While the main media focus will be on Valentine's Day today, many Cathedrals, Churches and religious organisations around the world will be 'spreading the love' in a rather different way - by showing support for the over 60 million people with autism and Asperger's Syndrome around the world and those who support and care for them, both family and friends.Today is Autism Sunday. It is the International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. The day is observed on the second Sunday in February.
Autism Sunday was launched in 2002 in the United Kingdom by parents and carers Ivan and Charika Corea who have a son with autism, Charin. Autism Sunday was launched with a historic service at St.Paul's Cathedral in London. It is now celebrated all around the world. The organisers are urging people to use Autism Sunday to lobby and campaign over the serious issues concerned with autism and Asperger's Syndrome.
Worldwide there are thousands of autism organizations offering information, resources and services to people with autism and their families. Check out the World Autism Awareness Day website to find out about organizations in your country and how you can help.
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