Unlocking Autism's Open Your Eyes Project

Unlocking Autism is once again asking for you to send in pictures of children and adults with autism for the OPEN YOUR EYES National Autism Awareness project. Last year we collected over 3500 pictures and assembled them into 100 boards. The display debuted at the Hear Their Silence Rally in Washington, DC. Our ultimate goal is to collect 58,000 pictures.

For more information and a release form (below), please visit our website at: www.unlockingautism.org
If you have any questions or concerns, please call us at:
(225) 926-3252
or email us at:
OYEProject@aol.com

Pictures should be mailed with a release form (below) to:
Unlocking Autism, Open Your Eyes Project
PO Box 1086
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-1086

We are looking forward to seeing all those great school photos taken this fall!

THANKS for your support!
The Staff at Unlocking Autism

NATIONAL PROJECTS:

OPEN YOUR EYES

Our first national goal is to collect 58,000 photographs of children with an autistic spectrum disorder. A million eyes will say a million words, allowing these children to ask the whole country for help. The pictures will be arranged in boards and taken to Washington, DC, as a monument to our children. They will be available to individual states after they debut in Washington for local awareness campaigns and education.

We are asking for actual photographs of your child, not electronic pictures sent via email. Please fill out the form below and include it with your photograph. Please rest assured that unless you indicate otherwise, the photograph will not be used for any other purpose. Please note that if you feel your child was affected by a vaccine, we would like to have a picture of your child before and after vaccination. There will be a special notation on the display dedicated to those children who may have had a vaccination reaction.

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OPEN YOUR EYES (REGISTRATION FORM)

PARENT'S NAME(S):

ADDRESS:

PHONE NUMBER:

E-MAIL ADDRESS:

CHILD'S NAME:

CHILD'S AGE:

"I hereby authorize the use of this picture of my child for the purpose of the "Open Your Eyes" project sponsored by UNLOCKING AUTISM."
SIGNATURE:_______________________________________________

( ) I wish to be contacted about future projects.
( ) I would be happy to serve on a parent network line for newly diagnosed children and their families.
( ) I believe my child may have suffered a vaccine reaction that resulted in his/her autism.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE ABOUT MY CHILD:

Please copy the above section of the form, or provide the same information in writing, and send it to us at:

UNLOCKING AUTISM
PO Box 1086
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-1086
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The purpose of this project is to allow all parents and guardians of children with autism or adults with autism, to participate regardless of the treatments and therapies that they chosen, regardless of what the believe was the source of the autism, and regardless of where they are on the spectrum. We want everyone to feel completely welcome to participate. Unlocking Autism hopes that this project will allow everyone to focus on the fact that while we all have varying opinions on things, every participant in the project has a common denominator. We also hope that this project will assist us in showing the American public and government officials, that these people are not just statistics but wonderful, vibrant individuals that are not to be dismissed.

Thanks!
The staff at Unlocking Autism