WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY

WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY

          April 2nd, world Autism awareness day aims to bring attention to Global Health crisis. Autism is one of the fastest-growing disorders in the world. The day aims to raise Awareness of Autism disorder and improve the lives of those currently living with autism.

What is autism

          Autism is a developmental disorder that affect a person's interaction, communication and behavior. And it's a lifelong brain development disorder. These symptoms are present before the age 3 of a child life and these signs often develop gradually. It is estimated that approximately 1 % of the Global population has autism.

           Autism is caused from the combination of genetic and environmental factors. This includes certain infections during pregnancy and also by the use of alcohol or cocaine during pregnancy.

           Although there is no certain known cure for autism, we can help the affected children with behavioral interventions or early speech and through proper education.

SIGNS OF AUTISM

·        difficulty in social interaction

·        preferring to be alone and avoiding eye contact

·        having problems with communication

·        difficulty in expressing their desires or feelings through words.

WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS WEEK

The national autistic society motivates the public to take part in activities during these 7 days of world Autism awareness week in order to raise money and awareness that that can be used for helping the affected people.

WHEN IS WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS WEEK IN 2018

        World Autism awareness week will be from 26^th March to 2^nd April in 2018