2nd April is World Autism Awareness Day. Find information on the United Nations website this includes the official resolution and details of this year’s observation when legal capacity of persons with autism will be discussed.
Why it is important? Because According to the National Autistic Society around Around 700,000 people may be autistic. Aside from the social and emotional costs a recent report by LSE staff found high economic costs. The aggregate national costs of supporting children with ASD were estimated to be £2.7 billion each year. For adults, the aggregate costs amount to £25 billion each year.
The National Autistic society released figures that in 2016 only 16% of autistic adults were in full time work. Yet research has shown the values of creative thinking that can be shown by autistic adults. The conversation blog has also highlighted research showing the value to business of autistic employees.
For information on recent research consult the Autistica website.
For information on recently published books and academic articles try the current awareness services of the NAS Library.
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