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On December 18th 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 62/139, declaring that April 2nd of each year will mark World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD)

How to help your autistic child with day-to-day life👇

✅ use your child's name so they know you're speaking to them
✅ keep language simple and clear
✅ speak slowly and clearly
✅ use simple gestures, eye contact and pictures or symbols to support what you're saying
✅ allow extra time for your child to understand what you have said
✅ ask your autism assessment team if you can get help from a speech and language therapist (SLT)

🚫 try not to ask your child lots of questions
🚫 try not to have a conversation in a noisy or crowded place
🚫try not to say things that could have more than 1 meaning