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Kids With Autism and Asperger's Syndrome Find Friends in Each Other
Posted Tuesday, May 19, 2009 ; 07:51 PM | View Comments | Post Comment
Updated Tuesday, May 19, 2009; 08:23 PM


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7 Angels Special Report: One woman took it upon herself to bring them together.

Story by Steven Centofanti


WHEELING -- A group of kids have in the Ohio Valley have something in common; they either have autism or Asperger's syndrome.

Autism is when someone shows difficulty in social and communication interaction along with some unusual behaviors. Most of the kids have Asperger's which is a higher functioning form of autism. They have an easier time talking and interacting with others.

As 7 News continues their special report called "7 Angels", the focus Tuesday night was on a woman who put a group together. Her name is Anita Boston.

Boston's son has Asperger's and she tried to find groups for him, but there was nothing out there. That's why she started her own group called "The Wheeling Autism Youth Group."

In the end, 18 children ranging from 8 to 21 years-old showed interest.

It's a group where they can get together and be themselves. Amy Wilson has children who are in the group and she's happy there's something out there for her kids.

The participants enjoy the activites they do together such as movies and small trips.

A lot of the kids feel very excepted in the group.

"If anybody has autism or Asperger's or something like that, you should really come by here it's really great, it's really informal, you get to hang out, it's just tons of fun." Dylan Boston said.

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Sherri Kocher
5/21/09 at 5:20 PM
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I have a 15 year son with Asperger syndrome. I was wanting to get more information on the youth group.

Thanks, Sherri
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Joni Morris
5/20/09 at 7:07 AM
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I would love for my daughter to be able to enjoy something like this. How can I talk to Anita Boston? My daughter has Autism. Thank You Channel 7 for doing this story. Thank You Joni Morris

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