New Struan School were delighted to welcome representatives from Autism Baia Mare in Romania to visit our school and meet our pupils.

The three representatives have travelled to Scotland to get further insight and best practice advice in support of people who live with the condition in their country.

Speaking about her visit to Scotland, Ms Sztrelenczuk, who has a child with the condition, said: “We were looking for international partners that can and want to share their experience of working with children, teenagers and adults with autism. I was very impressed by the services offered by Scottish Autism and the high standard of teaching at New Struan School.

 “Romania has very little experience in offering services to help people with autism and their families. What we do have in place was mainly developed by parents who have taken pro-active measures to help them cope with the pressure of looking after a child with the condition.

“Efficient educational integration for children is also a problem that must be tackled properly and we felt there was much to learn by seeing the great work being done by Scottish Autism.”

Charlene Tait, Development Director of Scottish Autism said: “It’s been a pleasure to welcome our Romanian friends from Autism Baia Mare. We believe the innovative services we have developed along with the quality learning programmes in place at New Struan School serve as a great model for any autism organisations. We’re also delighted to share our ideas on best practice and we wish them well as they continue to develop further support for people with the condition and their families in Romania.”