(Westminster, UK) The influential British parliamentarian, Lee Scott, MP for Ilford North, 'stood up for autism' and urged others to do so on the United Nations World Autism Awareness Day on Thursday 2nd April 2009.

(London, UK)The British based charity, the UK Autism Foundation is launching a fundraising drive with Justgiving to mark the United Nations World Autism Awareness Day 2009 scheduled for Thursday 2nd April.