Open Data Insight of the Day

Awareness days are designated dates that aim to raise public consciousness about specific issues, conditions, or causes. These days provide an opportunity for education, advocacy, and support, often encouraging individuals and organizations to engage in activities that promote understanding and change. By highlighting these topics, awareness days can play a crucial role in fostering empathy, driving policy changes, and supporting those affected by the issues at hand.

Here is an awareness day occurring tomorrow:

National Day for Asperger Syndrome: Asperger syndrome (AS) was formerly a separate diagnosis under autism spectrum disorder. Under the DSM-5 and ICD-11, patients formerly diagnosable with Asperger syndrome are diagnosable with Autism Spectrum Disorder. The term is considered offensive by some autistic individuals. It was named after Hans Asperger (1906–80), who was an Austrian psychiatrist and pediatrician. An English psychiatrist, Lorna Wing, popularized the term "Asperger's syndrome" in a 1981 publication; the first book in English on Asperger syndrome was written by Uta Frith in 1991 and the condition was subsequently recognized in formal diagnostic manuals later in the 1990s. For more information, visit: wikipedia_en