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Minnesota governor Mark Dayton declared the World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April 2013. World Autism Awareness Day, sometimes referred to as World Autism Day, is marked yearly on 2 April. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly at the end of 2007. [137] Some autism rights advocates have campaigned to rename it Autism Acceptance ...
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
In 2011, the first Autism Acceptance Day celebrations were organized by Paula Durbin Westby, as a response to traditional "Autism Awareness" campaigns which the Autistic community found harmful and insufficient. [113] [114] Autism Acceptance Day is now held every April. [113] "Awareness" focuses on informing others of the existence of autism ...
April is Autism Acceptance Month, previously known as Autism Awareness Month. What do people with autism wish others knew? We asked to find out.
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 ...
April is National Autism Acceptance Month and April 2 was World Autism Day — both intended to increase awareness and understanding of Autism. ... On World Autism Day and throughout National ...
In April 2013, as part of Autism Acceptance Month – a counter-movement against the cure-focused Light It Up Blue and Autism Awareness Month movements – ASAN launched an Autism Acceptance Month web site. [43] [44]
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]