| -> | | | | discussion on this very serious and growing problem. |
| Autism rates are huge and they are growing, | | | | Of course, it's not easy competing for the attention of |
| unfortunately, research is not keeping up and now | | | | such a society, which is bombarded constantly with all |
| many families close to Autism are calling it an epidemic. | | | | sorts of other messages. Sometimes it takes |
| Why? Because 1:150 children in the US now have | | | | something drastic to raise awareness, and well, that's |
| Autism and you can see why families of Autistic | | | | exactly what one man decided to do, something |
| children are so concerned, they often ask such things | | | | drastic, something so over the top, that he made |
| as; "Autism is a Big Issue - Why Don't People Care?" | | | | national news. |
| You see, it's not that people do not care, they really do, | | | | One man out of frustration set out to walk across the |
| in fact once you have a talk with them you can see | | | | United States for Autism and to raise awareness to |
| the concern on their face, many will say; | | | | the fact that 93% of the Health Insurance Companies |
| - "I never knew that," | | | | DO NOT cover Autism. Did you know that if your child |
| - "I didn't know," or | | | | is born with Autism, you might just be totally on your |
| - "I had no idea." | | | | own and the cost per year to support an Autistic Child |
| So, it's up to us, you the reader, me the writer and | | | | is about $85,000 per year, for most middle class |
| those in the Autistic Community to make personal | | | | families that is simply not an option; it's simply not |
| contacts, to get the dialogue going and increase | | | | economically feasible. |
| awareness. It is time that America had a national | | | | |