BWI: Autism Community Across India, Celebrates Autism Awareness Month

Source : Action For Autism (AFA) Thursday, April 2, 2015 2:40PM IST (9:10AM GMT)   Autism Community Across India, Celebrates Autism Awareness Month   New Delhi, Delhi, India The National Centre for Autism in the capital, is organizing an Autism Awareness Jamboree (AAJ) on 2 April 2015 to step up awareness of the mental disorder that already impacts 15 million in India. One of the major attractions of AAJ will be an Art Carnival at the India Habitat Centre that will be attended by over 150 children from various schools across Delhi. Autism is a brain disorder that causes a lifelong development disability, primarily affecting the communication and social abilities of people. Due to sensory defensiveness, people with autism perceive the world differently and therefore communicate and react differently. It is recognized as the most common developmental disability, and studies in Asia, Europe, and North America place current prevalence levels at around 1 in 68. It is estimated that India has a population of 15 million individuals with autism. Five times as many boys have autism as girls. The autism community across India will be celebrating Autism Awareness Month throughout April. As part of this, Action For Autism, the pioneering non-profit organization, which runs the National Centre has planned a series of activities apart from the jamboree, including an art exhibition at IHC, Delhi on the 9th and a Flashmob performance at Select City Walk on the 19th. AFA, along with supporting NGOs, will also be joining the global autism community in the campaign called Light It Up Blue, in which iconic landmarks around will turn their lights blue to create awareness. This year, the Pyramids in Egypt, Niagara Falls in Canada, Trafalgar Square in London and the iconic Pearl Tower in Shanghai will be among the 60 landmarks to light up in blue. In India, cities and towns such as Dehradun, Chennai and Hyderabad will light up some of their prominent buildings, like the clock tower in Dehradun. In Delhi, the Hyatt Regency hotel and Select City Walk mall too will turn blue in support of the cause.  For Further Information: http://www.autism-india.org/ For further details please contact   Address:  Action For Autism  The National Centre for Autism Pocket 7 & 8, Jasola Vihar New Delhi 110 025 India Phone: + 91 11 4054 0991 + 91 11 4054 0992 + 91 11 6534 7422 E-mail: actionforautism@gmail.com helpline.afa@gmail.com email.afa@gmail.com       KEYWORDS: Business/ Finance:Events & Conferences, Healthcare & biotechnology;General:NGO, People, Social issues   To ensure that you continue to receive email from Business Wire India in your inbox, please add businesswireindia.com to your Address Book or Safe List.   To submit a press release, click here. To unsubscribe or modify your Business Wire India settings, please visit your profile page on Business Wire India. Connect with us on: Facebook | Twitter | Google+

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