The Autism Awareness flag was raised for the first time at St. Thomas city hall in 2011- also marking the first time in Canada.
Today it was raised for the 11th time in St. Thomas, largely thanks to the work of resident Shari Bishop all those years ago.
Bishop began the tradition for her daughters Bailey and Riley as a way to promote awareness about autism and how it is different from one person to the next.
She and her daughter joined Mayor Joe Preston and other representatives at the ceremony and notes how far we’ve come since the first flag raising was held.
World Autism Awareness Day is recognized on April 2nd in a number of different ways notes Bishop.
Written by: Kennedy Freeman
