Kiowa sixth-grader raises awareness about autism
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Yvonne Miller
WALKING FOR AUTISM AWARENESS – William and Tammy Israel of Hazelton organized the first Autism Walk in Kiowa last Saturday. They said they had a little over 30 walkers.
On Saturday morning, a small crowd gathered in Progress Park in Kiowa, Kansas, for the town's first Autism Awareness Walk, and to eat barbecue, get their faces painted, enjoy Lane Haas' singing onstage, and hear a poignant message from sixth-grader Cherokee Israel.
Israel thanked the crowd for taking part in the event, and read this to them:
"I am autistic," she read to the small crowd. "There is nothing wrong with me. I am not flawed. I am not broken. I don't have special needs. I have human needs.
"My brain thinks out of the typical box. My brain is not missing pieces. My brain is complete....
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iambulldog writes:
Wonderful event thank you to all that showed up to support this message. Thanks you to Arrowhead West for sponsoring games, Daylight Donuts for the donuts during the walk, Lane Haas for providing live entertainment, Andrea Forbes for the face painting, and everyone that showed up to help deliver the awareness of Autism!!!
04/07/2021, 10:15 am