2012 Walk Now For Autism Speaks (Tenessee)http://www.walknowforautismspeaks.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1011075&supid=364029895

 

Can you imagine hearing the words "your child has autism"? In a split second, life - as you know it - has changed. For a different family every 20 minutes, tomorrow will never be the same. My family was once that family. But we've learned with the right amount of faith, hope, and love - ANYTHING is possible.

By participating in this event, you are helping to change the future for all who struggle with autism. By walking, you are getting us one step closer to finding what causes autism, how to prevent and treat it, and ultimately a cure so no family ever hears those words again. Until then, we walk to find answers and raise awareness about the toll that autism has had on families. Families like mine.
 

I need you to help make tomorrow be about dance lessons, school lunches and first words rather than therapy, doctor appointments and despair. Together, we will find the missing pieces. With the right amount of faith, hope, and love - ANYTHING is possible. That is what I believe.

Loved ones discuss autism in the family

​CNN|Added on April 10, 2012

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Antwon Chavis (Tennessee) talks about growing up with his autistic brother Adrian.  Loved ones talk about children and siblings with autism and the impact on their families.