{"id":3136,"date":"2021-03-29T14:27:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-29T13:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aspirehealthcare.co.uk\/?p=3136"},"modified":"2022-09-13T10:10:28","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T09:10:28","slug":"world-autism-awareness-week-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aspirehealthcare.co.uk\/world-autism-awareness-week-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating World Autism Awareness Week 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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“When you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.”<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>

This week we are celebrating World Autism Awareness Week (29 March – 4 April), which seeks to raise awareness and create a society that works for autistic people.\u00a0<\/p>

This can only happen if there is a better understanding across society and we can all contribute by finding out more information. Although everyone has different experiences and needs, World Autism Awareness Week is a chance to highlight the obstacles that many autistic people experience.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is Autism? <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Autism is many things but overall, it is simply a different way of viewing and experiencing the world.\u00a0<\/p>

One in 100 people are on the autism spectrum and there are around 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK.\u00a0<\/p>

Autism is a spectrum condition, meaning that people with autism share certain characteristics but remain individuals. Each person with autism has their own areas of strength, needs and likes.\u00a0<\/p>

People on the autistic spectrum may have difficulties that can include social communication and interaction, sensitivity to light, sound or touch and may live with extreme anxiety.\u00a0<\/p>

If you’d like to find out more information about what autism is, watch this short film narrated by Alan Gardner, the Autistic Gardiner:\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Resources to help raise awareness<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Below are some links for further reading regarding World Autism Awareness Week, Autism in the North East and ways you can support and spread awareness:\u00a0<\/p>

Light It Up Blue<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>

Wear something blue on April 2 in support of understanding and acceptance for people with autism.\u00a0<\/p>

World Autism Acceptance Week<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>

The North East Autism Society suggests changing this week to World Autism Acceptance Week. This is a new step towards autism to encourage acceptance instead of just awareness.\u00a0<\/p>

Think Autism in County Durham Strategy\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>

‘Think Autism’ aims to improve the services and opportunities for children, young adults and adults on the autism spectrum.\u00a0<\/p>

Inclusion North\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>

Inclusion North exists to make inclusion a reality for all people with a learning disability or autism and their families.\u00a0<\/p>

Sunderland People First<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

The team at Sunderland People First help to keep people in Sunderland with a learning disability, autistic people and their families use different ways to stay connected during the coronavirus pandemic.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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