Our top 10 favourites from Autism Awareness Week 2019
World Autism Awareness Day happens on April 2nd every day all over the world to raise awareness about autism. This article features Our Small Wonders top ten favourites from Autism Awareness Day and the events that happened around it in Pakistan.
1. Light it up blue
On the 2 April 2019, buildings around the world were illuminated in blue to show support for Autism Awareness Day including in Karachi where one of such building was Frere Hall.
2. Ali Zafar leads autism awareness walk in Lahore
Singer and actor Ali Zafar led an autism awareness walk on The Mall organised by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Welfare Trust on 2 April.
3. Inauguration of the biggest centre for autism in South Asia C-ARTS on April 7th 2019
5. Prime Minister’s Imran Khan’s tweet recognising the potential of individuals with Autism
Today on #WorldAutismAwarenessDay there is global recognition not only of Autism but also the immense potential of persons with Autism. I want to assure parents & teachers we will have a policy that ensures welfare of persons with Autism & allows them to realise their potential.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 2, 2019
6. Article by Zainab Kizilbash on what happens when parents focus on the strength of individuals with autism
7. Article by Durriya Shamsi on why we need more awareness and empathy on awareness is necessary
8. A parent writes about the ten things she learnt from her autistic son
9. A therapist writes about what they have learnt from their children with autism
10. Huffington Post article from 2018 on why autism awareness week is not enough.
Ok so No. 10 is actually from 2018 but we thought the message from the article was worth repeating: one week for autism awareness is not enough. Our Small Wonders agrees.
