This Wednesday, April 2, is autism day. To provide support to all people autistic and those around them, everyone is invited to wear blue.
There World awareness day at autism takes place each April 2. The opportunity to highlight the Autism spectrum disorders (TSA) which would touch in France about 100,000 people under 20 and near 600,000 adults having a according to The High Authority for Health. These disorders would also concern 7 500 births Each year. World Autism Day is an initiative launched in 2007 By the United Nations, which supports this cause, by contributing to the changes in mentalities on stereotypes and on received ideas on autism, and by promoting better inclusion of people with TSA in our society. On this occasion, each of us is invited to beach bluethe symbolic color of autism, during all day of April 2. Concretely, how to show your support? What are the actions and events in France? Discovery.
What is the date of autism day in France?
There World Autism Awareness Day Each year the April 2. This day was proclaimed in 2007 by the United Nations (UN). Originally proposed by Qatarit has since been supported by all member states to raise awareness of autism at all levels of society.
To show their commitment, everyone is invited to carry bluethe symbolic color of autism, recalls the ministry responsible for disability in France. Several possibilities on April 2:
- Wear a blue garment, Take a picture and publish it on your social networks with the associated hashtags #Tovenbleu #Changeonsladonne.
- Wear a blue ribbon (Distributed free of charge by associations and event partners, examples below)
- Change your profile photo on your social networks, with logo and watermark For photos or videos (available on Facebook, Snapchat …)
- Put a blue candle or a blue heart drawing at your window.
Why blue for autism day?
The blue color is not chosen at random to symbolize autism. It’s a color that brings calm and comforttwo qualities that people with autism need to be the most serenity and confidence. Moreover, “This color Symbolizes dream and lifebecause she is soft and soothingand seems appreciated by autistic people who often experience sensory disorders “, specifies the government on its website.
What is the poster of the autism day?
Each region designed its poster on the occasion of Autism Day on April 2. Here are examples:
What are the actions for autism day?
April 2, Several monuments light up in blue In order to remind, symbolically, the need to simplify and improve the daily life of autistic people, full citizens. Angers, Bordeaux, Dijon, Le Havre, Lille, Montpellier... are among the cities of France mobilized. The national Autism Info Service platform is accessible free of charge by phone: 0 800 71 40 40
- With all in blue, say your support for autistic people, government.fr
- World Autism Awareness Day, press release from the Department of Handicap
