Autism Children And Your Dreams - 1276 Words

â€Å"I am autism. I have no interest in right or wrong. I derive great pleasure out of your loneliness. I will fight to take away your hope. I will plot to rob you of your children and your dreams. I will make sure that every day you wake up you will cry, wondering who will take care of my child after I die? And the truth is, I am still winning, and you are scared. And you should be. I am autism. You ignored me. That was a mistake†¦.† ( I am Autism 2009 Autism Speaks commercial) Is this really autism? Is this what 1 in 68 children across America are diagnosed with? Is this what my child is diagnosed with? Autism will rob me of my children and my dreams? I will cry everyday, now that my child has been diagnosed? What kind of advertisement†¦show more content†¦A person with autism can have mild to debilitating impairments, and even though autism is not fatal, it is life long. People that are diagnosed with autism need many specialized therapies and services, as well as family support. Bob and Suzanne Wright, founded Autism Speaks in 2005 after their grandson was diagnosed with autism. At that time there was little known about autism, so it was difficult for them to find information and support. Bob and Suzanne decided to change that. Bob Wright was CEO of NBC Television at the time and had a great deal of influance in the media, over the years Autism Speaks has used that influence to gain popularity and momentum in their campaign against autism. Autism Speaks has made it quite clear that they believe that autism is an epidemic and it must be stopped. Autism Speaks has grown to be the largest organization in autism, as well as the most controversial. Autism Speaks promises to provide advocacy, awareness and research to find a ways to prevent and eventually cure for autism. Autism Speaks offers adult and family services, linkage to resources and research. The research that is conducted by Autism Speaks is largely focused on prevention, and eradication of the disorder. Currently Autism Speaks has partnered with Google for the 10k Genome project. This project with look at 10,000 autistic genomes to look for any patterns that can give clues to finding a cure for autism. Autism is often compared to AIDS cancer