RHPS recognizes World Autism Awareness Day this year next Tuesday, April 2. We ask that our RHPS community wear blue on Tuesday, April 2 to show their recognition of the day and of autism. Also, as we have done in the past, we will provide information about autism on our website and announcements several times over the course of the next week.
Interested in learning more about autism? One place to start would be Autism Speaks Canada.
A 2018 report by the National Autism Spectrum Disorder Surveillance System found that 1 in 66 children in Canada have autism. Autism is more prevalent in boys (1 in 42 boys, as opposed to 1 in 189 girls). Given the prevalence of autism in Canada (and around the world), it is always worthwhile to learn more.
