South Lanarkshire Council celebrate National Autism Week

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South Lanarkshire Council has raised a flag at its Hamilton headquarters to celebrate National Autism Week.South Lanarkshire’s Autism Resources Coordination Hub celebrated its sixth year flying the autism pride flag at the council HQ to celebrate the annual week.Autistic adults, children, young people, and their parents/carers joined staff from Education Inclusion and Social Work, as well as representatives from UNISON, to see the flag being raised.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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