Walk Now for Autism, 2008
Did you know that every 20 minutes another child is diagnosed with autism? Three years ago, our daughter India was diagnosed with PDD-NOS – an Autism Spectrum Disorder. After three years of intense therapy and lots of support from organizations dedicated to families of children with Autism, India has come a long way and while
NY Comic-Con Journal: Day 1
I am exhausted. Before I say anything else, I want to get this one thing out of the way. During the Distribution panel this afternoon, a mouse ran into the room, right past where I was sitting, and off towards the stage. It looked like the moderator, ICv2‘s Milton Griep, noticed it, or noticed something,
LINK: BOTS Article
The article I mentioned a couple of days ago, on the BOTS sketchbook, is up now: Artists, Robots Team Up to Raise Funds for Autism Research. It’s a bit of personal background, Nic Carcieri talking about how the project came about, and some cool samples from the book itself. Was pulling it together helpful to
INFO: Have You Ordered BOTS Yet?
I just ordered my copy of BOTS, the sketchbook benefitting the Autism Society of America that I mentioned a while back. Nicola Carcieri, the comics writer who organized the project, did an amazing job, pulling together 90 different artists to contribute artwork! The list of contributors is impressive by any measure, and I was happy
"Excuse me, but, we are learning something here."
I’ve often thought of my life as being similar to a roller coaster, not just as a reference to its severe ups and downs and twists and turns, but also to the voluntary aspect of it. We get on them on purpose to experience the rush, and I’ve often been similarly accused of doing things
Walk Now Update
Just a final reminder about Saturday’s WALK NOW, and a huge THANK YOU to everyone’s who’s donated so far. We’re just under $1800 right now, which is pretty damn incredible, but wouldn’t it be great if we broke $2000? Does this help? 🙂 Seriously, though, even $5 makes a difference, so if you can swing
PSA: Autism Fundraising
I’d debated for a while whether or not to post anything about this here, reluctant to let the real world bleed into my 4-color escape, but I came across the following project and decided to go ahead and make an exception for a larger cause: Autism Project My name is Nic Carcieri. I am the
Good times.
In other news, for those paying attention: Salomé revealed. Read #21 for everything you might want to know about India’s autism that I haven’t been able to communicate.
First Day of School, Part I
You expect there to be some tears on a day like this, your kid’s first day of school. Today, it was India’s, and while I didn’t expect her to have too much of a problem with it – especially since we took her in, hung out for a bit, and picked her up – I
1 in 166…
Autism is a complex brain disorder that inhibits a person’s ability to communicate, form relationships and interact with people. Few disorders are as emotionally or financially devastating to a family. Over the last decade, the incidence of autism has increased from a rate of 1 in 2,500 children to 1 in 166, some experts say.