Will

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Peanutsmommy wrote:
2 years 6 weeks ago

Thank you so much for coming to my page, I am so glad to be here. I want to meet others who just like me want to defeat Autism. My son has come along way since we began his treatment, I feel so blessed to have my little man with me, he has taught me so much about life, he has taught me to treasure the little things in life who at the end are the ones that truly matter. I hope to get to chat with you often, it's so cool that you went to school here at Reed! I only live 10 mins away from there, small world huh! again thank you for the warm welcome!
wim wrote:
2 years 6 weeks ago

Hi Will,

Thanks for your warm welcome.
I have updated my profile with the reason (project) of my autismone registration.

Best regards,

Wim
reyhoward wrote:
2 years 10 weeks ago

Thanks for the welcome, Will. I look forward to updating my profile as you suggest.
Jennifer Waite wrote:
2 years 12 weeks ago

Thanks for the welcome. I'm a political blogger, but I won't bring that in here. I just set up a separate blog to write about this. I'll post a link when I get a post finished. It's called the Audacity to Cope.
mila wrote:
2 years 14 weeks ago

Hi Will thank you for the warm welcome, I am so super excited to be part of Autism One!
I look forward to learning, and sharing.
Feel free to take a look at my Profile, I updated it, let me know what ya think.
Also feel free to head me towards projects/work
I am ready to emerge into Autism One.
Thanks Again,
Mila
Zeebu wrote:
2 years 17 weeks ago

Hello Will,
Thank you for your warm reception. I look forward to taking part in this community.
Dave
SkillSprout wrote:
2 years 18 weeks ago

Will, this is a great site! A much needed resource to the autism community.
SavingGabe (not verified) wrote:
2 years 22 weeks ago

Thank you for being so support with Gabes story!
jenniefrench wrote:
2 years 23 weeks ago

Hey Will, thanks for the heads-up on my profile, I love your site, keep up the good work!
Jennie
morinp2003 wrote:
2 years 23 weeks ago

Hello will

I is trully a trully honnor to be invite to join this group
as a french canadian , I hope to bring up some interesting topics in the near future .

The first , I am old generation so this fangal computers are still a mystery .

So if someone can point me the way on how to drop a picture of me and son gabriel , it would be really apprecaite.

Secondly over the last year , I have been developping a fairly large data base of the autism evolution in quebec .

Something came up in that data , that internationaly adopted are showing a high rate autism prevalence .

I was wondering if anybody in this group , pick up on this phenomena .

Votre amie du quebec
Pierre Morin

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Member Since May 20, 2009

About Me

Name
Will Price
Location
Draper, UT (near Salt Lake City)
About Me
Relationship Status: 
Married
Here For: 
Networking
Hometown: 
Draper, Utah
Religion: 
Non-denominational
Zodiac Sign: 
Aires
Children: 
3 daughters
Education: 
College degrees in engineering and mathematics
School: 
Washington State Univ., San Jose State Univ., University of Pittsburgh
Occupation: 
Retired
A Little About Me: 

Guess you would call me a computer geek as I started programming (on a vacuum-tube computer) in 1958. Following graduate school I worked on the Polaris missile system as an engineer for 5 years. That was enough to make me realize I wanted to teach so I quite and took a position at a community college. Age 55 years and 25 years teaching coincided so I took early retirement. But full retirement wasn’t for me so I continued writing and began consulting and teaching computer language seminars.
I have three primary passions: my family, the autism movement and skiing. I ski 4-6 days per week from late November up to June at the great Utah resort Snowbird. When ski season ends I go into mourning (for lack of snow) and try to satisfy myself with mountain biking and ice skating. Most afternoons, both winter and summer are spent in my office working on autism-related projects..

Why I am a Part of the AutismOne Community: 

The daughter of my niece is a high-level autistic. (She has found a passion in participating in a special ski racing program of which I’m very proud.) Also, one of my very good friends has two autistic sons.

So I attended the very first AutismOne conference held at Loyola University, Chicago. The seats of the main Loyola auditorium are tablet types that include a small fold-up unit on which one can place a notebook. The evening preceding the conference opening was scheduled as a candlelight vigil. On each seat was placed a picture of an autistic child (contributed by a parent) with a burning candle on the tablet. Intending to traverse every row in the auditorium I walked across the first row pausing to look at each picture. After that first row I was so choked up I had to leave. The sadness I felt for the parents and the anguish for the beautiful children was completely overwhelming.

What I am Here For: 
As a result of my “awakening” at the first AutismOne conference I decided to devote a significant part of my life to the “war” against autism. I am disappointed at the ignorance (not stupidity) about autism and treatments available we see in much of the public and many otherwise good medical practitioners. I am especially disgusted by special interest groups that seek to silence us and whose motivations are driven by financial considerations alone. I’m here because I believe in the goals of AutismOne.
Goals: 
I have goals for each day of my life: To be thankful for everything I have including good health and a very special family; To brighten the day of those around me with a smile, a compliment or just plain listening; To make some contribution to the "war" on autism; And from a selfish perspective, to continually improve my skiing and show the young population on the mountain that an old guy can keep up with them.
Books / Magazines: 
Guns, Germs and Steel by Diamond; All the books by Steven Pinker, a cognitive scientist; The Tipping Point by Gladwell; The China Study by Colin Campbell; The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell;
Quotes: 
It's better to do it right than do it again.
Music: 
Mozart; The Eagles
TV Shows: 
Many Discovery Channel shows; How It's Made; Law and Order
Movies: 
"Johnny Got His Gun" 1971; This is the one movie that stands out in my mind far above all others. It is a powerful movie about young soldier serving in World War I who awakens in a hospital bed after being caught in the blast of an exploding artillery shell. He gradually realizes that he has lost his arms, legs, and face but that his mind functions perfectly, leaving him a prisoner in his own body. It is not a war movie but rather a harsh look at the results of the insane undertaking of war.
Inspirational Spots: 
Little Cottonwood Canyon, the route to Snowbird Ski Resort. I'm fortunate to see its wonder of nature almost every day. Zion National Park in Utah. The entire park is almost a cathedral
Personal Heroes: 
Joseph Campbell, THE uncontested authority on mythology;Catherine Hepburn who maintained her dignity and principals throughout her life;Harry Truman who succeeded in spite of huge odds against him; Chuck Yeager for the skills and courage he showed as a test pilot; Bob Bills my good friend and ski coach who derives more pleasure from the accomplishments of others than from his own. (Bob was an international level ski racer. He's received a ton of trophies to attest to his accomplishments.)