Meeting of the Parliament 16 March 2016
The final item of business today is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-15289, in the name of Mark McDonald, on schools autism awareness week. The debate will be concluded without any question being put.
Motion debated,
That the Parliament welcomes the National Autistic Society (NAS) Scotland’s first Schools Autism Awareness Week, which is scheduled to run from 14 to 18 March 2016; understands that the aim of the week is to encourage schools across the country to help pupils understand autism by planning fun and imaginative lessons, activities and assemblies; notes that NAS Scotland has developed resources to support the schools that are taking part; believes that there is a great potential for the week to improve the lives of autistic people by helping children and young people better understand the condition, and hopes that a greater awareness of it in schools will equip a new generation with the knowledge to accept and empathise with autistic people.
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