First declared in 2007 by the United Nations General Assembly, April 2 is Autism Awareness Day. “[Autism Awareness Day] is a promotion of awareness towards autism and how we as a world can can prepare and make it easier for everybody to live in,

On World Autism Awareness Day, we speak to two mothers with autistic children as they shared their stories of challenges they faced while nurturing their sons and the journey of hardships that blossomed into something beautiful as they moved forward.

It was started in 2007, when the United Nations General Assembly designated 2 April as World Autism Awareness Day. The UN worked to promote the full realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms for autistic individuals and ensured their equal participation in society.