| Awareness of autism has brought to bear some | | | | Hall and developed for children with autism and their |
| positive results. When the presidential candidate and | | | | brothers and sisters who do or do not have autism |
| other high profile and high ranking officials and | | | | In conjunction with HBO, The Miracle Project created a |
| individuals talk about autism at the national convention, it | | | | documentary called Autism: The Musical. The |
| is encouraging to know that people who can help | | | | documentary shows the story of five of The Miracle |
| those who are fighting the fight for research and | | | | Project's student's families who live with autism every |
| funding every day, are finally becoming aware and | | | | day. |
| promising to do something to lend support to parents | | | | The story is based on how the children wrote, |
| and families who know how hard the journey can be. | | | | produced and performed in their own original music |
| The fact that organizations such Autism Speaks, | | | | production. As Elaine Hall says, this feat was |
| Defeat Autism Now, Generation Rescue and Autism | | | | "seemingly against all odds." |
| Society of America have become household names | | | | This story, which was contributed to by hundreds of |
| and the places to go for information shows progress. | | | | people and viewed by thousands upon thousands, is a |
| The fact that the National Institutes of Health and the | | | | milestone and a miracle in itself. Elaine Hall says she |
| National Institutes of Mental Health, as well as The | | | | has received thousands of messages and emails |
| American Pediatric Society have now published | | | | telling her how deeply the HBO documentary touched |
| diagnostic guidelines for autism shows progress. | | | | their lives. One fourteen year old boy wrote and told |
| There are other types of progress, as well. For | | | | her that after seeing Autism: The Musical he will never |
| instance, there is an amazing organization called The | | | | be ashamed of having autism again, in fact, he is proud |
| Miracle Project based in Los Angeles. This organization | | | | of who he is. |
| is a theater arts program that was founded by Elaine | | | | That is the true miracle! |