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April is Autism Awareness month! In order to raise some money and awareness I am going to be doing onesie nominations, so get out your onesie people, make a donation and nominate your friends to do the same!!

What is autism?

• Autism Spectrum Disorders (or conditions) are lifelong disabilities that, at their core, affect a person’s social and communication abilities.
• People with autism may engage in repetitive actions (e.g. lining up objects) or have specific interests or thoughts that can dominate their lives. Some people with autism find their sensory world unusual and occasionally anxiety provoking.
• Autism can come with a range of challenges in making sense of the world but it can also give people advantages, such as in memory or in concentrating on tasks.
• The autism spectrum is very broad. Some people have no language, intellectual difficulties and not engage with others. Other people on the autism spectrum (such as those with Asperger Syndrome) may have very good or even advanced language skills but find the rules governing social behaviour hard to fathom.
• In addition to some of the cognitive and behavioural difficulties, many individuals on the autism spectrum have additional medical conditions such as epilepsy, sleep difficulties and mental health problems.
• First identified more than 50 years ago, autism affects 1% of UK children and adults, which equates to approximately 600,000 people in the UK. Many of these people remain undiagnosed and without support.
• Boys are four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls.
• Autism affects people of all racial, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.

I want to raise awareness about the amount of people Autism affects and hopefully money too! If you don't want to take part in the nominations, that is fine, that part is just for fun!! But please do DONATE!

Thank you!!