Small and Less Known Groups

The activities of the Association's small and less known groups with
intellectual disabilities are aimed at persons with rare intellectual
disabilities, their families, close friends and social welfare and health
care professionals.

Due to the rareness of these intellectual disabilities, persons in these
groups and their families might find it more difficult than usual
to find information and other persons in the same situation as well
as to receive help in the service system.

The Finnish Association for Persons with Intellectual
Disabilities (Kehitysvammaisten Tukiliitto) serves families, professionals
and students by

- providing information on small and less known intellectual disabilities
and related problems
- helping families to find other families through family meetings and
maintaining a list of support families
- training families and professionals
- supporting societies and other parent groups with their aims
- co-operating with the public sector and other organisations

Further information on the Association's activities can be found
at Pienet kehitysvammaisryhmät There are diagnostic discussion groups (Angelman, Cornelia de Lange and Rett)
in the intellectual disability web service verneri.net. In addition, parents can set up Internet-based discussion groups about other topics and intellectual disabilities. The discussions can be read at Verneri

Information on small and less known groups with intellectual
disabilities and on services provided by the societies for these groups
can also be found at www.harvinaiset.org., the homepage for the network of
resource centers for small and less known groups with intellectual disabilities.

Forms and further information

Coordinator Lea Vaitti

Kehitysvammaisten Tukiliitto
(Finnish Association for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities)

Pinninkatu 51
33100 Tampere
Finland

Tel. +358 3 2403 221, 050 5288 386

E-mail: lea.vaitti@kvtl.fi