Post by misty on Apr 23, 2006 11:56:00 GMT -5
Autism Fact of Daily Life for Celebs Whose Children are Affected
By Stacy Jenel Smith
April is Autism Awareness Month - an especially meaningful matter to a number of Hollywood's best-known names, whose children are affected by the neuro-developmental disorder that causes communication difficulties and problems with social interactions. It's a disorder that, clearly, hits families anonymous and famous, of modest means and enormous wealth alike.
For stars the likes of Joe Mantegna, Gary Cole and Aidan Quinn, autism is a fact of daily life. Like parents of autistic children everywhere, their responses to that fact are varied, and passionate.
Turning out for CAN's Los Angeles Walk Now fundraiser April 22 are names including "CSI: Miami's" Eva La Rue, "The West Wing's" Richard Schiff, "The Shield's" David Marciano and Cathy Cahlin Ryan and her husband, the show's creator, Shawn Ryan, and teacher/producer/leader of Actors Against Autism Joey Travolta - as well as this writer. Walk Now events will be taking place in cities all over the country throughout the spring and summer.
For information, check out www.walknow.org.
By Stacy Jenel Smith
April is Autism Awareness Month - an especially meaningful matter to a number of Hollywood's best-known names, whose children are affected by the neuro-developmental disorder that causes communication difficulties and problems with social interactions. It's a disorder that, clearly, hits families anonymous and famous, of modest means and enormous wealth alike.
For stars the likes of Joe Mantegna, Gary Cole and Aidan Quinn, autism is a fact of daily life. Like parents of autistic children everywhere, their responses to that fact are varied, and passionate.
Turning out for CAN's Los Angeles Walk Now fundraiser April 22 are names including "CSI: Miami's" Eva La Rue, "The West Wing's" Richard Schiff, "The Shield's" David Marciano and Cathy Cahlin Ryan and her husband, the show's creator, Shawn Ryan, and teacher/producer/leader of Actors Against Autism Joey Travolta - as well as this writer. Walk Now events will be taking place in cities all over the country throughout the spring and summer.
For information, check out www.walknow.org.