Autism
The band Five for Fighting is generously donating $0.40 to Autism Speaks each time THIS VIDEO is viewed. The funds raised will go towards research studies to help find a cure for autism. When you have a moment, please watch this informative clip, featuring touching photos of a beloved daughter and her family.
Please, PLEASE watch the video, have your friends watch it, families, post this to your journals. My daughter isn't technically Autistic, but she has something that's just a bare step above it. I am thankful every day that she is (albiet slowly) learning to communicate. I think she's roughly at the level of a three year old, now (she turned Five today), and that only because she's gotten Early Intervention for her Developmental Delay. I worry every day that she'll never catch up, and my heart breaks for all the friends I have who have children who have Autism, or work with children who do. It's so difficult - and the thought that people ignore this very real, horrible thing, devastates me. There are insurances who refuse to pay for Much Needed Therapy to help these kids. The earlier it's caught and they get the therapy, the better chance they have of leading more full, interactive lives with the world around them. Every day counts, and there are so many who are slipping through the cracks because they are just that. So Many. Please do what little you can, watch the video, watch it lots of times, leave it running in the background, get other people to watch it, donate to your local or state Autism societies, learn more about this so you can help parents who have children who they love desperately, and who sometimes drive them absolutely crazy because they love them so much, and yet feel like sometimes they just can't get through.
Boy, that got longwinded. But I just.... It's been a rough day, a sick child who's got trouble understanding simple concepts that any other her age would - is so very difficult to deal with. I'm one of the lucky ones. Please help those who aren't.
Thanks.
Please, PLEASE watch the video, have your friends watch it, families, post this to your journals. My daughter isn't technically Autistic, but she has something that's just a bare step above it. I am thankful every day that she is (albiet slowly) learning to communicate. I think she's roughly at the level of a three year old, now (she turned Five today), and that only because she's gotten Early Intervention for her Developmental Delay. I worry every day that she'll never catch up, and my heart breaks for all the friends I have who have children who have Autism, or work with children who do. It's so difficult - and the thought that people ignore this very real, horrible thing, devastates me. There are insurances who refuse to pay for Much Needed Therapy to help these kids. The earlier it's caught and they get the therapy, the better chance they have of leading more full, interactive lives with the world around them. Every day counts, and there are so many who are slipping through the cracks because they are just that. So Many. Please do what little you can, watch the video, watch it lots of times, leave it running in the background, get other people to watch it, donate to your local or state Autism societies, learn more about this so you can help parents who have children who they love desperately, and who sometimes drive them absolutely crazy because they love them so much, and yet feel like sometimes they just can't get through.
Boy, that got longwinded. But I just.... It's been a rough day, a sick child who's got trouble understanding simple concepts that any other her age would - is so very difficult to deal with. I'm one of the lucky ones. Please help those who aren't.
Thanks.