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..Editorial changes-I never used the word awareness-but Dan O's--Mayday-autism.

April saw scant autism awareness

Source URL: http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2011-05-07/april-saw-scant-autism-awareness

By Maurine Meleck

North Augusta, S.C.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Well, April -- Autism Awareness Month -- has passed with no more fanfare than a parade minus a band.

There was some media attention focusing on autism families and how behavioral therapy helped the child with tantrums, or a little newspaper story about diagnosing the child early on so they can start speech right away.

With the exception of MacNeil's terrific weeklong autism report on PBS, there was little to get excited about the whole month. Autism was treated for 30 days like a disorder we should simply get used to as the numbers climb like Jack's beanstalk.

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Maurine,

I am not surprised. This past week was also supposed to be Childrens' Mental Health Week in Ontario, if not in the rest of Canada. Despite what our school boards hoped to do this week, not much was accomplished, going by what transpired at my own school, i.e, nothing at all!

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This message was sent by "Maurine Meleck" maurine_meleck@....Editorial changes-I never used the word awareness-but Dan O's--Mayday-autism.

April saw scant autism awareness

Source URL: http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2011-05-07/april-saw-scant-autism-awareness

By Maurine Meleck

North Augusta, S.C.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Well, April -- Autism Awareness Month -- has passed with no more fanfare than a parade minus a band.

There was some media attention focusing on autism families and how behavioral therapy helped the child with tantrums, or a little newspaper story about diagnosing the child early on so they can start speech right away.

With the exception of MacNeil's terrific weeklong autism report on PBS, there was little to get excited about the whole month. Autism was treated for 30 days like a disorder we should simply get used to as the numbers climb like Jack's beanstalk.