Autism Partners
Visit our Delaware Autism partner, Lower Delaware Autism Foundation on their site www.ldaf.com.
The Lower Delaware Autism Foundation (LDAF) was formed by a group of caring parents of children with autism. The organization made its debut with a kickoff event in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on June 13, 2001. Tied by the common bonds created by struggling with the challenges of autism on a daily basis, this dedicated group of parents decided to help make programs, services, and resources available to children and individuals with autism and their families, caregivers, and educators in Sussex County, Delaware.
Each year LDAF holds a Summer Swim Program, Adaptive Bike Camp, Music Program and an Educational Toys for Autism Drive, as well as awarding tens of thousands of dollars to students and professionals in fields associated with autism through a comprehensive Scholarship Program. Several Family Fun Events are also offered throughout the year to engage our families within the local community. This past year, LDAF also co-sponsored a Physician's Awareness Program to encourage the use of early developmental screening tools and held the first Most at the Coast Educational Conference to educate professional in the field.
Bike to the Beach is proud to have the Lower Delaware Autism Foundation as a partner for its annual Charity Ride.
Weblinks
- Autism Info on about.com: autism.about.com
- Autism Advocacy: www.autism-advocacy.org
- Autism Link: www.autismlink.com
- Autism & PDD Support Network: www.autism-pdd.net
- Center for the Study of Autism: www.autism.org
- Cure Autism Now: www.cureautismnow.org
- National Autism Association: www.nationalautismassociation.org
- National Institute of Mental Health: www.nimh.nih.gov
Interesting People and Facts on the Web
Famous people with Autism: http://autismparents.net/famous-people-with-autism/
See a YouTube clip about Jason McElwain, an autistic man who graduated from Greece Athena High School in Rochester, New York, USA, in 2006. He is noted for scoring twenty points in four minutes during a high school basketball game on February 16, 2006. The game was the last home game of the 2005-2006 season for Greece Athena. Jason is a true testiment of hope and embodies all of the principles of Bike to the Beach: http://youtube.com/watch?v=3e6EodDp4j4&feature=related