30 years and still standing

We don't celebrate. We keep going.

On October 21, 2026, Le Silence des Justes turns 30. We could have thrown a gala dinner, ordered a fancy cake, invited officials to smile in front of cameras. We won't. Because while we'd be doing that, families are waiting. Children are waiting. And when it comes to autism, waiting isn't lost time — it's lost development. Forever.

So no. We don't celebrate. We keep going.

What 30 years change — and what they don't

Over thirty years, perceptions have shifted. Autism is no longer the shameful taboo hidden behind closed institution doors. Methods have evolved, families are better informed, the media talks about it. The film "Hors-Normes" put our faces on the big screen. All of that matters.

But here is what hasn't changed: the morning a mother learns her child's diagnosis, she finds herself alone. Lost. Facing a system that's overwhelmed, waiting lists that stretch on, exhausted professionals and doors that close. That mother still exists today. She'll still exist tomorrow if nothing is done.

She is why Le Silence des Justes exists. She is why we get up every morning. For thirty years.

Inclusion is not an idea. It's a daily choice.

Here, we don't give up. Not on the "too complex" cases. Not on children no one else will take. Not on the adults society forgot for too long. Inclusion isn't a concept pinned to a wall — it's a stance we take in every session, every shared meal, every word pulled from a child who wasn't speaking the day before.

Thirty years of one conviction: every autistic person has something to give to the world. It's up to the world to take a step toward them.

On October 21, take that step with us.

For our 30th anniversary, we are launching an exceptional fundraising campaign. Not to survive — to move forward. To open new spots, train new educators, support new families knocking on our door and whom we sometimes have to tell "please wait a little longer."

Those words — "wait a little longer" — we want to erase them from our vocabulary.

Your donation is 66% tax-deductible and doesn't fund an association. It funds a child. A session. A breakthrough. Perhaps the first word of a lifetime.

30 years of Le Silence des Justes. And we still have so much to say.