This study was conducted within the framework of the competition “Young researchers” by Kristina Gabdullina. The aim of this study was to present a realistic picture of what is happening and to identify problems in the social system of care for children and adolescents diagnosed with autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in health, education and social protection.

In 2010 the Young Researchers Project of the Soros Foundation – Kazakhstan supported research by Arsen Lukpanov– a research project titled Young People’s Motives for Participation in and Their Understanding of Volunteering as a Source of Experience and Relevant Knowledge.

In 2011 the Young Researchers Project of the Soros Foundation Kazakhstan’s Youth Initiatives Program supported the research Monitoring of the Efficiency of Government Support to Public Youth Organizations in Karaganda Region undertaken by Chingiz Lepsibayev from Temirtau.