Autistic Awareness Month (April):
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April has been chosen to be the month to raise awareness for autism. This has been criticized by the autistic community for its connection to Autism Speaks, fear mongering, and the use of the term “awareness month” which is often associated with disease.

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World Autistic Awareness Day (April 2nd):
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April 2nd is the official start of Autism Awareness Month.

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Autistic Pride Month/ Autistic Rebellion Month/ Autgust (August):
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August being used as a month to celebrate autistic pride has been popularized on social media. It was created and has been celebrated by self-advocates who were unhappy with the rhetoric during Autism Awareness Month, so they decided to create a month-long celebration of autism. Sometimes online art challenges are hosted during this month. It sometimes goes by the name “Autgust”.

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Autistic Pride Day (June 18th): 

June 18th is a day of celebrating pride in being autistic that was modeled after gay pride. It was developed by self advocate group Aspies For Freedom and first celebrated in 2005.

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Disability Day of Mourning (March 1st):

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The day the disabled community remembers those who were lost to filicide (link back to the problems article) is March 1st. This was first celebrated in 2012 and was popularized by groups such as ASAN (Autism Self Advocacy Network) and Not Dead Yet, an organization founded in opposition to assisted suicide and euthanasia of those with disabilities.

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