IF YOU GOWhat: Autism orientation for parents, teachers and caregiversWhen: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday April 19Where: Rhea County Welcome Center, 107 Main St., Dayton, Tenn.Admission: FreeInformation: Autism Society of Middle Tennessee, 615-385-2077, ext. 1, or www.tnautism.org.
DAYTON, Tenn. – Stephanie McClain’s 6-year-old son Corey was diagnosed with autism three years ago. She has to rely on a sound or gesture from him, rather than words, to communicate.
She refuses to believe, though, that she’ll never hear her son speak.
“That would help him to blossom,” McClain said.
A free orientation workshop for people who deal with autism is set for Tuesday at the Rhea County Welcome Center in Dayton. McClain said the workshop interests her because of the unknowns that families face when their children are diagnosed and the uncertainty of changes that may come.