Autism Awareness

[mickeym]

My sister sent this to me in an email; I've checked it out on Snopes.com, and it checks out. Please visit the website and view the video, then pass this along to your friends, families, etc.

Hi everyone-

Please watch this short, beautiful film to have a donation made to
Autism Speaks. The band, Five for Fighting, is generously donating
$0.49 to Autism Speaks for *each time* the video is viewed. The
funding goes toward research studies to help find a cure. When you
have a moment, please visit the link below to watch the video and
pass it along to your friends and family. They are aiming for 10,000
hits, but hopefully we can help them to surpass this goal.


http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com/videos/view/id/408214

*For those of you new to my journal, my son has Aspergers Syndrome, which is an Autism Spectrum Disorder, so this is something near and dear to my heart. :)

Comments

[moonflower-rose.livejournal.com]

Thanks for promoting something so worthwhile, and genuine. All the bullshit chain stuff that goes around makes me dismissive of most of these types of things, which is a shame.

[mickeym.livejournal.com]

Oh, god, me too (suspicious, that is *g*). My sister and I both check anything "chain" that comes to us at Snopes, because there's so much crap out there, now.

My son has Aspergers Syndrome, so this is a cause that's near and dear to my heart :)

[moonflower-rose.livejournal.com]

My cousin has Aspergers too - he's a lot younger than me and I took care of him a lot while he was growing up. He's 13 next month, and already 6 feet tall! It honestly brings a bit of a tear to my eye when I think about how much he's grown and achieved since he was diagnosed when he was 4. He's always been in wonderfully supportive schools, with one absolutely horrible woman who I hesistate to refer to as a teacher, being the sole exception in the last 7 years. He's so confident and grown up, and comfortable with himself and other people, and I just remember him being this little boy who didn't know how to connect with all his cousins and he'd just cry sometimes out of sheer frustration. Crap, I'm crying now, lol. Damn schmoopy music. He's such an amazing kid.

[mickeym.livejournal.com]

My son is 13! Not quite as tall, though he's taller than me, now (I'm 5'6"). And yeah. It's been one hell of a ride since we got his diagnosis -- he was six -- with doctors, therapies, schooling, medication, and yeah. Like your cousin, I've watched my son become much more stable and confident. We still have a lot of issues that we work with constantly, but he's come so far :)

:)

[moonflower-rose.livejournal.com]

As a fellow 5'6-er, I comiserate with the slight indignation (and pride) you must feel with having a 13 year old tower over you, lol. Cal's going to be ginormous. I gave him my old rollerblades when he was 8 and he'd grown out of them within 6 months O.O

Here's to them!

[gabilady.livejournal.com]

THank you for posting this. The new family next door has a 13 yr. old son w/ Aspergers and she won't talk about it, so I'm doing my own research.

Thanks again.

[kittiec.livejournal.com]

Thanks for linking to this. I have a (very) mild case of Asperger myself, so it's also very near and dear to me! Will definitely watch the video soon.

[geneli4.livejournal.com]

♥

[pensnest]

Thanks for that link. *hugs*

[zillahseye.livejournal.com]

My mentor in college, who was 67, worked with autistic children right out of school. She absolutely believed that the kids could live normal lives, and everything she taught us about progress was from personal experience. I think it's interesting that some of the recoveries she reported were as profound as, or more profound than, those reported today--you still can't replace the care, education, and time of a single person.

[nova-berry.livejournal.com]

Done! My cousin has asperger's syndrome and he has an incredibly unstable home life, so he's not doing very well. I think, if he had some stability in his life, the autism would be somewhat more controllable, I don't know! But I'm so glad that your son does have that! As hard as it is for you, I'm sure it makes a tremendous difference.

[visionshadows.livejournal.com]

Watched and I will link! Matthew is always in my heart. :)

[fishbaum.livejournal.com]

Am forwarding now to another Asperger family I know. Although it is always you and Matthew I think of first when I hear of any autism/Asperger topics. You've had a hard time, and you've done so amazingly well with your challenges (and Matthew's!). You're a real role model for parental care and involvement, and I think of that every time you talk about him with us. :)

hugs!