Colorado County, TX: "Celebrating autism awareness month"

April 8, 2020, Columbus, TX, Colorado County Citizen: Turtle Wing still celebrating Autism Awareness Month https://www.coloradocountycitizen.com/article/around-county/turtle-wing-still-celebrating-autism-awareness-month As the world faces the challenge of COVID 19, we all have to step back, prioritize, and respectfully regroup. Like most non-profits serving our communities, Turtle Wing Foundation has had to determine what is necessary activity and get real when considering how to address planned events and fundraisers…. However, Turtle Wing will still have a very active awareness campaign. … Each year the foundation makes an effort to educate the community it serves about autism and the families who love people with autism. Autism statistics in 2018 from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) identify that approximately 1 in 59 children is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Boys are four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls. Autism is a general term used to describe a group of complex developmental brain disorders – autism spectrum disorders – caused by a combination of genes and environmental influences….