{"id":167386,"date":"2024-09-14T11:24:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T05:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=167386"},"modified":"2024-09-14T11:24:17","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T05:54:17","slug":"world-autism-awareness-day-2024-date-history-and-significance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/world-autism-awareness-day-2024-date-history-and-significance\/","title":{"rendered":"World Autism Awareness Day 2024, Date, History and Significance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

World Autism Awareness Day<\/strong> is on April 2nd every year. It aims to raise awareness and support for people with autism. The theme<\/strong> for 2024 is \u201cEmpowering Autistic Voices.\u201d A report says around 18 million<\/strong> people in India have autism. Between 1-1.5% of children aged 2-9 years old are diagnosed with autism. Boys<\/strong> are more commonly affected than girls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

World Autism Awareness Day, History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The United Nations<\/strong> established World Autism Awareness Day in 2007. The goal is to increase public awareness, accept and empower individuals with autism, and recognize their contributions to society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Autism affects social interaction, communication, and behaviour<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Causes can include premature birth, pollution, genetics<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Early signs include lack of response, avoiding eye contact, repeated movements<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Therapies and medications can help manage symptoms<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • World Autism Awareness Day raises global awareness and support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    What is Autism?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Autism<\/strong> is a disorder that makes it hard for people to interact with others and communicate. People with autism<\/strong> may also have unusual behaviors and have trouble switching between activities. They may focus a lot on details and react strongly to sensations like sounds or textures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Causes of Autism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Some possible causes<\/strong> of autism include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Being born very premature or with low birth weight<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • The mother being exposed to\u00a0air pollution<\/strong>\u00a0or being obese during pregnancy<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Diabetes or immune system problems in the mother<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Genetics<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Risk Factors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Things that increase the risk<\/strong> of autism include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Having a sibling with autism<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Having certain genetic conditions<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Complications during birth<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Being born to older parents<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Symptoms of Autism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Signs of autism<\/strong> in young children:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • Not responding to their name<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Avoiding\u00a0eye contact<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Repeating movements over and over<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Delayed\u00a0speech<\/strong>\u00a0development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Signs in older children:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • Trouble understanding others\u2019 thoughts and feelings<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Unusual speech patterns<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Sticking to strict\u00a0routines<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • Difficulty making friends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Treatment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

            Treatment<\/strong> for autism aims to reduce symptoms and improve learning and skills. It may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            • Different\u00a0therapies<\/strong>\u00a0to help with speech and behaviour<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Medications for related medical conditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              World Autism Awareness Day is on April 2nd every year. It aims to raise awareness and support for people with autism. The theme for 2024 is \u201cEmpowering Autistic Voices.\u201d A report says around 18 million people in India have autism. Between 1-1.5% of children aged 2-9 years old are diagnosed with autism. Boys are more commonly affected than girls. World Autism Awareness […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":419,"featured_media":167387,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5236],"tags":[99,2298],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-167386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs-april-2024","tag-days-events-current-affairs","tag-important-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/419"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167386"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":167388,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167386\/revisions\/167388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167386"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=167386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}