Join the Autism Society for an array of national events
online to celebrate “A Better World for Autism” in
April 2014! Follow the action online by searching
#NAAM2014
National Autism Awareness Month
April 2014
Share daily autism spectrum disorder (ASD) facts
under the hashtag #naam2014!
National Activities and Events
Are you holding an event for National Autism Awareness Month that is open to the public? Share it with us on our NAAM 2014 Google Calendar.
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
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National Autism Awareness
Month kicks off today!
Create a picture or video that
explains what AUTISM IS and share
with us via DropBox.
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WEDNESDAY
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World Autism Day! Post your
#selfies4autism on your favorite
photo sharing site like
Instagram!
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Only 20.5% of people with
disabilities are in the
workforce.
Join us on Facebook today to post
your story “Because of you I can…”
celebrating heroes in the autism
community!
ASDs occurs in all racial, ethnic
and socioeconomic groups.
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ASD costs the national over
$137 billion per year.
Google + Hangout on Employment
Inclusion
Only 30% of youth with ASD
participated in organized school
extracurricular activities last
year.
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62% of individuals w/ a
disability who work have
been on the job three years
or more.
½ of families with elopers report
never having received advice or
guidance about elopement from a
physician or professional.
Police are called in for more than
1/3 of all wandering incidents.
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40% of school-aged children
with autism have
experienced bullying.
Google + Hangout
Gooon wandering
Over 87% of people with ASD
have a heightened sensory
response to touch.
THURSDAY
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#NAAM2014 Twitter
Chat: What Makes a
Better World for
Autism?
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#NAAM2014 Twitter
Chat: Employment
Inclusion
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#NAAM2014 Twitter
Chat: Community
Inclusion
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#NAAM2014 Twitter
Chat: Wandering
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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Share an ASD fact a day on your social
media profiles! Today’s fact: 46,000
families will receive an autism
diagnosis this year.
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ASD is a complex developmental
disability that typically appears during
the first 3 years of life.
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Nearly 8% of the 1 million civilian
federal govt employees have a
disability.
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49% of parents surveyed reported
their child
with ASD had attempted to elope at
least once after age 5.
Hashtags to follow: •#NAAM2014 •#selfies4autism •#DDAware •#autismmatters •#autism
**Times are subject to change, please check the NAAM 2014 Google Calendar for up-to-date information.**
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