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Friendly URL: http://www.walknowforautism.org/chicago/personal/jamiemiller
My Team: Jered Rain
My Supporter ID:174675421
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  Autism is a lifelong neurological disorder that impairs a person's ability to communicate and relate to others. Today, a shocking 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with Autism. Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of the many less prevalent childhood diseases.
Friends, Family, & Strangers,
Hi. If you don't know me, my name is Jamie Miller and I have a son who has been diagnosed with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder called Asperger's Syndrome. Jered is a VERY special little boy. I am blessed that my child can speak and commuicate. We are just faced with other difficulties in the socialization area. We see and have seen Jered struggle to "fit in" while the other kids look at him strangely or react to him in a negative way because of his VERY outgoing and blunt way of speaking and greeting people. Jered is also VERY litteral. It is difficult to develope that sort of "joking around" or "sarcastic playing" kind of relationship. Jered Rain also suffers from OCD,Anxioty,ADHD,and some learning disabilities in the processing area which we are told comes with the territory(meaning the Asperger's/Autism). I am walking in honor of my son and my son's disorder. It is a part of him therefore a part of me. By doing so I not only honor my child and raise awareness and much needed funds about and for him, but I will hopefully honor and raise awareness and much needed funding for the millions of other children and thier families who are also faced with this monster called Autism.
Jered Rain,
My little man. I love you so deeply from the very center of my soul. Mommy is doing this for you. And for the many other little guys out there who are not as fortunate as you are. I know you do not understand it now, but someday you will know how very important this is to me. I love you. I pray for you to have peace in your mind and in your soul. May God continue to bless and care for you. May you always feel God's arms wrapped around you. I love you baby.
Love,
Mommy
Thank you for your donations and support in the fight to raise awareness for this wonderful cause. My deepest appreciation goes out to you all.
In HIS Love,
Jamie
Will you walk with us ? Will you join our team? Will you help raise funds for Autism? Will you help spread the word?
TEAM JERED RAIN.
Please help! Every day a parent gets the devasating news that thier child has an Autistc Spectrum Disorder. Every 1 out of 150 children will be diagnosed with Autism. Those stats are higher than cancer or aids. Yet, Autism research receives the least amount of monatary assistance from our government. Remember, these children ARE our future. Don't they deserve a chance?
MY NAME IS AUTISM
Written By: OmriFiman/Marty Murphy
Hello.
Allow me to introduce myself to you. MY NAME IS AUTISM.
Perhaps you know me or know of me. I am a condition, a "disorder" that affects many people. .I strike at will, when and where I want. Unlike Downs Syndrome or other birth "defects", I leave no marks on those I strike. In fact, I pride myself on the ability to infiltrate a child's life, while leaving him or her strikingly handsome.
Many people may not even know I am there. They blame the child for what I cause him or her to do. I am autism and I do as I please.
I am autism. I strike boys and girls. infants and toddlers. I find my best victims to be boys around the age of 2, but any child will do. I like children and they are always the true victims, though I take hostage the others in the child's family as well.
It is a bit like getting 2 for the price of one. I affect one child and "infect" the entire family. I am autism. I strike rich and poor alike. The rich combat me with education and therapy. The poor shut their children away and cannot afford to fight me.
I am able to win in the lives of poor children more than I am those of the wealthy, but I will try to take root anywhere. I am autism. I am an equal opportunity disorder. I strike whites, blacks, Mexicans, Ukrainians, Russians, Poles, Slavs, Japanese, Koreans and Fins. in fact, I strike everywhere on Earth. I know no geographical bounds. I am autism. I do not discriminate based upon religion either. I strike Jews and Christians, Muslims and Buddhists, Atheists and Agnostics. I do not care what religion a person is or what beliefs he may hold. When I strike, there will be little time for any of that anyway. When they find me, they will quest..on everything they believe in, so why would I strike only one group? I have affected followers of every religion on the planet.
I am autism and I am strong and getting stronger every year, every month, every day, every minute and every second.
I am concerned that money might be allotted to combat me and my takeover of children, but so far, I have little to fear. Some countries like Kuwait, are spending quite a bit of money to assist those who I have targeted and some, like the United States, would rather spend money on such ludicrous things as discovering the number of American indians who practice Voodoo, as opposed to combating me. In an atmosphere such as that, I can flourish and wreck havoc at will. In places such as that, I rub my hands with glee at the problems I can cause to children, their families and to the society at large.
I am autism. When I come, I come to stay. I take the dreams and hopes of families and trample them with delight. I see the fear and confusion in the eyes of my victims and I see the formation of wrinkles, the worries and pain on the face of their parents. I see the embarrassment their child causes because of me and the parents unsuccessful attempt to hide their child, and me. I see tears the parents cry and feel the tears of their child. I am autism. I leave sorrow in my wake.
I am autism. I taketh away and give nothing but bewilderment and loathing in return. I take speech and learning. I take socialization and understanding. I take away "common sense" and, if I am allowed to flourish, I take away all but their physical life. What I leave behind, is almost worse than death.
I am autism. I fear nothing except courage, which I thankfully see little of. I fear those who take a stand against me and attempt to fight me and bring others into the fight as well. I fear those who try to make it safe and easier for my victims in the community, and their families. I fear those who push ahead, despite the fact that I am in tow. I fear the day I will be eradicated from the planet. Yet, I do not fear too much right now. There is no need.
I am autism and I bet you know me or know of me. If you don't, you probably will soon. I am marching forward faster than I ever have before. I am looking for new children all the time. I am looking for new children to consume and new lives to destroy. I dread the day I will be looked upon with pity or worse yet, understanding, for that day, is the day I will begin to die.
But in the mean time I am safe, free to prowl onward. Free to cause the pain and suffering that I do so well. I am on a mission and have much work to do and thankfully no one is stopping me yet.
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About Walk Now for Autism:
Walk Now for Autism, the nation's largest grassroots autism walk program, is Autism Speaks'signature fundraising and awareness event, taking place in communities across the United States, as well as in Canada and the United Kingdom. Powered by volunteers and families with loved ones on the autism spectrum, this successful grassroots fundraising effort not only generates vital funds for autism research but also raises awareness about the increasing prevalence of autism and the need for increased research funding to combat this complex disorder.
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