Activities for #AutismDay2023 campaign 👏

As every year, Autism-Europe (AE) will be celebrating World Autism Awareness Day on April, 2 and throughout the month of April. 2023 also marks a special occasion as AE celebrates its  40th anniversary!

Thus, under the motto “Building an inclusive society for autistic people”, this year’s campaign will be an opportunity to reflect on the advances made so far for the autism community and the work that remains to improve the lives of autistic people.

In that context, we invite all our members and the autism community to join the campaign for #AutismDay2023 and take part in the various activities.

Take part in our competition for Word Autism Awareness Day 2023

To mark #AutismDay2023, AE is launching a photo competition to illustrate the perspectives of autistic people and their lived experiences, as well as how society can be more inclusive.

The deadline to participate is 27th February 2023 and each participant can submit up to 5 original photos.

We look forward to discovering the entries, and encourage you to read the Terms and Conditions of the photo competition to be aware of the requirements to take part in the competition.

Guidelines to create and send your video-testimony

 AE wants to amplify the voice of our members and partners to share their experiences, as well as their vision to continue building a more autism friendly society. We would particularly like to highlight the lived experiences of autistic people and their family members/supporters.

You are welcomed to check the guidelines document available in French and English, in which you will find suggested questions and technical tips to record your video-testimonies.

The deadline to contribute with your video is 10th March 2023.

Event and exhibition at the European Parliament on 28th March 2023

Together with MEP Rosa Estarás, AE is co-organising an event at the European Parliament: to mark World Autism Awareness Day. This event will take place on 28th March 2023 and it will include a conference, a photo exhibition to display the winning photos from the competition and other activities. More information about this event will be shared soon.

Presentation of AE´s 40th anniversary logo!

40 years ago, AE was founded to promote the rights of autistic people and their families across Europe. Even though much remains to be done, we have come a long way together! To celebrate this milestone, we invite our members to use our anniversary logo.

You can find and download the different versions in this Facebook folder.