*THROWBACK EPISODE*
This conversation with Mafer Chang was originally released on May 27, 2020. We are re-releasing it today to bring attention to the great work being done at her center Centro Enigma in Ecuador.
One of our October SkillCorps teams is currently in Ecuador collaborating with the staff at Centro Enigma. Follow us on IG @globalautismproject to see the team in action!
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Mafer Chang is the founder of Centro Enigma, an autism center in Ecuador.
The Global Autism Project has been partnered with Centro Enigma since 2018. We have since sent 4 SkillCorps teams to collaborate with their teachers and provide training in Applied Behavior Analysis, or ABA.
Since opening her first center in Guayaquil in 2015, Mafer has expanded her reach to two other cities, Samborondon and Manta. She had plans to open a fourth center in Portoviejo this April, however that has been put on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.
When this episode was recorded on March 20th, Ecuador was on their 5th day of mandated lockdown. Mafer had just closed Centro Enigma a few days before and was transitioning to offer online services for families.
In this episode, we discuss:
You can learn more about Mafer Chang and her work here: Centro Enigma.
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