QF launches 10-year strategy to advance support for people with autism

Doha, Qatar: The expansion of a school supporting children with autism and their families, an autism community hub, AI driven innovations, and groundb...

Doha, Qatar: The expansion of a school supporting children with autism and their families, an autism community hub, AI-driven innovations, and groundbreaking genetic research are all part of a new blueprint launched by Qatar Foundation that maps out how autism support and action will be amplified within its ecosystem and community over the next decade.

The Qatar Foundation Autism Strategy 2025-2035, unveiled today at an Education City event, has been developed in alignment with Qatar’s national autism agenda and efforts, reflecting how autism is one of the nation’s foremost health challenges, and Qatar Foundation’s (QF) role as a key stakeholder in national development and a longstanding champion of disability rights, accessibility, and inclusion.

Created following the establishment in late 2023 of a QF Autism Task Force, the strategy unifies QF’s existing work in the field of autism, identifies how gaps can be bridged to ensure those with autism and their families have the best possible support, and outlines 10-year targets to be achieved in multiple areas – from education and employment to community support services, healthcare, and research and innovation.

Through the implementation of the strategy, QF aims to achieve the following within its community by 2035: