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Autism Awareness Day 2014 – Why do you support Autism Awareness Day 2014? Please like and share to help spread awareness of ASD


Wednesday 2nd April 2014 sees the annual Autism Awareness Day.

This year we have produced a picture both to celebrate the day and to raise awareness of autism and ASD.  Please like and share to help build awareness of Autism Awareness Day 2014.

Also as we ask the question why do you support Autism Awareness Day 2014 it would be great if you could give your answer in the comments box below.

Autism Awareness Day 2014

Autism Awareness Day 2014



45 thoughts on “Autism Awareness Day 2014 – Why do you support Autism Awareness Day 2014? Please like and share to help spread awareness of ASD”

  2. Thank you. I would not mind at all if you use my post. Hopefully the right people will read it and it will give them better understanding to be more accepting, so the more who read the better! Thank you for wanting to share it and much love to you, your sister and nephew!

  3. AndreaSorrell  I would like to say that you described everything in this post so good. My nephew is autistic, and I know that his mom has had to go through similar situations with him. I would like to use part of or actually all of what you have written here in this post to put on my FB page. Is that okay with you? I too believe in not just awareness but also acceptance. There is so much that goes along with autism and so many ranges on the spectrum, and sooooo many people just do not understand it. Thank you, Hope

  7. Well, I have always supported Autistic children, teens and adults. I can’t begin to imagine the struggle they face.. But two years ago, I met a man with Autism. At the time that he told me he was autistic, we were already pretty good friends.. but over the next few months, I became his girlfriend and as I got to know him more.. I began to see the struggle he faces cause of Autism… It breaks my heart, to be honest. He is my best friend, and I love him very much. I wish that more people had awareness of Autism. People with Autism are very special, wonderful, caring and kind. It hurts to see all of the stereo types that people have about autistic people. They’re just like us, except their brains are wired a different way. If we could all show love and support for people who struggle with Autism, our world would be a much happier place for them. They deserve to be treated with unconditional love and support.
    I support Autism because of my love and for all the people who have to struggle with this on a daily basis.

  8. My 5 year old son was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 3. I wrote this as my FB status on WAAD to tell the importance of awareness and acceptance for families like ours.
    A few months after Gabriel was diagnosed with Autism, almost 2 years ago now, Morgan and I took him and Bo, our youngest, to an inflatable play place. Gabriel was very excited to be going. One of his favorite things in the world is to bounce and jump! While we were standing in line to pay and go into the play area Gabriel was jumping up and down and flapping his hands as he always does when he gets excited. Although nonverbal, which does NOT mean quite by any means, he was squealing and hollering in excitement as we waited in line. Standing there I noticed two boys in line ahead of us probably around 10 or 11 years old. They were both laughing and giggling and then I noticed they kept turning around and staring at Gabriel. One of them began flapping his hands, mocking my son’s behavior. At that moment I froze. This had been the first time I had ever witnessed someone making fun of my child, my innocent, defenseless little boy. I didn’t know what to do. I wanted to yell at them, bend them over my knees and give them a good whipping, or march them straight over to their parents and let all of them have it for making fun of others who are different and for raising children that make fun of others who are different. But I couldn’t do any of that. All I could do was stand there and try not to burst into tears. And then as one leaned in to whisper to the other I braced myself, because I knew what was coming: “retard”. I felt as if the wind had been knocked out of me. My heart was broke, the pain shook every inch of me. I was devastated. There it was, my first glimpse of how the world was going to treat my baby. My child, who struggles so hard every single day to do things that others take for granted. My child, who almost daily melted down into tears out of frustration because he could not make us understand what he wanted and had no way to communicate. My child, who had just went through a years worth of evaluations and doctor’s appointments just to find out that the rest of his life will be filled with evaluations and doctor’s appointments. My child who can only understand some of what you say and who had no idea these boys were making fun of him. My child, who has no voice of his own. All I wanted to do was scoop Gabriel up and run out the door with him, keep him home safe and secure, shield him from all the cruelty and viciousness that is out in this world. And that was when I realized I couldn’t do that. I couldn’t be there with him everyday to keep him from being bullied or made fun of. I couldn’t stand by his side wherever he goes and be the voice that he doesn’t have. As a parent, your biggest fears are for your child to have to endure any pain or suffering. As a special needs parent you are faced with those fears every single day. I never spoke a word of the incident to anyone that day and honestly never told anyone the whole story until now. I’m sure those boys forgot about it as soon as they were out of sight however I will remember that day always. That was the day I realized I had to be a voice for my son, I had to stand up and speak up, I had to preach to anyone and everyone, not just about Autism Awareness, but Autism Acceptance. Yes, I want people to be aware of Autism but what I really want is for people to be accepting and to teach their children to be accepting, that its not alright to make fun of someone or put them down because they are different, they look different or act different, or have different abilities. I can’t be with my son every minute of every day to protect him and that’s why I ask for everyone’s help in this. I don’t want you to feel sorry for me, or my family, and especially not my son, sympathy does us no good. For some reason people feel like the polite thing to do is ignore, don’t look at him, don’t speak to him. That is in no way being polite and is far off from accepting! He’s human and has feelings like everyone else, he may show them differently but they are there. It’s okay for your children to ask questions and it’s okay for you to ask questions, that lets us know you care, just think before you speak. Just please, always teach and remember, people may be different, but that does not make them less.

  9. 5 years ago today my nephew was murdered by the neglect of his mum n 2 Asian boys after my brother who was his full time carer marriage ended. No justice was given to Damian who was autistic n had no voice to ask for help. All agencies failed him n my family who raised concerns. He was a happy boy who’s smile could melt anyone. We love you Damian n miss you so much xxx justice for Damian zack clough will be given one day xx

  20. My heart and soul is right here in this picture.A piece of it anyway.My baby Gabriel who was diagnosed in July of 2013.Been lighting it up for a few years now though because we knew.

  22. Way to go. It touches me to see he does all those things the doctor said he wouldn’t. I love when our children prove people wrong.

  24. I support World Autism Awareness Day 2014 for my son & the hundreds of thousands of children & adults living on the Spectrum.

  29. Our grandson, Christian, was diagnosed yesterday as being “under the Autism Spectrum Disorder umbrella”. Is good to finally have a diagnosis and a Dr willing to recognize he needs help. It’s hard to receive notes from teachers stating he’s being disrespectful to teachers because “he won’t Be still in line and ignores them when they tell him to, and is continually invaded others space and getting in their faces”. Christian has never been a so called “affectionate child”, so we love it when he puts his forehead to ours and talks to us. So very thankful and we know we’re not alone, all of Christian’s family. Love to all!

  31. I support Autism Awareness Day for  my loving eldest son and for all the other millions of family’s in the world touched by autism, I love my son  and his autism traits and embrace his uniqueness as I know there is only one of him and we wouldn’t change him  for the world,

  33. I support Autism Awareness Day because of my little codfish Zyler! He is my nephew and I love him with my whole heart. He has taught me so much about just loving life and it’s the simple things that make him happy! I love you ZyZy! Love Aunt Lisa

  35. I support autism awareness for aubrey j Aguilar she was diagnosed with asd when she was 2 and ever since she has accomplish so much she went from zero words to now she can say her name im such aproud mother and i love my daughter just the way she is and i wouldent change her for anything she brightens up my day and forever she will always be my aubrey pooh:)

  36. He also goes to a vocational school for special needs children, students go there for the last 2 years of high school. They give the parents they option to have their child go there for 2 years after high school graduation, I choose to let my son stay for those extra 2 years. He goes with the school to our local foodbank where he is a student volunteer and loves it.

  37. This is why I support autism my wonderful son who has beat all the odds that were against him. He was 2 and half when the doctors told me he had autism, they also told he wouldn’t be able to very little for himself. Well now he is 18 a junior in high school, grade point average of 4.3, he talks, washes his own clothes, takes care of all his personal needs, go to the store and he can even cook some things.

  38. Autistic children are the most gifted and brilliant children in the world! People who are mean and cruel to them have NEVER been around Christ. His heart was for and with autistic people.
    I stand this day for myself a very educated and gifted autistic individual person of a loving God and for those who can never speak for themselves.

  41. I support Autism Awareness day 2014 because of this little boy! I love him with all my heart 🙂 I am one happy momma!

  44. I would like to say I have a beautiful, funny,bright and amazing grandson give him a chance to prove it,nana and papa loves you, his name is Jaxon.

  45. Great idea.  Here’s my daughter, Jadyne.  She’s why I support Autism Awareness Day! 🙂  https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=417416021729385&set=a.112152658922391.16515.100003829737735&type=1&source=11&stream_ref=10

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