In the presence of His Highness, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Autism Families Association, Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Farhan Al Saud .
Professor Areej Al-Muallem, Secretary General of the Association, and a number of important personalities in the public and private sectors, and on the eighth and ninth of April at the headquarters of Panorama Mall; The Autism Families Association launched its first global awareness campaign, entitled #Autism_Mystery, which coincided with the International Autism Spectrum Disorder Awareness Month.
The association achieved the Guinness World Record for the largest number of signatures on a jigsaw puzzle in the world, as the campaign aims to raise social awareness about autism spectrum disorder to an optimal level.
And His Highness, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Autism Families Association, Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Farhan Al Saud, expressed his happiness with this global achievement, which is recorded in the first place in the name of the Kingdom in the Guinness Book of Records, indicating that there are many gains from entering the encyclopedia, the most important of which is highlighting the Kingdom’s role in caring In the autism category across all relevant sectors, in addition to enabling the work of associations and providing them with all facilities to provide the best services.
He noted that this achieved achievement is an incentive for the Association of Autism Families to continue to present initiatives and innovations that contribute to providing what is beneficial for people with autism spectrum disorder, and said: Our global campaign that was launched today is different from what it was previously, especially as it culminated in achieving this record, which is the beginning Towards more effective programs and initiatives at very high levels.
For her part, the Secretary-General of the Autism Families Association, Ms. Areej Al-Moallem that the association seeks, according to its mission, to advance the autism sector in the Kingdom by supporting and coordinating the efforts of all relevant parties according to a comprehensive scientific perspective, integrated institutional work, and an effective development partnership.
She pointed out that achieving the record and entering the Guinness Book is not a coincidence, but rather hard work and long meetings to discuss areas that have a great resonance, not locally but globally.
Al-Moallem indicated that the association's distinction in choosing its projects is an extension of its strategic plan based on many modern scientific foundations.
The Secretary-General of the Autism Families Association concluded her speech by saying: We always affirm in all our posts that autism spectrum disorder is not a disability, but rather an ability of a different kind.
On a related level, Panorama Mall provided many logistical services to highlight the global event through full hosting, which included preparing the event site from panels, screens, mobile carts, promotional phrases for the event in all the mall facilities, and inviting many influential personalities, and this comes through the role of management The mall, through its social responsibility, which was presented in a distinctive way, gained the event more spread and visibility.
It is worth noting that the campaign that was launched included several different angles, including raising awareness in the first place, and informing the public and visitors of the feelings that people with autism go through. There were also several different activities, including documenting the event by taking instant memorial photos.