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Highlights

World Autism Awareness Day 2026

Highlights

The groundbreaking WAAD Plenary Event in Hong Kong SAR brought together 300 people for a moving discussion about Autism awareness, understanding, inclusion and action.

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What was WAAD 2026?

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World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) is a United Nations observance, held on April 2nd each year. It arises from a resolution passed by the UN General Assembly in 2007 (A/RES/62/139).

Unified in support 

"Autism brings distinctive strengths, unique perspectives, and remarkable potential, alongside challenges that demand understanding and acceptance. In a world that is growing more attuned to human cognitive diversity, the right support can turn difference into an opportunity for connection. That is what it means to think differently: choosing understanding over assumption, acceptance over exclusion. When we do, difference becomes strength, and potential becomes progress - for individuals and for society."

John Lee Ka-chiu, GBM, SBS, PDSM, PMSM

Chief Executive, Hong Kong SAR Government, People's Republic of China

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