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[Hear-Their-Silence] Help Spread the Word campaign

>From: Todd Guppy <TGuppy@...>

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>Here is information about my " Help Spread the Word " campaign for the Rally

>for National Autism Awareness April 8, 2000 in Washington, D.C.

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>Please, " Help Spread the Word " and see if you can link this to websites

>relating to Autism, as well as Internet lists, and Autism organizations -

>have them include it in their mailouts or newsletters.

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>Thank you,

> Guppy

>281-256-3034

>tguppy@...

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> " Open Your Eyes to Autism "

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> Hear~Their~Silence

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> Autism groups and parents are urged to unite April 8, 2000 for a Rally for

>National Autism Awareness!

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>THE GOAL:

>The Autism Resource Konnection in it's grass roots effort to assist

>individuals, parents, and families that face the challenges Autism brings,

>along with Unlocking Autism with their " Open Your Eyes to Autism " picture

>collection project, embraced the need for National public Awareness by

>promoting the first ever Rally for National Autism Awareness. Largely as

>the result of the truly inspiring speech from Beck, and her

>picture slide show of Autistic children set to the lyrics of " Stand Up!

>Speak Out! Let Your Voice be Heard - It's going to take each one of us to

>change our children's world.. " . The Autism Resource Konnection is

committed

>more than ever to unite the Autism community together to do just that.

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>We simply want to unify all the parents living with Autism, and Autism

>related organizations, for one day of National Unity to shine a beacon on

>this neurological disorder that affects more than 500,000 of our children.

>The Autism Resource Konnection is working with Unlocking Autism, not to

>compete with other organizations, but simply to unify them for one day.

For

>one common goal. To promote National Autism Awareness. To Stand Up! Speak

>Out! Let our voice be heard.

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>THE ISSUES BEHING AUTISM:

>We need to change how Autism is depicted. The medical protocol

>Pediatrician's use to treat or fail to treat Autism, how insurance treats

>Autism, how schools educate our children with Autism, the legislation

>pertaining to Autism, and other issues needing to be brought to the

>forefront.

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>Autism is rising and rising, and we still do not have adequate funding to

>find out why. We do not have accurate statistics in each state to make

>aware to the government just how many children there are on the Autism

>spectrum! Hopefully as a result of our unity on these issues the

government

>will start legislation to gather state to state numbers on Autism Spectrum

>disorders, or pass legislation making it mandatory for each state to keep

>better track of the numbers and report them to the government. They need

to

>see the big picture! We need to urge the government to start an Autism

Task

>Force to investigate the issues surrounding: how can be better the early

>intervention services; once in the schools how do we make the educational

>setting more appropriate for an Autistic child - making ABA type styles a

>choice along with inclusion - instead of the standard " catch all " style

>currently in place; and lastly, what are we going to do with this

generation

>of Autistic children when the reach 21?? The government has not been made

>to see these issues on a large scale with the sheer numbers of children

>involved. Not to mention all the medical and nutritional research being

>done and largely ignored.

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>The government needs to see the urgency of increased funding and research,

>and the necessity of clinical trials for possible treatments for our

>children now, not 5 years from now. If it is vaccine related in some way,

>we have to investigate that now, to prevent another Autistic generation.

>Research the possible genetic, environmental, or toxin causes. Fund a

>national database to see what all these children may have in common.

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>All of the Autism groups are doing great things individually, but for this

>one day of National Awareness, we need to all unite together so the Nation

>and it's leaders are made to " Open Their Eyes! " to the large scope of

>issues.

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>THE GROUPS WHO HAVE UNITED TOGETHER:

>The Autism Resource Konnection's (http://www.ark-inc.org) mission is to

>increase public Awareness of Autism throughout the Nation, and assist

>individuals, parents, and families that face the challenges this disability

>brings everyday. We do not compete with other organizations, we help refer

>parents to whoever can help them and keep them in touch with what is

>happening.

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>Unlocking Autism (http://www.littleangels.org) is highlighted on the inside

>pages of the Stand Up! Speak Out! CD cover for their efforts to make the

>Nation aware of just how many children are affected - with their " Open Your

>Eyes to Autism " project. Their goal is to have 58,000 pictures of Autistic

>children displayed on huge picture boards to be presented for the first

time

>at the Rally for Autism Awareness. What a statement to be made to our

>Nation! " Open Your Eyes, " look at our children and SEE the

>need for more research! Imagine the impact of media cameras scanning

over

>thousands of faces of Autism! We need your help in mailing in your child's

>picture now!

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> LeGendre is the lady whose Quilt is depicted on the cover of the CD.

>She is putting together the first ever Autism Awareness Quilt to be

unveiled

>at the Rally for Autism Awareness on April 8, 2000 in Washington, D.C.

>For more information on sending a square on your child's behalf to be

>included in the quilt, contact the number below, and we will get you her

>information. I would venture to say this could be the largest quilt ever!

>We need you to submit a quilt square!

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>The Autism Resource Konnection, Unlocking Autism, and the Quilt project,

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>all working together to create National Autism

>Awareness! We need you and all Autism organizations to help join with us

>in this event as well.

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>FUNDRAISING TO REACH THE GOAL:

>THE BOOK: Beck's book is " Confronting Autism - A Practical Guide

>to Hope, Knowledge, and Empowerment " . To help make the Autism Resource

>Konnection realize this goal of National Autism Awareness, Beck

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>agreed to donate $5.00 of every sale of her book purchased on behalf of the

>rally, to the Autism Resource Konnection. For us to get the money to

>realize our goal, everyone must specify in the method of payment that the

>funds need to go " For ARK Rally " . Contact the number below to obtain an

>order form. I highly recommend the book " Confronting Autism " to

>researchers, professionals helping in finding a cure, lab's involved in

>research, as well as the doctors and therapists treating Autistic patients.

> " You will all gain a better understanding of lives affected by autism and

>will be motivated to strenghten your support of the autism community. "

Every

>mother and father living with Autism needs to read this book and feel

>Empowered and renewed in their efforts to work with the medical profession

>in Confronting Autism. Confronting Autism in all aspects of this disorder

is

>where the cure begins. The steps toward " changing the premise of Autism "

to

>better work toward the cure is in this book. Contact the number below to

>obtain order forms for the book. 's book can be ordered directly

>through: New Destiny Educational Products, Inc., 188 Route 101, The Great

>American Office, Suite 314, Bedford, NH 03110. Please specify that you

are

>ordering on behalf of ARK so we get the $5.00 donation per sale. The book

>is $18.00 + $3.00 shipping and handling. The ARK has order forms for the

>book that can be made available to distribute to your organizations if

>requested.

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>THE CD COLLECTION: In Beck's speech at the DAN conference, she

had

>a slide show presentation of children with autism set to the words and

music

>of the Stand Up! Speak Out! Let Your Voice be Heard - It's going to take

>each one of us to change our children's world " , CD. The Autism Resource

>Konnection is able to purchase the CD's and sell them for fundraising for

>our rally. Contact the Autism Resource Konnection at 877-662-8847 to

obtain

>order forms, or contact the number below. The Beck's " A call to action to

>help cure Autistic children everywhere " story is in the CD cover as well.

>What a touching tribute to action!

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>THE RIBBONS and T-SHIRTS: The Autism Resource Konnection is selling

>T-shirts with Rally information on them. The picture on the T-shirt was

>designed by an autistic child. The ARK is also selling Autism Awareness

>ribbons to wear in support of our children. Contact the ARK for orderiing

>information, or contact the number below.

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>Unlocking Autism is selling T-Shirts to support their picture campaign.

You

>can also sponsor a child's picture for only $5.00, or you can sponsor a

>whole display board. Please call for more information to help them gather

>the funds to " Open Their Eyes to Autism " by thousands of children's

pictures

>displayed on huge boards. Contact them at 877-769-6736, or contact the

>number below. Contact them for additional information on how to sponsor a

>board with your name on it.

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>DONATIONS: The greatest funding for this Autism Awareness Rally will be

>from you. We need donations to make this goal. We need your group to help

>sponsor this effort. Contact the number below for information on how you

>can help. We are non-profit, and so your donation will be tax deductible.

>Please donate to make this happen.

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>THE COMMITTMENT

>Contact me, Guppy - tguppy@... or 281-256-3034 - and say,

" Yes,

>I will be at the rally! "

>If you cannot be at the rally, commit to help in my " Help Spread the Word "

>campaign to reach people who can be at the rally. I will mail you or your

>organization flyers describing all the information about the rally and the

>picture registration forms. Commit to writing to your state

>representatives, your senators, the media in your area, and the newspaper

>reporters in your city, about the rally and the issues surrounding the need

>for the raly.

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>We need all these things to happen for the rally to be a success. You have

>to be there, your child's picture has to be there, your representatives and

>senators and reporters and media need to be there. We need every Autism

>related organiztion to be there!

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>We need every Autism related organization to commit to make available this

>article and our flyer to their mailing list to " Help Spread the Word " .

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>CONTACT INFORMATION TO OBTAIN FLYERS AND FUNDRAISING ORDER FORMS AND

PICTURE

>REGISTRATION FORMS

>Contact me, Guppy -tguppy@... or 281-256-3034 - and I will get

>you flyers for The Autism Resource Konnection and Unlocking Autism, as well

>as the order forms for Beck's book " Confronting Autism " and the CD

>Stand Up! Speak Out! The flyers will include registration information to

>send in your child's picture as well as the toll free numbers and website

>information for these organizations.

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>We have a website set up for hotel reservations: Contact Mark at

>SilenceReserv@... for the web address.

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>THE FINAL PLEA

>Parents - contact me and say, " Yes, I will be at the rally! " & " Yes, I want

>more information! "

>Autism groups - contact me and say, " Yes, we will help sponsor this event,

>and advertise in our newsletters, and be at the rally! "

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>On behalf of Autistic children, my " Help Spread the Word " campaign, The

ARK,

>and Unlocking Autism,

> Guppy

>tguppy@...

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