CBC Celebrates Autism Awareness Day

March 29, 2023
we are all in for autism large print with photos of people smiling and holding signs saying the same

All of the month of April is National Autism Awareness Month.  According to the CDC:

  • About 1 in 36 children has been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) according to estimates from CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network.
  • ASD is reported to occur in all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups.
  • ASD is more than 4 times more common among boys than among girls.
  • About 1 in 6 (17%) children aged 3–17 years were diagnosed with a developmental disability, as reported by parents, during a study period of 2009-2017. These included autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, blindness, and cerebral palsy, among others.

For more information visit CDC.gov.

Celebrate Autism Day at the Rillito Raceway Park:

All in For Autism Day
April 15th
10 am to 2pm
Rillito Raceway Park

For more information visit the Autism Society of Southern Arizona.