World Autism Awareness Day in United States - 2024
02 Apr 2024, Tuesday
World Autism Awareness Day raises an awareness of issues surrounding people, particularly children, with autism worldwide.
How many days ago was World Autism Awareness Day 2024? [Countup]
How many months ago was World Autism Awareness Day 2024?
0 Months, 27 Days
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3 Weeks, 6 Days
How many days ago was World Autism Awareness Day 2024?
27 Days
How many hours ago was World Autism Awareness Day 2024?
648 Hours
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38,880 Minutes
When was World Autism Awareness Day in United States 2024?
02 April 2024, Tuesday
About: World Autism Awareness Day
World Autism Awareness Day is an internationally recognized day annually on 2 April, encouraging Member States of the United Nations to take measures to raise awareness about autistic individuals throughout the world. It was designated by the United Nations General Assembly resolution, passed in council on 1 November 2007, and adopted on 18 December 2007. It was proposed by Moza bint Nasser Al-Missned, the United Nations Representative from Qatar, and supported by all member states. This resolution was passed and adopted without a vote in the UN General Assembly, mainly as a supplement to previous UN initiatives to improve human rights. World Autism Day is one of only seven official health-specific UN Days. The terms "Autism Awareness Day" and "Autism Awareness Month" are sometimes contested by autism rights advocates, who claim that they feed into ableism against autistic people.
Official name | World Autism Awareness Day |
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Observed by | United Nations member states |
Date | 2 April |
date | 2 April |
Frequency | annual |
First time | 2008 |
Wikidata description | world day to raise autism awareness |
Wikidata id | Q736974 |
Wikidata label | World Autism Awareness Day |
Wikidata aliases | Array |
World Autism Awareness Day (2024) in other countries.
S.no. | Country | Date | Holiday | Type |
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1 | United States | 02 Apr, Tuesday | World Autism Awareness Day | United Nations observance |