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 Seward Dean of Instruction Cynthia Rapp sits with granddaughters Afton Lemmon, left,  and Caitlin Lemmon. The family had 
participated in a walk as part of April’s Autism Awareness Month. Caitlin, 5, is 
diagnosed with autism. But 
surrounded by 
family members such as Rapp, 
sister Afton and pooch Vinnie, 
along with 
doctors, she’s 
making strides.  Autism affects  about one in 110 births.The background is a drawing by Caitlin featured on a Christmas card for Alpine Autism Center.
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Autism Awareness

April 30, 2010
From three weeks old to 6 months old, little Caitlin screamed pretty much nonstop. She did not want to be swaddled or rocked, but would feel comforted or secure when placed in a swing and left alone. “The doctors told us that this was just classic colic and that this too shall pass,” Caitlin’s mother Monica Lemmon said. “So, we endured the screaming and arching back and the endless vomiting — hoping, praying and, yes, assuming that it would indeed pass.”
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