Autism Awareness Day Aimed At Lowering Age Of Diagnosis

(CBSNewYork/CBS Local) – This coming Tuesday marks World Autism Awareness Day.
People around the world will wear blue in hopes of raising awareness and acceptance.
Angela Geiger, president and CEO of Autism Speaks, says the focus is on lowering the age of diagnosis.
“Autism is a wide range of things. It’s a set of conditions that people might have difficulty with communication or social skills or repetitive behavior,” she said. “But the important thing to know is th