Moving Beyond Autism Awareness to Autism Acceptance: Awareness isn’t enough; we need acceptance at individual and societal levels.

Autism Awareness Day has been observed internationally on April 2 since 2007. This day is marked by various campaigns of differing scale that provide information about autism from the perspectives of people who have diverse relationships with autism, from professionals to parents to allies to autistic advocates. This year we are adding our own message to the mix as late-diagnosed autistic adults, and that message is simple: Awareness is not enough.