Autistic Pride Day
The “Autistic Pride Day” is celebrated on June 18th every year. The “Autistic Pride Day” was actually the initiative of Aspies for Freedom which celebrated this day in 2005 for the first time. Autistic persons are also an important segment of society. Majority of the problems faced by these individuals are from the people’s attitude towards them.
Purpose Of The Autistic Pride Day:
The important aspect to note against “Autistic Pride Day” is that it is being run by the autistic individuals and not the charities. The focus of “Autistic Pride Day” is:
- To try to change the social behaviour toward autistic individuals.
- To recognize the importance of pride for autistic persons.
- To increase awareness to not to see the individuals as cases for treatment only.
- To improve attitudes toward its acceptance as one of the differences.
- To create a space for autistic individuals so that they are allowed to be themselves.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD):
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder. It affects the functioning of the brain making difficulties in social interaction & communication/language. These individuals might have unique and limited interests with repetitive behaviour. The learning and thinking abilities can also vary greatly among the spectrum. Some individual need very less help while others might require extensive help for their daily activities. This is because of the fact that the spectrum is quite wide. Its cause is yet not exactly known but seen as a combination of different factors involving environment & genetic.
The symbol used for this day is the “Rainbow Infinity” which represents the diversity and the infinite possibilities & variations.
Themes Of The Previous “Autistic Pride Days”:
Here is the list of previous themes:
- Acceptance not cure (APD Theme 2005)
- Celebrate Neurodiversity (APD Theme 2006)
- Autistics Speak. It’s time to listen (APD Theme 2007)
- Without a theme (APD Theme 2008)
- Without a theme (APD Theme 2009)
- Perspectives, not fear (APD Theme 2010)
- Recognize, Respect, Include (APD Theme 2011)
- No theme (APD Theme 2012)
- No theme (APD Theme 2013)
- No theme (APD Theme 2014)
- No theme (APD Theme 2015)
- No theme (APD Theme 2017)
- No theme (APD Theme 2018)
- No theme (APD Theme 2019)
- No theme (APD Theme 2020)
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