KPRC 2 honors autism awareness and acceptance throughout April

KPRC 2 is honoring World Autism Month in April. Special coverage kicks off on World Autism Awareness Day, April 2, across KPRC 2 newscasts and Click2Houston.com. The aim is to bring awareness and provide resources to families living with autism while advocating for kindness and acceptance.

One in 54 children is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a 2020 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Autism Speaks provides help for people living with autism and their families, with 85 cents of every dollar donated funding research, advocacy programs and services. You can help by donating now online.

KPRC 2′s Voices of Houston will also honor the contributions of changemakers in the autism community during the month of April.

Find more autism resources and our Parents’ Guide to Autism at www.click2houston.com/autism.

If you would like to learn more about autism, Autism Speaks has provided the additional resources and articles listed below:

• Meet Mariah Kay, a young woman living with autism
• Teaching children kindness when interacting with people with special needs
• Transition to adulthood grant supports findings on better healthcare programs for teens and adults on the spectrum
• Study links nervous system imbalances to depression in children with autism
• Congress includes relief for the autism community in the American Rescue Plan
• 20-Year-Old with Autism Pens Viral Letter to His ‘Future Employer’: ‘Take a Chance on Me’
• Science Spotlight: Access to Autism Services (Video)