San Luis Obispo, CA March 28, 2011 – Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes, an internationally recognized leader in literacy research, remediation, and professional development, will help raise awareness for autism by participating in the “Light It Up Blue” campaign beginning April 1st.
All 43 Lindamood-Bell Learning Centers throughout the U.S., Australia, and United Kingdom will be decorated in blue with displays about autism on Friday, April 1st. The displays will include facts about autism that will be carried over to Lindamood-Bell’s online outreach efforts. Additionally, all Lindamood-Bell employees will wear blue on Friday, April 1st to help raise awareness for autism and commemorate World Autism Awareness Day in collaboration with Autism Speaks.
Autism Speaks, the world's largest autism science and advocacy organization, launched its inaugural Light It Up Blue campaign last year. On the evenings of April 1 and 2, 2011, prominent buildings across North America and the world — including the Empire State Building in New York City and the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada — will turn their lights blue to raise awareness for autism and to commemorate World Autism Awareness Day on Saturday, April 2nd.
Autism affects approximately 67 million people worldwide and is the fastest growing developmental disability in the U.S. Autism spectrum disorders are diagnosed in one in 110 children in the United States, with boys at a rate of 1 in 70. The prevalence of autism has increased tenfold in the last decade. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have called autism a national public health crisis whose cause and cure remain unknown.
To find out how you can take part in Light It Up Blue, and to find events in your area, visit the Autism Speaks, Light It Up Blue Website at www.lightitupblue.org.
To find a local Lindamood-Bell Learning Center in your area, and for more information about Lindamood-Bell, visit www.lindamoodbell.com.