For the third consecutive year, Discovery Communications is joining Autism Speaks in marking World Autism Awareness Day on April 2 through the “Light It Up Blue” campaign. Animal Planet, Discovery Fit & Health, Investigation Discovery, The Hub, Military Channel and Velocity are joined by 23 other cable networks will run a 15-second PSAs about autism and will turn their logos and branding blue throughout the day.

Discovery also raised awareness around our Silver Spring world headquarters by turning our building blue (joining the ranks of the Empire State Building and other iconic locations). We invite you to learn more about autism at AutismSpeaks.org and spread the word online by following @AutismSpeaks and liking them on Facebook.