Support Autism Awareness

For those of us living with autism, the reality of this heartbreaking disorder occupies a monumental proportion of our time, thoughts and energy. And we are exhausted. During April, we reach out to our families, friends, neighbors, business leaders and politicians to take up our cause. It’s our opportunity to help them understand our children and the crisis of autism affecting our nations

You can help teach the general public about the rising incidence of autism and Cure Autism Now’s efforts to stem this tide through education, treatment and scientific research. We need to highlight our children’s strengths, while showing their challenges. We need parents of toddlers to understand the signs, so that other affected children can receive early intervention and improved outcomes. We need to push for greater understanding and significant increases in funding for education and research, so that we can achieve our goals of treating and curing autism. We need to spread the message of hope, for our children and for future generations.  

April is Autism Awareness Month, when the autism community makes a collective effort to bring public attention to the autism epidemic. With the rising rate of incidence, autism has become a national concern. Cure Autism Now will be highlighting autism awareness through media outreach, corporate partnerships and special events. We’ve collected some ideas on how you can help promote awareness and understanding while sharing Cure Autism Now’s message of hope.

According to Centers for Disease Control statistics, autism now affects as many as one in every 166 children born in the United States. Autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability in the United States. A child is diagnosed with autism every 20 minutes. That’s why we say that if you don’t know someone with autism, you will soon.