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Scott
Camazine teaches his son the word
"roll" by offering a
somersault as a reward. |
In the Penn State Public Broadcasting
(PSPB) documentary "Children With Autism:
Time is Brain," Scott Camazine and his
wife Susan Trainor describe the energy
and resources required to help their son,
Conor--diagnosed with autism at age 2--overcome
the disorder. His parents started a home
Applied Behavior Analysis program after
doing their own research and talking with
professionals.
"It's like a corporation," said Trainor.
"Scott is the CEO working directly with
Conor, and I am the CFO who concentrates
on the human resources aspect."
The documentary title "Time is Brain"
refers to how time is of the essence--between
birth and age 3 is when brain development
occurs the most and fastest. Conor's parents'
hard work paid off.
"If you saw Conor in a room full of 10,
or even three kids, you wouldn't know
Conor had autism. I credit ABA 100 percent,"
said Camazine. "Almost everyone knows
someone with autism, and so many of these
kids are doing poorly. Our goal in doing
the documentary was to get the message
out that there are ways to deal with this
disease."
PSPB aired the documentary in the spring
and is distributing it nationally through
Aquarius Health Care Videos. Producers
Patty Satalia and Marie Hornbein plan
to complete a whole body of work on autism,
which will include a documentary on autism's
impact on siblings, as well as one on
older children with autism.