Initial+Proposal

I find autism to be a very important issue because of the personal experience I've had with autism. Not just being around autistic people but also having it myself. I see that most people still don't completely understand autism and the many types of it and that's the main reason I want to do this project. My driving question is, "How can the cause(s) of autism be related to the increasing numbers?" because it brings autism down to the most important points of how it's getting started and why, statistically, there have been more people with autism in recent years. Of course I'll have to look into more information about the topic; some I know a lot about and some I may know very little about. I'll look into many definitions that can describe it and other useful factors like causes, treatments, daily lives of autistic people, etc. I'll look online to get general details on autism and hopefully find books that do the same thing and maybe bring more. I'm hoping to find more info than I need so I can effectively inform people on the lives of people with autism. My mentor (my mother) can help me with this project because she has known about autism since I was born and she is still learning but can also help me when I need it. My topic expert could help me generalize ideas on the lives people with autism normally live and she could determine how different other types are as well as how I stand with Asperger's syndrome (very high-functioning autism).

My plans for the project are to either sell puzzle ribbons or other items at sporting events or lunch to help give support for autism. I'll make them cheap and send out all donations to the Autism Society of America. If possible, I also plan on trying to create an Autism Awareness Day (out of Autism Awareness Month, of course) where I could offer free ribbons and have a table during lunch or in the hallway during school for donations to support autism, which would also go to the Autism Society of America. Of course I see some problems may arise such as what date to plan these events and gathering supplies but I'll try to get in touch with people in the Autism Society of America and see if they can help me with supplies and possibly planning dates. The project may take a little longer than I expect or maybe even shorter than I expect. I'm not too sure about the complete details about the project but I'll contact others to see what kind of work needs to be done for this to work effectively.