Keith, my Autistic son, Made These Bracelets to Raise Money to Help Support Autism. 10% of every sale goes directly to The Autism Society
Keith, my Autistic son, Made These Bracelets to Raise Money to Help Support Autism. 10% of every sale goes directly to The Autism Society
Hi Everyone,
Well, I have to swallow my pride a little bit here and admit a mistake that I told you. Last week I said that all funding to special needs individuals was cut. That is not completely accurate. All Wavier funding was cut, which of course is where Keith is. So to Gov. Corbett, I am sorry for exaggerating the funding situation but I still feel that cutting the funding to those who can’t care or provide for themselves is wrong.
So, the good news is that we had a meeting with our Social Worker, J, who is the absolute best support services coordinator in the whole world, in my opinion. She came to our house during her personal vacation time to fill out paperwork for new funding for Keith through Base Funding which is a different funding stream than Wavier. We should know by this time next week if Keith has funding or not.
Please pray with me that this goes through so that Keith can go back to work. I like being with Keith but being together 24/7/365 is too much for both of us. Thank you.
On another great note, Keith made these two bracelets this week. Pictures below. I am waiting on puzzle charms for the bracelets to post them on my Etsy site. They should be in next week. I am so proud of him for all his good work. I am going to have to stock up on supplies so Keith has enough to work with. : ) We plan on donating 10% of the proceeds to Support Autism for every item that Keith makes. If you are interested in knowing more about Autism check out these websites.
The Autism Society – http://www.autism-society.org/
Autism Speaks – http://www.autismspeaks.org/
The Autism Foundation – http://www.thecenterforautism.org/autismfoundation
There is no conclusive evidence for a cause for Autism. But in this mother’s opinion I believe that there is a genetic factor involved with some sort of predisposition that if all the right factors line up right, bingo, you have autism. I do believe that there is an ecological or diet related factor as well. What we do know is that Autism is neurological and often accompanied with Mental Retardation and even seizure disorders, like Keith. Autism affects multiple areas of the brain’s function two specifically called the amygdala and cerebellum. They effect emotions/understanding emotions and muscle control including muscles of speech respectively. There are lots more interesting facts about Autism on Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism.
I could go on and on but I won’t take anymore of your valuable time with it today.
Don’t forget the pictures!
Yes, I set up the pattern for this one and put the clasps on, but it was his first one and he completed the pattern and strung it independently. Beautiful!?!
This is Keith’s second bracelet. Yes, I put the clasps on but all I did showed him was one shiny bead then one frosted bead. He did the rest. I’m so Proud!
A Jewelry Masterpiece, For You 