Today on the eve of International Autism Awareness Day, an awareness function was held at DCPU Office Budgam and at few child care institutions under the supervision of District Social Welfare Officer Dr. Syed Farhana.
The theme for World Autism Awareness Day 2023 is "Transforming the narrative: Contributions at home, at work, in the arts and in policymaking". World Autism Awareness Day is an internationally celebrated on April 2, encouraging nations to take measures to raise awareness about autistic individuals throughout the world.
Various stakeholders dealing with children were present in the function to address the problem at ground level.POIC and PONIC from DCPU spoke about the condition of Autism and also threw light on the symptoms, causes and treatment of Autism. The participants were also apprised about the various schemes of the Government for the Autistic beneficiaries.