 The inclusive schools and autism training and research programme received also endorsement from education minister Jane Davidson of the Welsh Assembly Government in 2006; over 500 schools across Wales have participated in the programme since 2006.Autism Cymru has also run national schools forums in Wales since 2004.Autism Cymru collaborated with The Irish Society for Autism on the 2009-12 European-funded Deis Cyfle, a project that receives some of its monies from the European Regional Development Fund.