The Cri du Chat Children's Association (ABC) is a national organization founded in October 1995 by parents of a five-year-old child with Cri du Chat syndrome.
The first three letters of the alphabet represent for these children a hope for acquiring speech.
The condition cannot be treated with medication, but it is essential to begin therapeutic intervention with physical therapy, psychomotor therapy, and speech-language pathology to help the child reach a higher level of cognitive function.
The Association aims to:
- Share information with families of children with Cri du Chat syndrome, keeping them updated on new therapeutic developments and ending their isolation.
- Raise public awareness about the syndrome and its challenges, and in particular alert physicians, pediatricians, and geneticists to the importance of early diagnosis.
- Encourage public health authorities to put in place support systems for families with children who have Cri du Chat syndrome and to guarantee adequate rehabilitation therapy programs for these children.
- Build collaborative relationships and conduct research with medical and scientific organizations and institutions, both national and international, while funding scholarships and the purchase of specialized equipment.
See also: "Understanding Disability: Cri du Chat Syndrome"
Cri du Chat Children's Association
Website: criduchat.it
Phone and Fax: 055/828683
Address: Via N. Machiavelli, 56 - (Palazzo Comunale)
50026 San Casciano Val di Pesa (Florence)