International press coverage of World Autism Awareness Day took place in more than 20 countries worldwide. Please see below for a list of links to media sources around the globe recognizing WAAD on April 2, 2008 or click herefor our list of 2009 coverage.
NATIONAL:
UN Secretary General H.E. Ban Ki-moon Statement about World Autism Awareness Day
State of Qatar Announcement of UN Event
Autism Speaks National WAAD Press Release
UN Chief Marks First World Autism Day
Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press
American Academy of Pediatrics Recognizes World Autism Awareness Day
American Academy of Pediatrics
KO Prime Hosts Benefit Dinner on World Autism Awareness Day - April 2, 2008
Autism - Unraveling the Mystery
CNN Student News Special
Autistic and Overlooked
The Washington Post
Toys“R”Us Helps Parents with Autistic Children
CBS3.com
World Autism Awareness Day
Tampa Bay's 10 News
Local School Districts Participate in World Autism Awareness Day Event
KSDK News Channel 5, St. Louis
Notable Impact On Autism Research In Opening Year Shown By First National Autism Registry
Medical News Today
INTERNATIONAL:
Autism Speaks International WAAD Press Release
Suzanne Wright and Ambassador Al-Nasser on the Importance of Autism Awareness
CNN Interview with Autism Speaks Co-Founder Suzanne Wright and H.E. Ambassador Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations.
Jacqueline Aidenbaum-Brandt on Mothers and Autism
Qatar Pioneering Efforts to Help Autistic Sufferers
Gulf Times Daily Newspaper, Doha, Qatar
World Autism Day Marked Today
Arab News, Saudi Arabia
Events Mark World Autism Day
The Press Association, Ireland
Autism Study Shows Increased Rates
ABC News, Australia
New Device Gives Voice to Children with Autism
CTV, Canada
World Observes First Autism Awareness Day
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippines
Autism - A Culture Within
The News International, Pakistan
Autistic Vietnamese Children on the Rise
Vietnam Daily, Vietnam
UN World Autism Awareness Day: Baroness Uddin Receives UK Autism Song
PR-USA.net, Bulgaria/United Kingdom
Learn More About Autism
Northumberlandnews.com, Ontario, Canada
Pele's Story
The Morung Express, India
5000 Babies with Autism will be Born in South Africa this Year - ASA
Sowetan, South Africa
First World Autism Awareness Day Marked
Times of Malta, Malta
Need for National Strategy
Times of Malta, Malta
Autism's Critical Window
Globe and Mail, United Kingdom
Living with Autism in the UK
BBC, United Kingdom
UN Chief Salutes Courage of Children, Families Battling with Autism
Chinaview.cn, China
No Shame Admitting to Autism, Experts Say
The Standard, China's Business Newspaper
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