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The original resolution had four main components: the establishment of the second day of April as World Autism Awareness Day, [11] beginning in 2008 invitation to Member States and other relevant organizations to the UN or the international societal system, including non-governmental organizations and the private sector, to create initiatives to raise public awareness of autism
The project was dedicated to promoting acceptance and accommodations for autistic people in society and was primarily supported by autistic people. The website for TAAProject disappeared a decade later, but the idea of promoting acceptance has now been adopted with other campaigns such as Autism Acceptance Month. [150]
April is Autism Acceptance Month, previously known as Autism Awareness Month. What do people with autism wish others knew? We asked to find out.
Since 2011, the Autistic Self Advocacy Network has celebrated April as Autism Acceptance Month. In 2021, the Autism Society of America urged organizations to retitle Autism Awareness Day as Autism Acceptance Day, to focus on "more fully integrating those 1 in 54 Americans living with autism into our social fabric". [417]
April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month which is a time to learn about the disorder and support individuals with ASD. April is Autism Acceptance Month: Winchendon library seeks to be Autism ...
They're part of a controversial group hoping to radically change the way others look at autism. Their message: Stop the search for a cure and begin celebrating autistic people for their differences. Paula C. Durbin-Westby. "Autism Acceptance Day and Month". Autism Acceptance Day blog. Archived from the original on 13 January 2013
Before 2015, John Elder Robison was the only autistic person ever to serve on Autism Speaks's board of directors. He later resigned in protest against the organization. [61] In 2015, Autism Speaks made a commitment to provide better representation by appointing two autistic people to its 26-member board of directors.
Arab American Heritage Month; Autism Acceptance Month [11] Cancer Control Month; Confederate History Month; Dalit History Month; Financial Literacy Month [12] Jazz Appreciation Month; Mathematics Awareness Month [13] [14] National Child Abuse Prevention Month [15] [16] National Pet Month (United Kingdom) National Poetry Month; National Poetry ...