of twins, came up with the idea for the project during a train journey between Porto and Lisbon. After receiving support from his life partner, Marina, he spent 3 months structuring the project and, using his own resources, creating the website through which he conducted a survey of parents of autistic children to validate his social project. In less than a month, the page received 1,500 visits and collected 157 responses to the questionnaire !

If you need clarification or more information, you can send an email to pedro.cepeda@outlook.com.

Budget and due dates

This project started with our own funds. Now we need support to build the platform, form the mentor network and reach the maximum number of people to benefit from this initiative.

Amount to be raised: €3,900.

With your support we will develop:

- Platform with mentor profiles and session scheduling system: €2,200

- Training support for parents who will be mentors (mentoring techniques): €600

- Production of informative content: €400

- Communication and dissemination of the project: €340

- Others (PPL commission): €360

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    Thanks!

    Thank you for your support and solidarity. Every contribution is important.

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    Thank you very much!

    A big thank you! With this contribution you are ensuring that we contribute to the well-being of families with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Thank you for being part of this cause.

    16 backers

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    Public thanks + Digital postcard

    We believe that we are all in this together for the same cause and that is why we would like to send you a personalized digital postcard, which will serve as a reminder of your generosity towards the families benefiting from this project. We will also make your support public on our website. Thank you!

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    Social Thank You + Postcard Offer

    Your commitment to these families is remarkable! We will make your support public through social media. We also want you to remember forever the families who will benefit from your donation, so we will send you a postcard by post alluding to this cause.

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    Benefactor (social publication + limited edition postcard)

    You are one of the 20 benefactors of this project and your support will remain in our memory forever! We will thank you publicly on social media and your identity will be registered in the gallery of benefactors on our website. We would also like to send you one of the 20 limited edition postcards to remember your generous contribution!

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    Benefactor

    You are one of the project's 5 benefactors. Your identity will be forever linked to this social project, through the registration of your identity as a benefactor on the website and through a very special publication on social media. We would also like to send you a frame with your benefactor certificate and a thank you postcard (special edition limited to 5 units).

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    Your generosity is unique! With your donation, we guarantee the viability of the project and your contribution will never be forgotten. Your name will appear on all pages of our website as the main donor of the project and we will personally deliver to you a framed piece with the corresponding diploma and an exclusive thank you postcard.

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Balanço da campanha

Bom dia, Obrigado a todos que contribuíram para esta campanha, seja através da sua doação ou através da divulgação do projeto. Apesar de não conseguirmos atingir o objetivo de ...

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Mon, 04/11/2024 - 19:28

Payout completed

The raised funds have been transferred to the campaign owner

31/10/2024

Campaign ended

The campaign failed to raise the total amount

Tue, 08/10/2024 - 14:12

We're now 20

We reached the first 20 backers. Let's keep up!

Mon, 30/09/2024 - 22:19

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  • Pedro Santana Cepeda

    Balanço da campanha

    Bom dia,
    Obrigado a todos que contribuíram para esta campanha, seja através da sua doação ou através da divulgação do projeto. Apesar de não conseguirmos atingir o objetivo de financiamento total do projeto, conseguimos angariar perto de 900€ graças à maioria dos apoios serem incondicionais.

    Aqui chegados, queremos partilhar com a comunidade que graças à otimização dos custos e de um conjunto de voluntários que, durante a campanha, disponibilizaram os seus conhecimentos técnicos de forma gratuita, o projeto será uma realidade.

    O valor angariado [925€ - 85,34€ (comissão PPL)], será aplicado na subscrição da plataforma de suporte ao site e do sistema de agendamento das sessões. Prevemos que o projeto fique operacional no início do mês de Dezembro e, nessa, altura partilhamos novas informações.

    Obrigado a todos!

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