According to Autism-Europe (www.autismeurope.org), over the past 30 years in Europe, the number of reported cases of autism has increased rapidly in all countries where prevalence studies have been conducted. The main reasons are the increased awareness of autism and changes to diagnostic criteria.
It is expected that the project will raise awareness for experts in sport and Autism domain all over Europe. The offering of the training material for the “coaches with knowledge and perception of Autism”, the certification scheme and the VR scenarios as open Educational Resource (OER) in the public domain will also contribute to a greater impact. The project will be a pioneer result of strategic cooperation between Sport and Autism experts, adult learning providers, certification experts and a technical partner with expertise in VR applications.