Autism

Duluth Police Officer Ron Tinsley stopped at the studios yesterday to show us the new squad car they have to raise awareness for Autism.  He explains to us why they do this, and how they use the squad car in their operations.

I was proud to be a part of the Walk For Autism on Sunday 9/28, I talked to people and was in awe of some of the parents. I wanted to share how much fun everyone had in raising money and awareness of Autism.

You are invited this Sunday September 28th to Public School Stadium for the Autism Walk Northland. Pre-registration from 8:30-10:00 with the walk beginning at 10 am. There is a 2.5 k and a 5 k. From 8:30 to 11:15 there is a kids carnival, and a Silent Auction from 8:30-11:00 am.  A snack, water, and music will be provided.

Autism is a puzzling thing.  Theories of what causes it have been thrown around in the recent decades.  More and more people are being diagnosed with one of the many disorders of the autism spectrum.  But now, there may actually be an explanation behind what is happening in the brain.  It's called delayed audio processing.

A few days ago I was ice fishing with a good friend when he saw on his phone that a girl he knew from Montana was crowned Miss Montana.  "What??" I asked.  He explained that she was from his hometown and babysat her back in the day.  He also said she had Asperger's Syndrome (a form of autism), and that was her platform that she spoke about during the pageants.   Watch the video and learn