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Girls Camp Shedding Light Autism - Mormon Doctrine Studies - Posted: 1st Jul, 2009 - 10:15pm
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York Pennsylvania Stake's 2009 Young Women Camp
Girls Camp Shedding Light On Autism
What a beautiful thing is to hear about Stake Presidency creating activities that truly matter, serving those who are in need and providing information to understand those with autism better.
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A theme of autism played an integral role for young Mormons attending the York Pennsylvania Stake's 2009 Young Women Camp. Girls received training about the developmental disorder and performed service projects intended to benefit children with autism during the camp, held the week of June 15 at Camp Tuckahoe near Dillsburg, Penn. The impetus for incorporating autism into camp curriculum came from a stake presidency that felt its young women needed to be more aware of the spectrum of conditions affecting 1 out of every 150 births. "Sometimes we talk about people, that they are autistic," said Dennis Tyson, president of the York Stake. "But really, they are people who happen to have autism... |
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