Attend our Academic Days :
November 21st, 22nd, and 23rd
"Current directions in Autism Research"
Building a World Focused on Prevention and Improved Care for Intellectual Disabilities
"A world in which intellectual disability ceases being one"
Our mission
To contribute to the positive development of people with disabilities by undertaking and supporting scientific research projects and field initiatives.
Our Actions
Research Grants
The Marguerite-Marie Delacroix Support Fund awards grants for genetic and clinical research focusing on persons with intellectual disabilities or neurocognitive development disorders.
Aid to Associations
The Support Fund helps associations that contribute to the assistance, well-being, education, and diagnosis of people with intellectual disabilities.
Autism
«Autism affects 1 in 68 children»
More specifically, the Support Fund finances projects focusing on the prevention of autistic disorders by awarding grants to research programmes aimed at identifying the causes of autism and at facilitating the diagnosis and early guidance of children with autistic disorders.
Ongoing Research Programmes
Research Grants
Ongoing Projects
Associations Supported
History
The Marguerite-Marie Delacroix Support Fund was set up in 1988 as a non-profit organisation distinct from the Fondation Marguerite-Marie Delacroix, founded in 1950 by Mr and Mrs Jules Delacroix in memory of their daughter who died of scarlet fever at the age of 13.
Projects We Support
Le Chat Botté is a functional rehabilitation centre that provides day care for children under the age of seven with autism or pervasive developmental disorders.
Les aubépines offers a safe and supportive living environment for 51 adults with autism and intellectual disabilities.
The Support Fund is assisting them with a significant project to develop and modify their infrastructure to align with current needs.
