CITYOF  OAKDALE  State of Minnesota City of Oakdale  Proclamation  WHEREAS, On March 4, 2021 the Autism Society of America officially announced the shift in terminology from Autism Awareness Month to Autism Acceptance Month; and WHEREAS, April aims to celebrate and promote acceptance for the condition that occurs in WHEREAS, Autism is the ststgpangdeeopmena. disability int the world; and WHEREAS, Autism is a complex developmenta. condition affecting the patient's ability to interact, communicate, and progress, and has not one but many subtypes; and WHEREAS, first held in the year 1972 by the Autism Society, Autism Acceptance Month emphasizes the need for public awareness to promote acceptance, celebrate the differences, WHEREAS, with the autism diagnosis rate increasing fast, we take these 30 days in April to celebrate the differences of, learn more about, and empower autistic individuals. THEREFORE, 1, Kevin Zabel, Mayor of Oakdale, Minnesota, do hereby proclaim the month of NWTMESSTHEREOFInaNe hereunto set my hand and causedi thes seal oft the City of Oakdale  one in every 54 children as of 2020 ini the United States; and  and be more inclusive towards autistic individuals around us; and  April int twenty twenty-four as AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH. to be affixed on this 26th day of March 2024.  Kevin Zabel, Mayor  Abw