Autism Reflection Paper

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1. How long have you been involved with the chapter?
My involvement and or connection to the this chapter of Autism Speaks U is roughly five months, since the beginning of my sophomore year at WVU. My interest in being involved in this cause remains keen and I hope to increase the length of time devoted to Autism Speaks to extend throughout my entire collegiate experience and beyond. In sum, I wish the total involvement to be the next three years and well after I graduate from WVU. This is not a short lived endeavor, I think nothing less than full dedication to the cause is needed and required.
2. What is your connection (if any) to autism?
I do not have an immediate family member that has a connection/affliction to, and or affected

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