We need more things to show awereness for autism!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?

we have all kind of famous people doing stuff for cancer aids stim cell research why can some one do some for autism!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think there is a lot of awareness that there is a thing called autism. But people are woefully ignorant of what autism is like. I know I've mentioned that my niece has autism & people have said things like "Have you ever taken her to Las Vegas?" Then I have to explain that "Rain Man" was FICTION! Even though the character was inspired by some real people, Hollywood got a hold of the script & had to exsagerate.

And "Autism" can mean so many things, too.

One of the questions here included a description of "geeks watching Star Trek" as autism. I guess they were refering to Aspergers. When I hear people saying things like "Autism doesn't need treatment or a cure" I can't help but think they must be refering to Aspergers.

Then there's strict autsim. My brother would keep his baseball mitt mearby for when his daughter would have fits. He'd use it to "catch" her head as she was trying to bang it on tables, walls, or the floor. Thankfully, she doesn't do that anymore & she's finally out of diapers (at age 8) but hardly has any words. She can understand a lot, but can't color in the lines, much less, write!

Sometimes I think it is a mistake classifying Aspergers & "strict" autism under the same umbrella of "Autism Spectrum Disorders."

I agree there is not enough done.