La Forza del Silenzio

What La Forza del Silenzio does

La Forza del Silenzio is an Italian non-profit consortium — anchored by the Associazione ONLUS founded on 14 January 2008 by Vincenzo Abate and Antonella Puocci, parents of twins with autism, alongside rehabilitation professionals and other affected families — that delivers specialized autism services across the lifespan in Campania. Its core methodology is Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), built on reinforcement, shaping, chaining, and fading principles derived from Ivar Lovaas's work, operationalized through individualized therapeutic-rehabilitation plans (PTRI) and Individual Socio-Health Protocols (PISS). Two sister social cooperatives, Soc. Cooperativa La Forza del Silenzio and Soc. Cooperativa LFS Global Care, work alongside the ONLUS under a protocollo d'intesa to deliver the full service range, which includes direct ABA therapy at the clinics, semi-residential adult care, Panta Rei summer programs, a motor laboratory (Laboratorio Motorio), parent training, and teacher training via school MOUs across Campania. The consortium also offers paid Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification courses, priced €300-€400+ per participant, delivered both on-site in Casal di Principe and remotely via video conference.

The business model is a hybrid of public-health reimbursement from the Italian ASL system (Caserta and Napoli 2 Nord) routed through multidisciplinary UVI/UVIBR commissions, social donations and family contributions to the ONLUS, and fee-based professional training. Services are delivered from two operational facilities in Casal di Principe — the villas at Via Bologna 1 and Via Bologna 10, both confiscated from Camorra boss Francesco Schiavone ('Sandokan') and entrusted to the association via the Agrorinasce consortium in 2009 and 2012 — under agreements with the Casal di Principe municipality. The organization is also engaged in scientific research through formal collaborations with Università Suor Orsola Benincasa, Università di Napoli Federico II, Università di Cassino, Università dell'Aquila, CNR (Maria Giuseppina Miano), and the American Research Foundation (ARI) in Baltimore, producing PubMed-indexed publications and contributing to Italian parliamentary autism policy discussions including the XII Commissione resolution 8-00037 of 25 July 2019. No revenue, headcount, or financial figures are publicly disclosed; published bilancio sociale (social balance sheets) exist but specific amounts are not in the available source material.

Name

La Forza del Silenzio

Legal name

Associazione ONLUS La Forza del Silenzio

Website

https://laforzadelsilenzio.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Forza del Silenzio is a Campania-based Italian non-profit ONLUS, founded in 2008, that delivers ABA therapy, PTRI/PISS rehabilitation, and RBT training for autistic individuals and their families from confiscated Camorra properties in Casal di Principe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Autism Therapy Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Autism Classroom & School Program Support (Inclusion/Resource) (EDAKAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Autism Parent/Caregiver Education & Training (School-Linked) (EDAKAKAJ), Autism Executive Functioning & Academic Skills Intervention (EDAKAKAI), Behavioral Support & Positive Behavior Intervention Childcare (HSAAAIAF), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Autism therapy services
• Applied behavior analysis
• ABA therapy programs
• RBT certification training
• Autism rehabilitation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Casal di Principe

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Health System Reimbursement (PTRI/PISS): Individualized therapeutic-rehabilitation plans (PTRI) and Individual Socio-Health Protocols (PISS) are funded through the Italian public health system (ASL), family donations, and social contributions. The association provides services under agreement with public healthcare commissions.
2. RBT Training Course Fees: The organization delivers paid Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) certification courses to professionals (psychologists, educators, speech therapists, etc.). Course fees range from €300 to €400+ per participant. Courses are offered independently of the BACB.
3. Social Donations and Family Contributions: PTRI plans are sustained through social donations from families and the community. The organization operates on a non-profit basis across its three entities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

La Forza del Silenzio is a non-profit association (ONLUS) that delivers Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy and individualized cognitive-behavioral rehabilitation plans (PTRI/PISS) for children and adults with autism spectrum disorder in Casal di Principe, Italy. The organization operates from properties confiscated from the Camorra and provides a continuum of services including semi-residential care, Parent Training, motor labs, the Panta Rei summer program, RBT certification courses, teacher training, scientific research collaborations, and policy advocacy. Services are funded through the Italian public health system (ASL), social donations, family contributions, and paid professional training fees.

Product overview

La Forza del Silenzio is a non-profit association (ONLUS) providing comprehensive autism services through a multi-component approach. The core offering centers on ABA (Applied Behavioral Analysis) therapy services, which encompasses the Metodo ABA using behavioral principles like reinforcement, shaping, and chaining. This core is supported by individualized treatment plans including PTRI (Piano Terapeutico Riabilitativo Individuale) and PISS (Protocollo Individuale Socio Sanitario). Additional service modules include Parent Training programs, RBT Training Courses for professional certification, Panta Rei summer school programs, Motor Laboratory activities, Scientific Research Programs in partnership with universities, Teacher Training initiatives, and seminar/conference offerings. The organization operates from confiscated properties in Casal di Principe and provides services spanning diagnosis, treatment, family support, professional training, and advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ABA Therapy Services Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy services providing cognitive-behavioral interventions for individuals with autism spectrum disorder, delivered through individualized treatment plans at association centers in Casal di Principe and funded through the Italian public health system (ASL).

Quantifiable outcome

• 180 users awaiting services (as of Dec 2019), indicating high demand for the organization's specialized autism services
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ASL CasertacoreOthers · 4 December 2019The local public health authority (ASL) commissions therapeutic treatments from the association. As of December 2019, ASL Caserta's Director General confirmed ongoing funding for treatments and plans to evaluate and potentially onboard the 180 users on the waiting list.
• Università Suor Orsola Benincasa di NapolicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Academic partnership for scientific research and student training in the field of autism. Contributes to the organization's research mission and provides academic credibility.
• Università degli Studi di CassinocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019University collaboration for joint research on autism and related topics. Part of the organization's network of academic partnerships.
• Università dell'AquilacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Academic partnership contributing to the organization's research activities on autism.
• Università di Napoli Federico II – Dipartimento di PsicologiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Primary psychology department partnership for research on autism. Includes joint work on caspase research (Luongo/Siniscalco) published in PubMed.
• Scuola di Specializzazione per PsicoterapeutiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership with a psychotherapist training school for specialized professional development related to autism treatment.
• Clinica Villa dei Fiori – Acerra (per HBOT)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Clinical partnership for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) research and application in autism treatment.
• American Research Foundation (ARI) – Baltimora, USAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019International research collaboration with ARI Baltimore focusing on gastric permeability research in autism. Represents the organization's key transatlantic scientific partnership.
• Dario Siniscalco – Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Università della CampaniacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaboration with scientist Dario Siniscalco on genetic and molecular autism research, including caspase studies. Contributor to national conferences organized by the association.
• Maria Giuseppina Miano – CNRcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Collaboration with CNR (National Research Council) researcher on autism studies, contributing scientific expertise to conferences and awareness events.
• Middle and High Schools (Campania)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2019Memoranda of understanding with middle and high schools in the Campania region for teacher training and the provision of specialist ABA assistance in educational settings.
• AgrorinascecoreOthers · 1 January 2012Agrorinasce is the consortium that administers properties confiscated from the Camorra. It manages and assigns confiscated assets to social organizations like La Forza del Silenzio. The association received management rights to two villas (Via Bologna 1 and Via Bologna 10) through this consortium.
• Soc. Cooperativa LFS Global CarecoreOthers · 1 January 2012One of the three organizations operating under the non-profit protocol. LFS Global Care appears to specialize in RBT training course delivery and may handle the training/cooperative arm of the consortium.
• Soc. Cooperativa La Forza del SilenziocoreOthers · 1 January 2012One of the three organizations operating under the non-profit protocol alongside the ONLUS Association. Together the three entities form the integrated consortium delivering autism services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cooperativa Anastasis: Italian social cooperative providing rehabilitation, education, and therapeutic services including for autism. Comparable as a cooperative-structured operator of applied behavior analysis and related clinical services in Italy.
• ABA Institute Italia: Italy-based ABA training and service provider; comparable through its focus on delivering BACB-aligned RBT/BCBA coursework and clinical ABA services to the Italian autism population.
• Fondazione Italiana Autismo (FIA): Italian foundation dedicated to autism research and service quality. Comparable through its focus on evidence-based autism interventions and overlap with the same family/provider ecosystem.
• ANGSA - Associazione Nazionale Genitori Soggetti Autistici: Italy's main national association of parents of autistic individuals; directly comparable as a parent-led nonprofit providing advocacy, training, and services for the autism community in Italy.
• FOBAP - Fondazione per l'Autismo Onlus: Italian autism nonprofit providing direct ABA services and family support programs. Comparable as a nonprofit operator of autism treatment centers in Italy with a similar clinical-and-family model.

Others

• Lega del Filo d'Oro: Italian nonprofit providing rehabilitation and educational services for deafblind and multi-disabled individuals. Comparable through its nonprofit service-delivery model in disability care and family support, though focused on a different population.

Broad incumbents

• Anffas Onlus: Italian national federation for families of people with intellectual and relational disabilities including autism. Comparable as a large, established nonprofit providing social services, training, and advocacy across Italian regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/laforzadelsilenzio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/la-forza-del-silenzio

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about La Forza del Silenzio