World Autism Awareness Week – TMI
This week is World Autism Awareness Week and the National Autistic Society launched their biggest ever campaign, Too Much Information (TMI). We’ve been avidly following it on social media, and we think they’ve done an amazing job of rolling out a campaign that raises awareness and helps improve people’s understanding of autism. Here are some of the things we’ve really loved about the campaign. They created a video that really shows what it’s like to be autistic
In 2015, the charity carried out a YouGov poll that revealed over 99.5% of people in the UK had heard of autism. People have heard of autism, but that doesn’t mean they understand what autism is. 73% of autistic people and 60% of their families have told the charity they change their own behaviour to reduce the chance of intolerance from the public. In fact, 28% of autistic people have been asked to leave a public space because of behaviour associated with autism, and perhaps most upsetting of all, 79% of autistic people and 70% of parents feel socially isolated. Clearly, there’s a problem with public understanding of autism. This video, created from the perspective of an autistic child addresses that fantastically. They asked people to put themselves on the map With so much of the campaign focused on getting people around the UK to understand autism better, they created a map for people to add themselves to and pledge their support.Share this Post
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Helen looks after our social channels here at JustGiving. As social media manager she loves creating useful, inspiring content that connects with our community and celebrates their amazing achievements.