AUTISM SUNDAY

That this House pays tribute to churches and religious organisations who are marking Autism Sunday, the international day of prayer for autism and Asperger's syndrome, on Sunday 10th February 2008; notes that Autism Sunday was launched in 2002 Autism Awareness Year by parents and carers Ivan and Charika Corea of the Autism Awareness Campaign UK with an inaugural historic service at St Paul's Cathedral, London; calls upon the Government to work with all faith communities in order to reach out to parents, carers and people with autism and Asperger's in local communities; urges church leaders and community groups of all denominations to engage with people with autism and Asperger's; and requests the Government to support Autism Awareness Campaign UK's call for a national strategy on autism and a cohesive 10 year plan on autism and Asperger's, as well as supporting Baroness Uddin's proposal for an autism taskforce.