Ivan Corea (Autism Campaign and Journalist)

Ivan Corea
Born Sri Lanka
Nationality Sri Lankan, British
Education
  • S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia
  • Chalfonts County Secondary School Chalfont
  • St. Peter's Buckinghamshire
  • Archbishop Tenison's Grammar School Croyden
  • Brunel University, Greenwich University
Known for
Board member of
  • Autism Foundation
  • Autism Awareness UK

Ivan Corea established autism-related charities, service organisations such as Autism Awareness Campaign UK and Autism Sunday. He took a lead role in raising awareness about autism.[1][2][3]

Education

Corea was born in Sri Lanka and educated at S Thomas’ Preparatory School Kollupitiya and S. Thomas' College Mt Lavinia. His classmates included Uthum Herat, Suresh Thambipillai and R. D. Gunaratne.[4]

His family emigrated to United Kingdom, and he attended Chalfonts County Secondary School in Chalfont, St. Peter's Buckinghamshire, Archbishop Tenison's Grammar School in Croydon. He went on to attend colleges attached to Brunel University and Greenwich University.

Autism

Corea has received many awards for his work in autism, including the Charity Times Charity Personality of the Year Award, the Windrush Community Service Award, the BBC TV Community Award (runner-up), the Asian Woman Magazine Community Award, the Beacon Fellowship Highly Commended Award and the Daily Mail Unsung Heroes Award Certificate. He has been honoured as an Autism Light.[5]

Journalism

Corea's work includes contributions to the Third World Impact books, the Visible Minority Report, presented to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kuala Lampur. In 1981 he was nominated for the UN Media Peace Prize.

Family

Corea and his wife Charika were inspired to initiate their autism awareness campaign by their son Charin, who has autism.[6]

Corea is the son of Vernon Corea, a well-known journalist and broadcaster who worked at Radio Ceylon and BBC. He is the grandson of clergyman Ivan Corea, the nephew of diplomat Ernest Corea, who was his father's younger brother, and the great-grandson of Dr. James Alfred Ernest Corea.

References

  1. ↑ "Public Inquiry". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  2. ↑ "About the UK autism foundation". ukautismfoundation.org. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  3. ↑ "Ivan Corea". Chilawcoreas.com. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  4. ↑ "Tribute Dr. Uthum Heart (1957-2009)". Daily News. dailynews.lkaccessdate=2014-04-10. 10 November 2009.
  5. ↑ "Autism Lights". autism-light.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  6. ↑ "Public Inquiry". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2014-04-10.


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