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Jennifer Q.
Farmgirl in Training
26 Posts
Jennifer
Irmo
SC
USA
26 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 20 2011 : 1:12:42 PM
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My friend, and her family, have been affected by a growing disorder: autism. It's a hard path to take, as her little girl is only three years old (diagnosed at 2.5 years). Though it's been a challenge to say the word and acknowledge the diagnosis, they are becoming active members of the growing community looking to help children with autism. I really liked this information that the mother, my friend, found about private funding for research and urge you, my sisters, to try and help increase this as soon 4 million children will have this terrifying diagnosis.
Prevalence vs. Private Funding (www.autismspeaks.org)
Leukemia: Affects 1 in 1,200 / Funding: $277 million
Muscular Dystrophy: Affects 1 in 100,000 / Funding: $162 million
Pediatric AIDS: Affects 1 in 300 / Funding: $394 million
Juvenile Diabetes: Affects 1 in 500 / Funding: $156 million
Autism: Affects 1 in 110 / Funding: $79 million
Go here to see my friends story and help support research for finding the causes of autism:
http://www.e4agolf.com/e4a_bio.cfm?sid=115046
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The "A" word: Autism
