Autism Awareness is the term used to describe the activities that take place, typically during the month of April, to educate the public about Autism Spectrum Disorder. It was originally declared by the Autism Society in April of 1970 and since then April has become National Autism Awareness Month in the U.S. and World Autism Awareness Day.
Organizations have been ‘raising awareness’ for over 45 years. There’s a growing trend within the autism community to evolve that term into “autism acceptance.” So many of us—parents and autistic individuals—feel that we need to move the public past simple awareness into greater understanding and deeper connection to autism if we ever hope to create compassionate, caring and accepting communities.
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