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Proc 10909ProclamationTrump 47 · RCeremonial

Proclamation 10909

World Autism Awareness Day, 2025

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In simple terms

This proclamation designates April 2, 2025, as World Autism Awareness Day, recognizing Americans with autism spectrum disorder and calling for public awareness of early diagnosis signs and family support. It references the Make America Healthy Again Commission and priorities for autism research but contains no binding policy directives, funding allocations, or agency mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 14897

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 90 FR 14897

    Federal Register PDF

  3. World Autism Awareness Day observance

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

What to expect

Immediate

  • April 2, 2025 designated as World Autism Awareness Day

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation conflates awareness day with contested claims about autism prevalence increase and 'root causes' framing that may politicize health research; no concrete policy mechanism attached to commission reference
Proclamation 10909: World Autism Awareness Day, 2025 · Executive Orders