ORGANISATION’S VISION, MISSION STATEMENT, PRIMARY GOALS AND VALUES

Vision: “A society where Person with Autism enjoy independent and dignified life.”

Mission: “Empowering Person with Autism to protect and promote their rights and utilize their skills to have a meaningful and effective participation in the society.”

Goals: Achieving the following condition shall be the goals of ACNS
A condition, where there is;

• Easy access for Persons with Autism to health, appropriate education, employment/livelihood, empowerment, social participation, use of all facilities, assistance, and support, reasonable accommodation, including all services, facilities, and opportunities connected to their special needs as their rights.
  
  
• Accessible, unbiased, and accurate clinical diagnosis, assessment, and therapies for children with Autism.
  
  
• Adequate constitutional provisions, policies, laws to address all human rights and needs of Persons with Autism.
  
  
• Availability of legal representation and assistance for persons with autism, to protect all their legal rights.
  
  
• Equal access to all facilities, services, and activities in the community.
  
  
• Sustainability of ACNS.

Objectives: 

• To increase awareness on Autism.
  
  
• To increase understanding about Autism among health care professionals for early diagnosis and intervention.
  
  
• To improve the skills of parents, carers, teachers, and policymakers.
  
  
• Advocacy for the rights of Persons with Autism.
  
  
• To increase knowledge and skills of Persons with Autism in vocational activities to increase independence and to create employment opportunities.
  
  
• Advocacy to ensure inclusive education for Children and Persons with Autism.
  
  
• Formation of Parents Network group of Children and Persons with Autism throughout the country.
  
  
• To create job opportunities for Adults with Autism.

AT ACNS WE VALUE

• We respect and value the uniqueness of all individuals within the autism spectrum; with appropriate interventions, each person can make some contribution to his/her family, community and to society.
  
  We demonstrate respect by advancing an individualized, person-centered approach that is based upon the person’s distinctive strengths, abilities, interests, and choices; the person with autism is the priority for us. We cherish, value and appreciate the untiring efforts our staff, carers, parents to support and better the lives and well-being of all PWA.
  
  
• We value our staff, their selection, training, and development as they are the keys to our success.
  We support individuals within the autism spectrum, their families, carers and their friends; we acknowledge that parents and other primary caregivers know the individual best. We promote optimism and can-do attitude amongst families with autism. ACNS is our temple and united we worship here for the good of our beloved family members.
  
  
• We promote better public awareness and understanding of the autism spectrum and advocate for public policy and funding that expands research as well as medical, therapeutic, educational, vocational, recreational, social, and residential options. We envision support to PWA beyond the lives of their parents and carers.
  We encourage and promote cooperative relationships among families with autism, schools, organizations, and professionals involved in the lives of people within the autism spectrum. We are humble and appreciate our supporters, we pray for their good health and happiness too.
  
  
• We embrace diversity, and value relationships founded on honesty, integrity, true dedication and mutual respect.
  
  
• Partner with our volunteers and stakeholders, who have a voice in our journey.