McNab-Braeside Council on-point with World Autism Day

In this UN News Podcast, Brazilian activist Luciana Viegas states that schools need to go beyond the medical perspective and develop the potential of neurodivergent children; both she and her son live with the condition and have faced racial barriers that have hindered access to diagnosis and care; World Autism Awareness Day highlights neurodiversity.  Source of original […]

McNab-Braeside Council on-point with World Autism Day

The Township of McNab-Braeside was very much in the moment Tuesday, with the declaration of a proclamation recognizing World Autism Day. Here’s Mayor Lori Hoddinott: https://media-cdn.socastsrm.com/wordpress/wp-content/blogs.dir/2121/files/2025/04/apr-2-lori-hoddinott-world-autism-day-1.mp3 The Mayor says the prevalence of Autism in the Province may surprise you: 135,000 children and youth in Ontario are impacted- or one in every fifty. https:/…

On the occasion of today's World Autism Awareness Day, the students of Saint-Martin-en-Forêt have been wearing a nice ribbon on their wrist and a blue dress code since Monday. The colour of autism. "Blue is associated with autism because it is a soothing color that calls for a

Schools urged to add some colour to World Autism Day

Primary, secondary, and pre-schools throughout Clare have been urged to host a non-uniform on World Autism Day in aid of Ennis Voices for Autism. EVA has sent a letter to all schools inviting them to organise a fundraising colours day for their students next Wednesday, April 2. Since the United Nations General Assembly designated April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) in 2007, the UN has worked to promote the full realisation of human righ…