Daily Times
April 6, 2021
April 2, each year is observed around the world as World Autism Awareness Day. The purpose of observing this day is to raise awareness about Autism and highlight the challenges faced by people with autism and their families.
Like any other country in the world, autism is widely prevalent in Pakistan. There is, however, no official figure as there has never been a survey of people with autism. Civil society organizations estimate the number of people with autism in the country to be between 400,000 to 500,00. These estimates, however, are not substantiated by any scientific survey. World Health Organization estimates that one in every 160 children in the world is suffering from autism. If this formula is applied to Pakistan, the number of children with autism in the country would be around one million, and the number would be growing every year.
Daily Times
April 6, 2021
April 2, each year is observed around the world as World Autism Awareness Day. The purpose of observing this day is to raise awareness about Autism and highlight the challenges faced by people with autism and their families. Like any other country in the world, autism is widely prevalent in Pakistan. There is, however, no […]
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Autism Awareness Day Helps Family Members Feel Support
The annual World Autism Awareness Day was Friday April 2 of this year. On Friday night, Nolanne Rust and others gathered at the square, to celebrate the day and to recognize those with Autism.
“Today is actually World Autism Awareness Day. So it’s actually a global Autism Awareness Day. Autism Awareness, in general, is April, the month of April, but April 2 is World Autism Day,” explained Rust.
Rust’s son has been diagnosed with Autism, and the day of recognition piqued her interest.
“Yeah, so our youngest son is three years old and he was diagnosed a few months before his birthday, last September. So we’ve actually worn blue for years, actually, with autism awareness on the second, but this year, it was a little deeper, a little closer to home for us with him,” says Rust of her interest in the day.
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A couple weeks ago we celebrated World Down Syndrome Day with our colourful, mismatched socks. On April 2 many of us also commemorated World Autism Awareness Day.
I’ve noticed, though, that many people don’t know the difference between autism and Down syndrome, and many parents need guidance on how to determine if their child has autism and, of course, the next steps.
In this article, I use information gathered from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the American Psychiatric Association to answer some of your most pressing questions.