Autism Awareness Day (April 2nd, 2022)

Happy Autism Awareness Day! April 2nd is an International day marked for proper understanding of Autism, acceptance of those on the Autism spectrum and for fostering worldwide support and inspiring people to take a stand on Autism Awareness.

The 17 sustainable development goals developed by the United Nations as a blueprint for addressing the major challenges facing the world, including inequality. The pandemic in 2020 has exacerbated the issue of inequalities in Education. Students with autism have been especially affected with the disruptions in routines, as well as the services and support they rely on.

In this respect, the SDG’s echo the UN convention on the Rights Of Persons With Disabilities. Article 24 of the convention states that people with disabilities have the right to inclusive, quality education on equal basis with others and that reasonable accommodation of the individual’s needs be provided.

That is why the theme of this year’s Autism Awareness Day is ‘Inclusion In The Workplace’ which emphasizes how important it is for people on the autism spectrum to receive quality education so they can fulfill their potential and have success in the labour market.

On this day, April 2nd we stand for inclusivity in all aspects of life including but not limited to Education, Healthcare, Work and Career, etc.

To read more about the United Nations efforts to ensure inclusive education, visit https://www.un.org/en/observances/autism-day

To read more about the Autism Spectrum Disorder, visit https://www.autism-society.org/what-is/

Support plus is an awesome sub-community with focus on Autism, ADHD, OCD, Hoarding disorder, BDD, and Dermatillomania, Trichotillomania & Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors (BFRB ).They made an awesome post about autism acceptance month which you read HERE.

In celebration of Autism Awareness Day 2022, we asked members of the disability support and support plus on the autism spectrum, about their personal experiences with living with autism with the aim of learning from them, and understanding them better.

These will also be the first set of interviews in the new interview series called "Inclusivity Diaries".

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Ice-breaker: What are things you didn't know about autism before?

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