Those are the warnings of the recently established Association of NGO's dealing with autism on World Autism Awareness Day. The association has ten member organizations. Every year in Slovenia around 200 children are born with autism, which is a neurobiological disorder. The disorder is characterized by difficulties in expression and communication, as well as repetitious stereotypical patterns of behavior and interest.
The association warns that the current conditions for people with autism in Slovenia are still very difficult. The topic in Slovenia has only been discussed in the last ten years. "We need much more knowledge in the field of social care, health, much more support in schools at all levels of education, and not least we also need more support in getting these people employed and helping them keep their jobs," the association writes.

The association is convinced that a life-time wholistic treatment should be assured for people with a spectrum of autistic disorders. Figures suggest that the number of new cases in the last decade has significantly increased. There are divided opinions though as to whether the increase is really the result of more new cases, or the result of improved diagnoses and easier discovery of new cases compared to previous years.

"In March 2014 the U.S published information about the generation born in 2002 – autism was diagnosed on 1 out of 68 children! And as autism is around five times more common among boys, that means that one out of 41 boys and one out of 204 girls has autism,". These alarming findings were presented by Danilo Koren from the Bodi ZDRAV (Be HEALTHY) association, which is one of the organizations which brings together the families of autistic children.