Monday, April 30, 2007

It is time to listen


Autism Speaks created a music video of the Five for Fighting song, "World", which features images of autistic children and their families. It is a truly moving video. The message is out there, we need to listen. Click here to see and listen to the video/song.

"One in 150 children is diagnosed with autism. A new case is diagnose every 20 minutes. One in 94 boys is on the autism spectrum. Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in the US (probably the same in other countries like the Philippines). There is no medical detection or cure for autism."
What kind of world do we want?

"A world where no family has to live with autism. A world in which a mom can hear her autistic child say I love you. A world that doesn’t judge an individual with autism. Autism Speaks wants a world where autism is a word in the history books."

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