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Thank You!!

Thank you to all the businesses who participated in the Denim Days for Autism fundraiser for the Autism Support Alliance. We raised $4,000 this year!

Thank you to O'Charley's Restaurant for  Autism Support Alliance awareness day on April 7, 2008!

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism is a developmental disability that usually appears during the first three years of a child's life. Autism is four times more prevalent in boys than girls and knows no racial, ethnic or social boundaries. Family income, lifestyle or educational levels do not affect the chance of occurrence.

Autism is often referred to as a spectrum disorder - a disorder in which symptoms can occur in any combination and with varying degrees of severity.

The SWLA Chapter of the Autism Society of America located in Lake Charles holds monthly parent support meetings, sponsors a summer camp for persons with autism and distributes information focused on building the capacity of the community, various organizations and families to support persons with autism in the home, school, community and work settings.

Resources

Asperger Syndrome: It's Signs and Symptoms

Children who have Siblings with Autism

Coping with Disaster: Children with Autism and their Families

Behavior Management for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

For more information about this program, please call or e-mail Shantele, 337-436-9533, or e-mail Danielle.