Along with the question of NSU's participation in scientific research on the subject of autism, which are conducted with the organizational support of the Fund «Exit», participants of the meeting have also discussed the problems of training specialists in the direction of applied behavior analysis, the scientific discipline underlying the most effective correctional and educational techniques for children with autism. The participants of the meeting were most interested in the introduction of the inclusive model called «Resource Class» in the Novosibirsk Region for teaching pupils with autism in general schools.
Last year, on the second of April, NSU joined the worldwide movement «Light it up Blue»: lighting on the new building of the university for a week has been turned blue in the recognition of the problem of autism.