Autism Awareness
This post isn’t political as such, but just a reminder, really. When it comes to some things, whether directly affected or not, it never hurts to educate yourself. Be informed. Be aware.
April is Autism Awareness Month. Any regular readers of my personal blog will know that I have an autistic brother. It is with great pride and amazement when I am able to share certain pieces of his story with my readers. The posts about Joe and his accomplishments get some of the most positive and thoughtful responses of anything I blog about. If you’re interested, you can read a bit about his story here and here.
When he was finally diagnosed with autism at nearly four years old, the doctors told us, his family, that the incidence of autism was 1 in 10,000. Now, I’m reading reports that suggest this statistic is 1 in 150. What is going on here? Are the reports wrong or is autism reaching epidemic proportions?
I’ve always been vigilant about educating myself about autism. I give a significant portion of my charity dollars to autism research. If I have a torch to carry for anything, autism is it. And I’d be remiss in not using a great forum like The Soccer Mom Vote to be heard.
Anyway, I don’t have anything fascinating or profound to say, just reminding you about Autism Awareness and offering multiple links so that, if you’ve got five or ten minutes, educate yourself.
Autism Research Institute - (I send my donations here)
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