Travel Bug Dog Tag Autism: Oh, The Possibilities!

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Owner:
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Released:
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Origin:
Oregon, United States
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of Two Night Owls.

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Current Goal

My wife works everyday with children affected by autism. These children are so alive, so full of beauty, yet often times so misunderstood.

When I asked her what her TB should do, she simply wanted people to be a little more aware of this disorder and the many misunderstandings about it, as well as those affected by it.

Today, 1 in 150 individuals is diagnosed with autism, making it more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes, and AIDS combined. It occurs in all racial, ethnic, and social groups and is four times more likely to strike boys than girls. Autism impairs a person's ability to communicate and relate to others. It is also associated with rigid routines and repetitive behaviors, such as obsessively arranging objects or following very specific routines. Symptoms can range from very mild to quite severe.

About This Item

Autism

If you are interested in getting further information or would like to learn more about autism in general, please visit some of the following websites:

autism-society.org,

autismspeaks.org,

autismfacts.com,

autism.lovetoknow.com.

Also, be sure to check out autismbites.com, a truly inspirational story of one family's experience with autism. (All SIX, yes SIX, of thier kids have autism!) This site will pull on your heart strings and tickle your funny bone all at the same time!

Thanks for your time!

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Tracking History (2186.4mi) View Map

Dropped Off 7/5/2009 TableRocks! placed it in Mother Moose Montana - 10.05 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/4/2009 TableRocks! retrieved it from Red Lodge Montana   Visit Log

My first travel bug, will take it to new hights!
Dropped Off 6/29/2009 Dicey2 placed it in Red Lodge Montana - 343.81 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/28/2009 Dicey2 retrieved it from Seniors & children abound. Utah   Visit Log

Will move to Montna this afternoon!!
Dropped Off 6/20/2009 sweetgrits placed it in Seniors & children abound. Utah - 348.66 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/20/2009 sweetgrits retrieved it from Imported from Virginia Wyoming   Visit Log

Picked this up and will move it along in Utah.
Dropped Off 5/30/2009 lanidrax2 placed it in Imported from Virginia Wyoming - 978.4 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 5/18/2009 lanidrax2 retrieved it from Winter Lake Oregon   Visit Log

The geo-wife (ok her real name is "Honey Snookums Face") and I were going over to Dr. O' Donnel in Coquille today to get the Geo-Weimaraners their heart worm meds (an ounce of prevention type of thing) and we decided to do the geo-tango-rhumba thing on the way back. And LO-AND-BEHOLD we discovered right-before-our-eyes a lil' ol' travel bug just right for da' pluckin'. Well I is a long haul trucking driving fool so I's getz around da ol' USA alot. Soz I will see whats I can due wit dis ol' trable bug.
Seriously, I have a son that has mild autism, and a co-driver that has a mild case also, so I know what the problems are. I will help to get this TB on its way around the USA so we can do our little part in spreading autism awareness.
I am home for a week and then out on the road again. So at this time, I don't know where it will end up.

Dropped Off 5/16/2009 peekaboo21 placed it in Winter Lake Oregon - 13.3 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 5/7/2009 peekaboo21 retrieved it from College Park TB Hotel & Super Cache Oregon   Visit Log

Out picking up a few caches when the sun is shinning.TFTH
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