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In 2000 when Marco was born,
my sister asked me to be his godmother. Having two children of my
own, I accepted this request with great joy. In 2002, when we
learned Marco was autistic, I accepted another responsibility, one to help
her communicate with other families in the community about the challenges
and joys of being an autistic family in a community that is only today
beginning to learn about autism. Inspired by a passage from The
Prophet by Khalil Gibran, I created the
Living Arrows
website.
You are the bows from which
your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon
the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows
may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the
archer’s hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow
that flies, so He loves also the bow that is stable.
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As a result of the response to
Living Arrows including communication from high-functions "aspies",
Work
Smarter Now For Autism was then created. This site is a resource for individuals
in the autistic community to find resources and information they may need,
and share information with others.
The primary goal within Work
Smarter Now For Autism is to provide an online community through which
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Individuals who may have
chosen self-employment as a career alternative may present an internet
presence
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Individuals with a desire to
express themselves artistically can display their art work in an online
museum
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Individuals with a desire to
communicate with others through the internet community may develop an
online network
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