united nations stressing on empowering autistic people through appropriate education and employment opportunities india has called for enhancing quality of life of differentlyabled childrenautism knows no gender race or socioeconomic status notwithstanding the disorder people with autism have a wide range of diverse and unique abilities and often exceptional skills that can immensely benefit society indias permanent representative to the un ambassador syed akbaruddin said here on fridayaddressing a highlevel event on world autism awareness day he said the underlying message for attaining sustainable development is that no one must be left behindthe challenge is to identify early and make every differentlyabled children not only count but also capable these issues need specialized and nuanced attention he saidakbaruddin emphasised that the main objective of collective efforts should be to enhance the quality of life and functional independence and work towards a more inclusive approach and families and educational institutions as the main resources for treatmenthe cited prime minister narendra modi who has called for collective efforts to create a world where persons with disabilities can scale new heights of success without any obstaclesthe transformative 2030 agenda provides an opportunity for the full realization of the potential of people with autism and other developmental disabilities and ensure for them a life of dignity and meaning akbaruddin saidin his message on world autism the day un secretary general ban kimoon said that autism is not wellunderstood in many countries and too many societies shun people with autismthis is a violation of human rights and a waste of human potential he saidearlier this year moon engaged in a dialogue with a young man with autism at united nations headquarters his innovative approach to the implementation of the sdgs was impressive he saidnoting that this year marks the 10th anniversary of the un convention on the rights of persons with disabilities moon called on societies to invest more funds in enabling young persons with autism to be part of their generations historic push for progressa dedicated national trust for welfare of persons with autism is implementing several schemes for creation of an enabling environment for independent living for people with autism and disabilities as much as possible akbauruddin saidthe focus is on training awareness and capacity building shelter care giving and empowerment he saidthe international clinical epidemiology network inclen in india has developed screening and diagnostic tools and research studies on autism are also being encouraged he added