Autism Sunday
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Autism Sunday is held annually on the second Sunday of February. It is also known as the International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger Syndrome.
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Launch
Autism Sunday was first held in 2002 during Autism Awareness Year in the United Kingdom. It was initiated by parents Ivan and Charika Corea who have a son with autism.
St.Paul's Cathedral
The first ever Service for Autism was held in February 2002 at St.Paul's Cathedral in London. Peers from the House of Lords, celebrities, broadcasters, the media joined children and people with autism and Asperger's Syndrome at St. Paul's Cathedral to pray for the 535,000 people with autism[citation needed] and 90,000 children with autism in the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
International Day of Prayer for Autism
Churches of all denominations around the world now remember the 60 million people[citation needed] with autism on Autism Sunday known as the International Day of Prayer for Autism and Asperger's Syndrome.
