April is Autism Awareness Month, which not many people know about, but for those who have an autistic person in the family, every month is Autism Awareness Month.

Recently, County Supervisor Pam Slater-Price awarding proclamations recognised Autism Awareness Month. Calling the neuro-biological disorder pervasive, she said not much was known about it, and unless patients were treated early, they ended up facing a lot of problems in life.

Officials from Rady Children’s Hospital-Autism Discovery Institute and the Autism Society of San Diego received the county proclamations.

The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has identified the disorder as a national public health crisis, with one in 110 children born with the disorder, that inhibits a person’s ability to communicate and develop social relationships, including often being accompanied by behavioural challenges.

In recognition of Autism Awareness Month, the exterior lighting of the county administration letter will illuminate the building in blue.

It's important for people of all ages to be aware of what autism is, although it is not new, but it seems there are far more people with autism now than before. The increase in the number of people with autism makes it all the more important to help them and understand them.