02/04/2025
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ acknowledges World Autism Awareness Day today stating:
Around the globe, people with autism are making enormous contributions to societies, human endeavours and individual lives. Today, we reflect on those achievements, but we also recognise the significant challenges that remain.
People with autism often experience isolation, stigma and inequality. They have been denied healthcare and education and their legal capacity has been unrecognised and overridden. Such discrimination contravenes the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Sustainable Development Goals’ commitment to leave no one behind. It must change.
