Fast talker sets world straight on autism

By Jenna Johnson
Register Staff Writer
July 3, 2006

The talker of the Louisiana team is D.J. Gilder.

“People should know everything about autism,” Gilder says. And if people don’t take the time to find out that an estimated 1 million to 1.5 million Americans have autism or that it is the fastest-growing development disability or that autism has varying levels of severity or any of those other facts and statistics listed on the Autism Society of America’s Web site, Gilder says they should at least know that people with autism contribute to the world in incredible ways.

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www.AutismConcepts.com