National Autism Association

Portsmouth Mom Asks Facebook Users to 'Chase the Hope' for $1,000,000 in Autism Funding

Published in Physician Law Weekly, February 3rd, 2010

Portsmouth mom Wendy Fournier joins parents, grandparents, and caregivers around the country in asking Facebook users to vote for the National Autism Association (NAA) in the Chase Community Giving challenge. NAA, the only organization in the challenge that is strictly devoted to autism, is in the running for $1 million dollars to be awarded to the top vote-getter in the program which ends January 22.

"With one in 110 children now affected, autism has become a national health emergency," said Ms. Fournier, mother of a 9 year old daughter diagnosed with autism. "Although it's the leading disorder among children in this country, funding and resources are...

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Source: Physician Law Weekly (2010-02-03)

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