Activists, ambassadors and actors gathered at the United Nations earlier this month to underline their commitment to empowering women and girls with autism, a lifelong neurological condition that begins in childhood and is characterized by some degree of impaired social behaviour, communication and language.
Video: Dakota Fanning wants to break down autism stereotypes
Women and girls were the focus on World Autism Awareness Day, observed on 2 April: a segment of the global population that faces “multiple challenges,” as Un Secretary-General António Guterres stated in his message for the Day.
Speaking at the commemorative event in the Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) Chamber, Alison Smale, head of Global Communications at the Un, outlined some of the many forms of discrimination women and girls with autism face.
“They are denied equal access to education and employment, to healthcare services, justice and equal recognition before the law, and they are far too often...
Video: Dakota Fanning wants to break down autism stereotypes
Women and girls were the focus on World Autism Awareness Day, observed on 2 April: a segment of the global population that faces “multiple challenges,” as Un Secretary-General António Guterres stated in his message for the Day.
Speaking at the commemorative event in the Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) Chamber, Alison Smale, head of Global Communications at the Un, outlined some of the many forms of discrimination women and girls with autism face.
“They are denied equal access to education and employment, to healthcare services, justice and equal recognition before the law, and they are far too often...
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