Eighth Annual World Autism Awareness Day is on April 2, 2016
April 2, 2016 is the United Nations-sanctioned World Autism Awareness Day.
Every year, autism organizations around the world celebrate the day with fundraising and awareness-raising events. Information and resources to help you celebrate can be found at the Autism Speaks Canada site:
Other useful reference sites are:
https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/world-autism-awareness-day
https://sinneavefoundation.org/news/world-autism-awareness-day-in-ottawa/