April is Autism Awareness Month and World Autism Awareness Day on 2nd April was observed and celebrated across the world, from Islamabad to Ilford and Ipanema. More than one in every 100 people is autistic and diagnostic rates are increasing all the time, so it’s really important to be autism-aware at all times of the year.
Newly formed support group for young people with Asperger’s/ high-functioning autism.
We went to a pebble trail event in Lymm, which had been organised by Picthatevent, a local company who make personalised story books for children who suffer from autism/ Asperger’s/ anxiety. Village traders had turned their windows blue for the day and there were posters and an awareness raising blue pebble trail around the village with flags, balloons and a biscuit at the end of the trail. The event raised money for the National Autistic Society.
As you may be aware, Better Tuition is hosting a meeting for a newly formed support group for children and young people with Asperger’s/ high-functioning autism. The meeting is on Wednesday, 24th April at 7.30pm. We want as many people as possible to find out about this. Please print off a copy of the poster and distribute it wherever you think it will be useful:
The posters are in Word format.
The group (which still has no name) aims to support young people with or without a formal diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome/ High-functioning autism. Please visit the group’s forum at www.traffordasd.com, or email for more information. You can also follow the group on Twitter – so please do!
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