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Children's Mental Health Awareness Week

A week focused on the mental health needs of children, including anxiety, which a 2011 meta-analysis found in 39.6 percent of autistic young people under 18.

History

We use the first week of May to focus on the mental health of autistic children and teens.

SOURCES

van Steensel FJA, Bögels SM, Perrin S. Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents with autistic spectrum disorders: a meta-analysis. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 2011

How to Participate

→Learn about mental health conditions common in autistic children
→Know the signs of anxiety, depression, and OCD in autistic youth, they can present differently
→Advocate for school mental health services that understand autism
→Support access to autism-informed therapists and counselors
→Create space for autistic children to express their emotional experiences

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