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Friday, February 4, 2011. Today I am grateful for people who organize themselves and don’t wait for government to step in. Such a one is Penny Gill, who started a cooking school in her own home for adults and adolescents with autism. Penny founded Autism/PDD* Family Alliance to encourage such services by volunteers. [*PDD = Pervasive Developmental Disorder]

Image/text below from: http://www.cookingwithautism.com/about-us/

ABOUT US: AUTISM/PDD FAMILY ALLIANCE

Autism/PDD Family Alliance began serving the needs of teenagers and adults with Aspergers and other forms of autism through innovative services in 2001 – offering specially designed programs for these individuals and their unique learning styles.

As a registered charity, AFA operates through a dedicated group of volunteers, who pride themselves on the fact that all of the charity’s funds go directly to services, not to overhead or administration.

Image/text above from: http://www.cookingwithautism.com/about-us/ …………………………………………………………………………………..

Thank you, Penny Gill and John Varney, for teaching us to be inclusive and to learn from each other!

Doc Meek, Friday, February 4, 2011, Sherwood Park, Alberta, CANADA

P.S. I learned of Penny Gill from an article entitled “Making it Matter: A Recipe for HOPE,” in the Reader’s Digest, February 2011, page 31.

I learned of John Varney from the internet:

Northern Leadership Academy: http://www.logovisual.com/articles/understanding_leadership_with_LVT.pdf