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April Is Autism Awareness Month. - 4/11/2007 1:17:37 AM

JerseyKrissi72

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As most of you all know I have a son who has autism so I wanted to share with you that the month of April is Austism Awareness Month.
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer

*Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and is the result of a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain, impacting development in the areas of social interaction and communication skills. Both children and adults with autism typically show difficulties in verbal and non-verbal communication, social interactions, and leisure or play activities. One should keep in mind however, that autism is a spectrum disorder and it affects each individual differently and at varying degrees - this is why early diagnosis is so crucial. By learning the signs, a child can begin benefiting from one of the many specialized intervention programs

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RE: April Is Autism Awareness Month. - 4/11/2007 4:21:33 AM

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my grandson was diagnosed after many years as austistic. he excels in math which none in our fam does. he's very handsome and loves tall long legged blondes since he was 1. thanks for the info

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RE: April Is Autism Awareness Month. - 4/11/2007 11:43:13 PM

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A guy that I work with, his son has Autism. His son is going to college next year, and he has several major universities wanting to give him a scholarship.

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RE: April Is Autism Awareness Month. - 4/11/2007 11:53:01 PM

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My son has an autism spectrum disorder. The road has been a long and bumpy one, but the past few years have been infinitely better because of the increased knowledge and awareness in the community. Several of the biggest improvements were due to things I learned by reading and researching information about the disorder, then asking his doctors to try the newer approaches. Increased knowledge about autism has helped him and will help many many others, too. Thank you to all who support autism research and education.

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RE: April Is Autism Awareness Month. - 4/18/2007 5:52:04 PM

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Hugs JerseyKrissi!!! My ladybugs still going around and around, but it looks like our testing will be complete by the end of next month!!!

For now all i know is that noone will ever love me like she does!!!

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