2020

Today is my sister-in-law's birthday. She has given me 4 unique nieces and 1 charming nephew. I asked her to share with me a cause or organization she believes in, so that I could support it in honor of her birthday. Because when something is important to the people you love, it naturally becomes important to you too. To prove my point, Kari's response was, " Autism Speaks ." Why is Autism Awareness important to her, and why does this prove my point? Because her youngest niece has Autism. This is Marlee, her mom Kelly (Kari's sister), and her two big sisters. Kelly is an elementary school counselor, whose experience with kids on the Autism Spectrum helped her recognize some of the same signs in Marlee, namely that she was behind on a lot of milestones by her second birthday, refused to make eye contact, and wouldn't respond when you called her name. After having her hearing tested, which checked out fine, Marlee then went in for an "Autism screen...