World Autism Awareness Day Is April 2, 2010

The diagnosis of autism and autism-related disorders is rising all over the world, so the United Nations General Assembly declared April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day in 2007. Famous building around the world will change their lights to blue - including the pylons here at LAX, and look for blue candles in windows.

Silas was diagnosed with PDD-NOS which is is a condition on the Autism spectrum that has those with it exhibiting some, but not all, of the symptoms associated with classic autism.Those with PDD-NOS behave like those... with classic autism in many ways. First, they are all different (meaning one person with PDD-NOS doesn't act exactly like another; the same holds true for classic autism).Those with PDD-NOS are different from others on the spectrum in one specific way: While they may exhibit some symptoms of those conditions, they don't fit the bill closely enough to fully satisfy all criteria set by the experts.Consequently, those with PDD-NOS are sometimes thought to have a "milder" form of autism, though this may not be technically true. One symptom may be minor, while another may be worse.


Light it up blue today for the 1 in 110 children with autism. Visit lightitupblue.org to help us shine a bright light on autism