Today marks World Autism Awareness Day.
While some of us have heard of autism, a lot of mystery still surrounds the complex condition which is believed to affect 1 in 100 children in Ireland.
This year, Ireland's performing and fun summer camp, STARCAMP, have teamed up with the The Irish Society of Autism to release a brand new charity single for World Autism Awareness Day.
Recorded in Windmill Lane Studios, Dublin with some of Ireland's leading musicians, producers, videographers – the team hope their version of ‘SMILE’ makes it to the top of the charts this week.
Video via Starcamp Ireland
Having just reached number one in the iTunes easy listening charts, all proceeds are going directly to the Irish society for autism as they also try to create much needed awareness for the growing number of families touched by autism in Ireland.
You can download the new single, Smile, over on iTunes here.
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