KindTree is dedicated to serving and celebrating the Autism Community through art, education, and recreation. With warm hearted whimsy, an open sense of family and a deep level of caring, we reach inside ourselves to embrace our flaws, gather our strengths, and offer our love while reaching out to people with autism spectrum disorders, their families and care givers. Through the power of self-advocacy in an atmosphere of acceptance and respect, autistic and neuro-normal people alike can work toward self- realization.

KindTree "Autism Rocks" Here you can find local autism resources, exclusive autism information and links, our KindTree newsletter, our celebratory "Autism Rocks" T-shirts and other products, reviews of books on autism, creations by autistic artists, our unique Autism Camp - Retreat, and more... "Together we can make this work for all of us." Art by people with autism: Notecards and More... Help Support Artists With Autism   Autism Artism 2008 Sponsored by Elizabeth King June 14 - July 18 LCC Art Gallery Gala Recepetion June 14, 4-8 pm More info Here   As Seen in the Seattle Times: Emilia Murry Ramey and Jody John Ramey have co-written a book titled "Autistics' Guide to Dating." Read more here... KindTree Offers Consultation Services for Setting Up Recreational Events for People with Autism and other disabilites. More Info Here... Retreat Open for Registration The Spectrum Speaks booklet here Autism Artism Photo Album Art Show - many new artists and card designs here July eFlash! Mary-Minn and Tim on KOPT Autism in Lane County audio file may take a minute to download Retreat 2007 Photo Album order here the Many Faces of Autism w/ Mary-Minn Current Newsletter D J Svoboda - New KindTree Artist Extraordinaire 10th Anniversary T-shirts are Here! Order yours today limited time Catalog Page     What Does Your child Need? A survey of therapy needs from Music Therapist Emily Ross Print and return. See it here.   the Stim Pages read them here Writing by Mary-Minn Sirag 2000 through 2006 KindTree Guestbook. Say something. WWW www.kindtree.org   Up to date autism rates are 1 in 91 in Lane County, spring 2007, for kids 5-21 years. Autism Artism 2007 AUTISM ARTISM 2006 Autism Artism 2006 Gala Photo Gallery Conversation with Joshua (NPR) eScrip sign up form High School Senior paper on autism from Haley Meshnik: A Circle Trying To Fit Into A Triangle: Is It Important To Keep Children With Autism In Mainstream Elementary School Classrooms? Interview with Mary-Minn Sirag and Tim Mueller For Autism One Radio October, 2005     Enter Here to shop at Amazon.com   Retreat 2007 Photos Photo Album from our MASK MAKING PARTY, October 30, 2005 Retreat 2006 Photos Retreat 2005 Scrapbook!! Solving the autism riddle: For more and more mystified parents, alternative therapies offer a way out. Register Guard Article about Eugene's Bridgeway House Donate through PayPal to support... General Donation Art Program Newsletter Retreat/Camp Community Center Fund Support Group   TR Kelley: her autistic world rocks CELEBRATE US! Get Your Spring T-shirt at the Autism Rocks Store NEW BOOK from an Oregon Author: Gift From My Son by Keri Lindelein, KindTree Retreat guest, 2005, Oregon resident. AUTISM ROCKS AT ANY SPEED Gallery Show at SUNY - Oswego 2005 Mary-Minn featured in the Register Guard. Read more about our president and spokesperson for the Autism Community. "In Oregon, the number of school-age children diagnosed with autism as their primary disorder increased from 897 in 1994 to 3,989 in 2003, a 344 percent increase, according to the state Department of Education. Oregon has the highest rate of autism in the country: 0.43 percent (1 of every 250) of young people age 6 to 21 have autism, according to federal statistics." MORE STORY HERE 11/1/04 (Up to date numbers are actually 1 in 91 overall in Lane County, spring 2007.) Contributor and Volunteer Honor Roll THANKS to recent donor Heart in Oregon.com for their generous support. 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Peter DeFazio Kathy Graham Tim Mueller & Nel Applegate Heather Hopkins-Slechta Sud’s ‘em Yourself The HealthSpa Nan Lester and Family Lisa Renee Anderson (Career and Life Coach) Michael Chad and Janice Ososke Folkways the Broadway CarolZoomBig City Gamin’ Hans the Painter Retreat 2007 Donors: FreeLife International The Oregon Trail Council of the Boy Scouts of America Monaco Coach Company Autism Society of Oregon Ruth Madsen Ross Randy Gerlach Eugene Downtown Lions Club the Springfield Rotary BiMart Market of Choice – all their stores Albertsons Eugene Freezing and Storage Toby's Tofu Palace Trader Joe’s Springfield Creamery Emerald Valley Kitchen Surata Soy Organically Grown Coop Café Mam Lochmead Dairy the Bread Stop Safeway Costco, and Carlos Berrera And more ?...   What is Autism? Autism is a neurological disorder which severely impairs a child's communication and social interactions. Unable to learn from the natural environment as most children do, the child with autism shows little interest in the world or people around him. While all children with autism develop some normal and even advanced skills, they exhibit a wide range of behavioral deficiencies and excesses. Some behavioral symptoms of autism include: •Disturbances in the rate of appearance of physical, social and language skills. •Abnormal responses to sensations, such as: sight, hearing, touch, balance, smell, taste, reaction to pain, and the way a child holds his or her body. •Speech and language are absent or delayed, while specific thinking capabilities may be present. •Abnormal ways of relating to people, objects, and events. Left untreated, autism inhibits a child's developmental growth to such a degree that most will require lifelong support. Under its broadest definition, autism now affects one in 165 Oregon children. (Up to date numbers are actually 1 in 91 overall in Lane County, spring 2007.)While many etiologies are known to cause some types of autism, to date, there are no known preventions nor cures.