DOING GOOD FOR OTHERS - Lesson 2

Lesson #2 - The diagnosis of Autism is now 1 in 110 here in the United States. Here in the state of Maine there is a prevalence rate of 1 in 67.

Now, back to doing good for others -

Where I live in Maine, there is the Autism Society of Maine.

I became aware of this very small nonprofit organization when I was a Certified Nursing Assistant for a family that had nonverbal twin boys, each having a diagnosis of Autism, but both completely different from the other.

Working with these children, I had to become educated on what Autism was and what to expect.

What I learned is that no two people with Autism will ever be the same as it is a "spectrum" disorder. People with Autism are just as unique and individual as you and I are.

"How was learning about Autism doing good for others," you may be asking yourself.

I was able to make myself more educated so that the parents of these boys were more secure in that their children were safe when with me, that I had the knowledge to be patient and to keep the house as calm as possible even in crisis as one child in crisis could set the other off.

I was aware in listening to co-workers that would work with the children as well so that their needs and safety were met as well.