Although every day we campaign for understanding and acceptance of autism, World Autism Acceptance Week is a chance for us to reach out further and highlight the importance of increasing knowledge around autism as we try to make the world a better place for people with autism.

This year, in World Autism Acceptance Week and on World Autism Awareness Day we have a whole host of events to help us to reach our goal of enhancing the lives of autistic people:

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Silly Sock Day

Join in one of our biggest annual fundraisers and help us reach our goal of raising £10,000 for our charity. Wear your brightest, silliest socks for the day in return for a donation to Autism Anglia. Register today for your free Silly Sock Day pack which includes information and resources. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

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Free World Autism Acceptance Week Webinars 

Join our Training & Development team as they host two FREE webinars in World Autism Acceptance Week:

This 1 hour free webinar will cover the most common areas of difficulty in the workplace for someone with autism, including communication, unwritten rules and sensory differences. The webinar will also provide some support strategies to help you when communicating and interacting with someone who may have autism. CLICK HERE TO BOOK

‘In this 1 hour free webinar taking place on World Autism Acceptance Day we will be joined by special guest speakers Claire Giles and Kierran Pearce as they discuss the popular, and ever growing, subject ‘Mental Health and Autism’. The webinar will raise awareness of mental health in autism, how someone’s mental health may be affected by communication and socialising, whilst we also look at anxiety, depression, OCD, and less known conditions such as Emotional Intensity Disorder. The webinar will be packed with information, as well as time throughout to ask questions and share experiences” CLICK HERE TO BOOK

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Colchester Park Run 

Autism Anglia will be joining Colchester Park Runners on 2nd April - World Autism Awareness Day at the Castle Park, Colchester where runners will be invited to wear their silly socks. The Autism Anglia team will be on hand to support the park run, talk about Autism and the charities services and holding a collection. CLICK HERE

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Do you have something planned to support Autism Anglia during World Autism Acceptance Week? We have collection buckets, posters and leaflets to support your awareness raising & fundraising activities. Please get in touch by emailing [email protected]