April is Autism Awareness Month

Autism is a wide spectrum disorder. There are many levels of autism. One person who is autistic, you may not even be able to tell, but another person may be so bad, they cannot even talk, or understand a word spoken to them.

Autism is a very sad disease, not only for the person who has it, but also for the family and friends who take care of them. This is why April is Autism Awareness month. To help bring awareness to those who do not know what autism is, and to help them understand, as well as to help those with autism, and bring hope, where hope may be totaly lost!

No one really truely knows what causes autism, we only have our ideas of what causes it, and many of us have a different idea as to exactly what that cause is. This article is not to dredge up what may or may not be the cause, this article is to bring awareness, and hope for all those who are suffering with some degree of autism.

I am going to list here a number of autism awareness sites that I have found, and I hope that they will be of help to others who live with this cruel diseases. If you know of others that can benefit from this information, please send them a link to this article.

Autism Society Of America, is of course the leading sorce for information on autism, and autism awareness.

Autism Awareness Online, is a great site, and so friendly!

Autism Speaks is a great site for help if you or someone you love is dealing with autism.

Autism awareness ribbons to help Mark, are ribbons we are making to help buy our 19 year old son a bike, and trailer he can sit in, (see dedication below).

This is just a few of many sites on autism. Just do a Google search on autism, and you'll find tons! And remember, April is Autism Awareness month, why not buy an awareness ribbon and share in the awareness of autism.

I dedicate this article to my 19 year old son, Mark, who is severely autistic. Mark cannot talk, but he is so loving, and to help him I have created an autism awareness ribbon that I am selling for $5.00 each, this includes postage too. The money we make from these ribbons will help pay for a bike, and a wagon that he can ride in behind the bike, so we can do things as a family. It is hard for Mark to walk, and we have no transportation, so we must walk anywhere we go. If we could get a bike, and a wagon that can hold Marks weight, (he's a light boy), we can do our shopping and things we need to do, without having to walk everywhere. If you would like to buy a ribbon, you can visit Mark's page here: Autism awareness ribbons to help Mark. Our awareness ribbons are made by placing a strip of autism puzzle ribbon over a cloth ribbon, then placing a heart button, or a patch on the center. The ribbons are aproximatly 3 inches long, and about 1 1/2 inch wide.