Hashtag: #Autism
Confusion Over Government Autism Grant
At the City Hall event on April 1 declaring World Autism Awareness Day, it was announced that a $20,000 grant would be provided by government to the Bermuda Autism Support and Education [BASE]. Yesterday, a Government spokesperson sent out a statement clarifying that the grant would not be provided to BASE, that the wrong information had been provided... Read more of this article
World Famous Autistic Savant to Visit Bermuda
Bermuda’s shores will be graced by a world famous artist and autistic savant with the visit of Stephen Wiltshire from May 17-23. Nicknamed the “Living Camera”, he can draw incredibly detailed replicas after only a glimpse at them. Popularized through the Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise movie “Rainman“, autistic savants... Read more of this article
Videos: Declaration of World Autism Day
Today World Autism Awareness Day in Bermuda was officially declared, and April was designated as Autism Awareness Month by Acting Minster of Health Zane DeSilva today at City Hall. During the event it was announced that Government would be giving a grant of $20,000 to Bermuda Autism Support & Education [BASE], which was later discovered to have... Read more of this article
City Hall to Turn Blue For Autism Awareness
Hamilton landmark City Hall will be turning blue on April 1 to mark World Autism Awareness Day and the start of Autism Awareness Month. They will be joined in “turning blue” by some of the world’s most famous buildings such as the Empire State Building in New York City and the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada. Computer generated photo of a... Read more of this article
