Autism Speaks Movement

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For my movement, I decided to talk about Autism Speaks. I chose to talk about this organization because I believe that they are an organization that has truly been helping people and families who have children that have been diagnosed with autism. The goal of this paper is to share the message of Autism Speaks and share how they have helped people along the way.

Autism Speaks is a non-profit organization that was founded in 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright. The Wright’s created this organization after their grandson was diagnosed with autism and they wanted to help other families whose children had been diagnosed with autism. When a family member is diagnosed with autism, it is often a difficult and challenging time for the family. That is where Autism Speaks steps in to help. Autism Speaks has the mission goal of “We are dedicated to funding global biomedical research into the causes, prevention, treatments and a possible cure for autism” (Autism speaks).

Even though Autism Speaks has not been around for a very long time they still have done a lot to help those who are diagnosed with it. Autism Speaks has been a key player in raising funds for research. When they first started researching Autism Speaks was a key player in trying to prove that vaccines were linked to childhood autism. After …show more content…

If someone is looking at getting involved in the organization they are able to volunteer within their local chapter. During my interview, I asked the representative how people often got involved. The representative that I talked to was named Ida. Ida said that a lot of the people get involved in two ways. She says that people can run in one of their races, and if the person isn’t able to make the race, they can donate online or sponsor one of the runners. Ida also said that Autism Speaks has a lot of plans for the future. They hope to continue to help and support people who have autism and their

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