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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2017
Advocates
from 1A
shared the fact that he has a
50-year-old brother who has
autism.
This openness helped to
ease
any
tension
the
Kawaharas felt about giving
their speech. It also connected
the two with the legislators.
Casey and Kelly both felt
the meeting and the speech,
which was entitled, “Even If
Your Voice Shakes, Let Your
Voice Be Heard,” went well.
They were also pleased to be
able to share some of their
problems accessing counsel-
ing and job training in
Florence that are available in
larger cities.
“There are excellent oppor-
tunities in Eugene and along
the I-5 corridor, but I’m afraid
to pay for that,” Kelly said.
“They took opportunities
from areas like the coast.
“We used to have job
coaches and job developers in
Florence. These are two dif-
ferent positions that we used
to have for supporting Casey
and other young people. They
helped them to get jobs and to
contribute and learn, but now
they are only available in
Eugene.”
Individuals with autism can
exhibit a wide array of symp-
toms. This has led to a
rethinking of the way these
symptoms can be understood
and treated.
“I think that it helps to have
that
broader
definition,
because a child can be devel-
oping differently at different
times and with symptoms that
may change over time,” Kelly
said.
When asked what she most
wanted to share with the com-
munity about her experiences
raising Casey, Kelly said,
“If you are the parent of a
young child and you have
even an inkling, don’t stop. If
you think that something is a
little bit different with your
child, don’t ever stop asking
for help,” she said.
R OTARY S TUDENTS
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t the April 11 Florence Rotary meeting, the Mapleton School District Students of Quarter were
announced. Mapleton Middle School student Joseph Shepard (above left, center) was nominated by the
teachers at the middle school. He is pictured with (from left) teacher Lucinda Longo, Rotary President
Pat Riley, Shepard’s step-mother, Julie, and father, Bill. Also, Mapleton High School student Tanner Wilson
(above right, third from left) was nominated by teachers at MHS. He is pictured with (from left) teacher Will
Crook, Rotary President Pat Riley, and Wilson’s mother, Shantel.
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