On a daily basis teenagers and young adults take part in single and group programs, which include meetings of individualized therapeutic rehabilitation, logo-therapy, occupational-therapy, and adjusted physical education. Each of these programs is developed based on the special needs of each person, adapted according to their interests and personality. The main target of the program is to improve the skills of the beneficiaries and promote autonomy and ease the relevant difficulties that they face in every day life.

In the field of autonomy, the programs of every day life also contribute. In these programs the beneficiaries are involved in self-serving activities (making and preparing their own lunch) and taking part in tasks which simulate household tasks (laying the table, dusting, gardening etc).

Moreover, the outdoor program (excursions, walks in the park, purchases from the shops, local markets etc), are a steady part of their daily schedule, since through the engagement of the beneficiaries in activities which allow them to get in touch with the community, they develop their social skills, enhance the autonomy level and fight the stigma through a constant interaction with the neighborhood, banishing the fear, the curiosity and the prejudice, which are relevant to autism ignorance.

At the same time, the goal of the Day Center is to maintain the contact and communication with the family network of each person. Towards this goal parents’ consulting is provided. Basically, it involves monthly meetings where parents/guardians are given the chance to share their thoughts , troubles, concerns, talk about their needs and to communicate their requests regarding the presence of the teenager/adult in the institution. Moreover, an overall picture of life of the beneficiary is given, not only at home, but also at the Day Center, in a productive exchange of information with the scientific director of the institution and the therapist in charge of each beneficiary.

The possibility of direct communication between the therapist and their families, gives the opportunity to transfer the achieved goals from the framework of the Day Center to the daily life of the family, enhancing the autonomy of the beneficiary and his/her actions in the family as an equal and active member.

Towards to supporting the improvement of the quality of life at home, operates the pilot program of home visits, which takes place twice a month. The objective of the program is the psycho-education and the empowerment of the family, based on their specific requests about life at home.