Autism Awareness Month

Every April, we recognized the month of April as World Autism Month, beginning with United Nations-sanctioned World Autism Awareness Day on April 2.  There are several factors that make autism an important topic for the Black community:

• Autism amplifies stereotypes.
• Black autistic people are most often discriminated against.
• School system and health care is disproportionately misdiagnosed Black children with autism.

Throughout the month, we are encouraging everyone affected by the disease to share stories to provide opportunities to increase understanding and acceptance of people with autism, fostering worldwide support. This year, we are raising awareness  in hopes to creating a world where all people with autism can reach their full potential.