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Keynote and Hong Kong Autism Institute announce UNESCO collaboration to broaden World Autism Awareness Day reach
Summary
Fatima de Quandt framed autism as human diversity and called for dignity and inclusive systems; Damien Green of the Hong Kong Autism Institute announced a 2026 partnership with UNESCO East Asia Regional Office and Special Olympics East Asia to expand World Autism Awareness Day observances across Chinese cities.
Fatima de Quandt, an autistic journalist and advocate, told attendees that autism is a form of human diversity and not an illness to be cured. Drawing on decades of masking and personal trauma, she said designing societies for all minds requires shifting from fixing individuals to transforming environments and institutions.
"Autism isn't new...It's my life," Fatima said, adding that governments must "understand the…
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