REACH celebrates Autism month with a pledge of Autism acceptance

REACH celebrates Autism month with a pledge of Autism acceptance

On April 2, millions of people around the world celebrated the 9th annual World Autism Awareness Day in recognition of the 1 in 68 people born and living with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Looking back at Autism Awareness Month, REACH Behavior and Development Center continues to shed light on the importance of Autism Acceptance and inclusion for the next generation. Clinical Director, Grace McAree is visiting a number of schools of different grade levels, such as St. Chris, British School of Bahrain, and Beacon School, across Bahrain to spread awareness about the growing disorder, and conducted a workshop on Autism Acceptance. With the success and demand of autism awareness workshops, REACH is continuing its school tours for the remainder of the year. It is important to shed light on autism, and celebrate our differences, and it is vital to start with the youth. How you celebrate might be different than how others do, but the message of inclusion will be the same, join us by taking the pledge. With this pledge, we aim to spread awareness to accept one another’s differences: REACH Founder and CEO, Mona Tadayyon shares her thoughts on inclusivity: The “take home” message here is that inclusive education