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Depends on who is doing the celebrating.
it’s April, which means Autism Awareness Month. And April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day. You’ll see landmarks like the White House and the Empire State building lighting it up blue. And Neurodiversity trainings will be occurring all month long in businesses and schools promoting neurodivergent affirming practices. And one would think, “this is a good thing”, right? Well, it’s definitely a thing. A complicated thing. There is a lot of background and history surrounding this month-and this seems like a great time to learn a little about at it all.
On this episode you will learn:
- The history of Autism Awareness Month and World Autism Awareness Day
- Reasons why Autism Speaks does not necessarily "speak" for the majority of autistic voices
- Ways you can better support the goals of autism awareness month
- Why acceptance is more important than awareness
If you like what Neuroversity is doing, consider supporting the podcast by giving us a review on Apple or becoming a Patreon supporter. Details on both can be found on our website at
https://www.neuroversitypod.com/resources
Links to sources cited in this episode:
UN statement on World Autism Awareness Day 2022
https://www.un.org/en/observances/autism-day/message
Moving from awareness to acceptance article by Emily Willingham
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2017/04/01/no-foolin-forget-about-autism-awareness-and-lighting-up-blue/?sh=3a1308214aac
History on Autism Awareness Month and Autism Speaks
https://www.verywellhealth.com/should-you-celebrate-autism-awareness-month-4134347
Autism Speaks Board of Directors
https://www.autismspeaks.org/board-directors
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) link to Autism Acceptance Month:
https://autismacceptance.com
The Autism Society:
https://autismsociety.org/who-we-are/
Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism:
https://thinkingautismguide.com/
Follow Neuroversity on all our social platforms:
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Send me a Text Message about the show!
Depends on who is doing the celebrating.
it’s April, which means Autism Awareness Month. And April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day. You’ll see landmarks like the White House and the Empire State building lighting it up blue. And Neurodiversity trainings will be occurring all month long in businesses and schools promoting neurodivergent affirming practices. And one would think, “this is a good thing”, right? Well, it’s definitely a thing. A complicated thing. There is a lot of background and history surrounding this month-and this seems like a great time to learn a little about at it all.
On this episode you will learn:
- The history of Autism Awareness Month and World Autism Awareness Day
- Reasons why Autism Speaks does not necessarily "speak" for the majority of autistic voices
- Ways you can better support the goals of autism awareness month
- Why acceptance is more important than awareness
If you like what Neuroversity is doing, consider supporting the podcast by giving us a review on Apple or becoming a Patreon supporter. Details on both can be found on our website at
https://www.neuroversitypod.com/resources
Links to sources cited in this episode:
UN statement on World Autism Awareness Day 2022
https://www.un.org/en/observances/autism-day/message
Moving from awareness to acceptance article by Emily Willingham
https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilywillingham/2017/04/01/no-foolin-forget-about-autism-awareness-and-lighting-up-blue/?sh=3a1308214aac
History on Autism Awareness Month and Autism Speaks
https://www.verywellhealth.com/should-you-celebrate-autism-awareness-month-4134347
Autism Speaks Board of Directors
https://www.autismspeaks.org/board-directors
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) link to Autism Acceptance Month:
https://autismacceptance.com
The Autism Society:
https://autismsociety.org/who-we-are/
Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism:
https://thinkingautismguide.com/
Follow Neuroversity on all our social platforms:
Neuroversity Website
IG
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Patreon