I wandered the cereal isle last night trying to find the right product to get me started in the mornings. I was there about ten minutes. This is an important decision in my eyes since breakfast happens to be the most important meal of the day, and I am trying to give up having full throttle for breakfast every morning. It's not the healthiest choice.

I picked up a box of Rice Krispies, and looked at the back of the box to see what kind of free toy would be involved to sway my decision to make the purchase and close the deal when I stumbled across an advertisement for Autism.

I've had numerous questions about the logo on my blog and the various ways I advertise autism (shirts, wristbands, stickers, etc). My 3 year old son Jaxon was diagnosed with Autism late last year. At age 2, we could tell he was no longer progressing with his peers. He seemed to have lost progress already made, no longer enjoying the things that made him happy, and was no longer connecting with us. The doctors told us that "boys develop slower." We didn't know the cause of all this but immediately enrolled him in a local childrens program to help move him along and meet his needs as a child. He was in this program about 9 months with other kids in his condition. Finally one of the mothers mentioned "Autism." It was what her child had who acted very similar to Jaxon. The school had not mentioned anything about Autism to us since it is not their place to diagnose nor make any recommendations. However when asked, Jaxons therapist endorsed Autism as the likely cause of his emotional and social issues. Thats when our journey began.

It has been about a generous year and a half since we discovered Jaxons condition. We have studied it inside and out reading most books, websites, message boards, etc. that we could get our hands on. Jaxon has been enrolled in various schools, we have employed several therapists to work with him everyday, put him on special diets, medications, you name it. With everything we are doing with him we are starting to see amazing progress in him daily that would have never been possible had we not become familiar with Autism and its symptoms. He is undergoing bio-medical treatments right now that should be the biggest step for him in his recovery. We have done everything we can and will continue to do everything in our power to help him function and to give him whatever he needs emotionally, physically, and spiritually. As his parents we want him to know how much love we have for him and the support we offer him.

Autism is an epidemic. It is growing at a rampant rate. I'm sure you have seen a few commercials about it recently and it is finally getting the press that it deserves. 1 in 166 is the most recent statistic. This is why I advertise. If only 1 parent reads this and a light goes off for them that this might be a problem in their family, it was an advertisement worth it's weight in gold. To learn more visit http://www.autismspeaks.org/ or click on my link over on the right hand side of my page.This will also answer the question on "What Conference are you attending in Park City?" The USAAA (US Autism & Asbergers Association) puts on an annual conference that happens to be in Utah, and that's where I have been this week.

I know this post de-rails from the traditional talk of trading, but Autism has absorbed much of my time, energy, and resources it gives me an opportunity to talk about it. If you feel you got nothing out of this post, then I will take the opportunity to plug stock in Kelloggs (K). This is the type of company I would invest in.