At the 76th Plenary Session of the United Nations in 2007, a decision was made to mark April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day.

Autism is on a sharp rise, both around the world and in Armenia, the Ministry of Health of Armenia informs Armenian News-NEWS.am.

According to the National Health Information Analytic Center of the National Institute of Health of Armenia, in 2019, a total 741 children (623 boys and 118 girls) with autism and atypical autism are recorded in the country, and 116 of them have primary disabilities.

Treatment of autism—as a disease leading to disability—is state-funded in Armenia.

By the decision of the Armenian government, the Autism National Foundation was established in 2012 to assist people with autism and other developmental disabilities and their families in treatment, rehabilitation, education, employment, and social adaptation.