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<p><span style="font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 14pt;">Between 17<sup>th</sup> and 30<sup>th</sup> of November 2011, I will be trekking the through the Himalayan Mountains in India, crossing high mountain passes of 2700M and dense forest into Tibet and onto Bal. It is expected to be an extremely testing physical challenge as the group will be trekking and camping in remote and dramatic conditions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The event and the months of preparation will be tough but I am doing this in order to help increase awareness and raise funds for children with autism and aspergers.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 14pt;">Our son Joe is on the autistic spectrum and as a parent I am doing this for very personal reasons but also to give something back to all who are affected by autism.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 14pt;">Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with, and relates to, other people and the world around them. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 14pt;">It is a spectrum condition, which means that, while all people with autism share certain areas of difficulty, their condition will affect them in different ways. Aspergers syndrome is a form of autism.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC"; font-size: 14pt;">It's important to support people with more than one condition in a way that meets <em><span style="font-family: "Tempus Sans ITC";">all</span></em> their needs, while understanding that the difficulties caused by autism are distinct to those caused by the related condition</span></p>
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<p>~ See <a href="http://tsatreknas.blogspot.com">http://tsatreknas.blogspot.com</a></p>
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