Autism in the family Date: Aug 24, 2009 3:58:32 AM PDT Author: commffest forum I have been hearing about Autism for years but never thought it would hit my family until after I decided as the festival director for COMMFFEST Community fim festival to screen two films about it. TWO WORLDS ONE PLANET and AUTISM NADE IN AMERICA. After speaking to my mother about the screenings, she alerted me to the fact that I have a cousin in England whose 4yr old son has autism. I quickly called her. She mentioned that not only does her son have it but my other cousin also living in England has two sons one 17 yrs old and another 9 years old both autistic. What a revelation. and how odd thatI would find this out after I decided to screen these two films. sandie   Reply to this Post

autistic children Date: Aug 24, 2009 6:08:23 AM PDT Author: montydriver I'm amazed at the amount of children afflicted with Autism.   Reply to this Post

autistic Date: Aug 24, 2009 11:19:58 AM PDT Author: celie Apparently England an unusal high rate compared to other countries. Does any one know why?   Reply to this Post

films on autism Date: Aug 27, 2009 12:30:24 PM PDT Author: Fanlight These films give excellent insight into the challenges families and educators face when dealing with autistic individuals. I love the positivity of "Two Worlds-One Planet!"   Reply to this Post

adult autism research Date: Aug 27, 2009 12:31:37 PM PDT Author: Fanlight I was encouraged recently to learn that a hospital here in Boston just received $29 million for adult autism research. Here's a link to the story: http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2009/08/23/mgh_to_target_adult_autism/   Reply to this Post

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