The ARC of the United States

 Seal of Approval

The ARC of the United States is a Washington D.C. based organization that was started in the 1950s that stands apart from other autism organizations. In 2019, Consumer Reports rated the ARC of the United Stated one of the top organizations under the mental health and disabilities category. The ARC of the United States was originally called the National Association for Retarded Children (NARC). Then changed to National Association for Retarded Citizens. In 1992 the National Association for Retarded Citizens assumed its present name the ARC doing away with the pejorative use of the word retarded. 

The ARC of the United States has over 500 chapters in every state except Maine. The ARC of the United States gets a thumbs up; way up 👍

Autism Does Not End at 18

 

Autism Acceptance and Inclusion

 

Proclamation: Autism Inclusion Day

We are in a post-autism awareness world. We are achieving awareness. We need to move to the next step though.We need to move from simple awareness to autism inclusion. Awareness without inclusion is nothing. 

April 2 was Autism Awareness Day. A new day needs to be created for autism inclusion.

Therefore, let it be known that April 3rd, 2026, is the first Autism Inclusion Day, and every year therafter on April 3 will be Autism Inclusion Day

On autism Inclusion Day, we think about not awareness only, but who among the autism community can we include in activities with us. Could we invite a person with autism to a gathering or party? Could we invite a person with autism to a movie? What activities might we include a person with autism in?

Yet autism inclusion need not to be confined only to April 3rd. Let April 3rd be the start of autism inclusion and not just for one day to practice autism inclusion, but every day.