exciting stuff and get involved!

Hey! Sara posted a short story on her blog that you might enjoy.
www.bellegirl1118.blogspot.com
Son-Rise at the Autism Treatment Center of America sure liked it...they have asked for Sara's permission to use the story on their website!

Another thing...
60 minutes aired a special on autism the other night. They really spent a lot of time saying that "these children" can learn not to display the behaviors that are unacceptable to society. Here is the email address if you would like to do as I and a number of other parents have done and let them know that there is more out there for "these children." In the subject line, type in Stahl Team (autism)
mailto:60m@cbsnews.com;audsvcs@cbs.com

Here is my message if you want an idea of what to put in your email...


It is exciting that children with autism are learning and that the world is becoming more aware of the disability as treatable. I would like to commend you for broaching the subject and at the same time implore that you look closely at doing a segment on the Autism Treatment Center of America and its relationship-based approach. Our son has become a whole new person and our family has learned not only to cope with his disability, but to regard it as a rather unconventional ability, and we give the credit not to the ABA program we ran for him for 2 years, but to the Son-Rise Program from the Autism Treatment Center of America which we have implemented for the past 5 years. You just have to check this out and get the word out that these unique children can do more than touch their noses!!
Thank you,
Josha Smith

Thanks!