World Autism Awareness Day shines a bright light on autism!
Light It Up Blue, annually observed on April 2nd is dedicated to raising international awareness of autism. Iconic landmarks around the globe – including the Empire State Building in New York City and Willis Tower in Chicago along with the CN Tower in Toronto and Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia – as well as airports, bridges, museums, concert halls, restaurants, hospitals, and retail stores in many countries around the world lit up in bright blue on the evening of April 1 – the first night of Autism Awareness Month and the eve of World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD).
You can help by checking the information about Autism Spectrum Disorder (what is it, symptoms…), so that you can help other people with this knowledge and raise awareness. You can also light a blue light at your house on April 2nd (blue candles, blue lamps…), buy blue balloons to your kids and wear blue clothes or accessories. Some websites even accept donations for foundations and research on ASD.
World Autism Awareness Day activities help to increase and develop world knowledge of the autism epidemic and impart information regarding the importance of early diagnosis and early intervention. Additionally, WAAD celebrates the unique talents and skills of persons with autism and is a day when individuals with autism are warmly welcomed and embraced in community events around the globe.
Each individual with autism is unique. Many of those on the autism spectrum have exceptional abilities in visual skills, music and academic skills. About 40 percent have average to above average intellectual abilities. Indeed, many persons on the spectrum take deserved pride in their distinctive abilities and “atypical” ways of viewing the world. Others with autism have significant disability and are unable to live independently. About 25 percent of individuals with ASD are nonverbal but can learn to communicate using other means.
Please, read the information on the websites below and sign this petition! Let’s light up a blue light on Autism Spectrum Disorders! Thank you!
More information on: http://www.autismspeaks.org and https://www.un.org/en/events/autismday/