Favourite landmarks in the North East are to 'go gold' from tonight (Monday, March 28) for acceptance of people affected by autism.
In the coming week the likes of Newcastle's Millennium Bridge and the Civic Centre will join Sunderland's Northern Spires Bridge and Penshaw Monument in showing their support for Autism Appreciation Week which runs from today to April 3. The campaign, organised by North East Autism Society (NEAS), will also see in-person events set to return post- pandemic.
John Phillipson, CEO at NEAS, said: “Our campaign for Autism Acceptance is now in its fourth year and in that time we’ve made some huge strides. In 2019 we responded to feedback from the autistic community who told us that simply raising awareness wasn’t enough, which is why we changed our focus to acceptance and set about trying to increase understanding and educate the wider public.
