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DocuSign Envelope ID:7B55B196-3912-4C1A-ADB4-A753058DFEFD XHIBIT A <br /> PROVID APPLICATION . <br /> t Life lessens from 'my <br /> sweet, beautiful son' <br /> 81(SUSAH PAUL 'Stop crying,honey"said the <br /> In some ways the news on Feb. head UCIA-neuropsychologist. <br /> 11,1993,came `But my son was going to be <br /> as a relief.' president," I said through my <br /> For three tears, <br /> years I had "Well stop crying, because if <br /> fretted,wor- Dan Quayle isvice president,then <br /> �a <br /> y ried and was the sky is the limit for your son." <br /> puzzled, why Right then and there I learned <br /> my sweet, to laugh. <br /> beautiful son So I went from the"Mommy <br /> was not wav- & Me" group in my neighbor- <br /> Paul ing"bye-bye,,' hood to the "Autism Support,r <br /> not feeding Group for Parents,". s' <br /> himwX not doingwhatall the other <br /> children his age did with ease. SEE LESSONS, 'PAGE A7 <br /> CONTRIBUTED PHOTO <br /> Alex Paul puts his arm around a new friend in kindergarten. <br /> f LESSONS to look for a place to live." I have been through tough tithes, <br /> FROM PAGE Al Right then and there I learned but I don't have a tough life," <br /> support.'(We called ourselves the I learned bravery,in the face of <br /> "MOHAWKS" . Mothers and his everyday challenge, <br /> I went from hearing toddlers in Others Having Autistic Kids.) For the morns and dads,grand- <br /> MY son's playgroup point to their In kindergarten, through an- parents,friends and siblings,let the <br /> mother's belly with continents like other set of tears, I asked his share this with you:Never give up <br /> "there's a baby growing in my teacher,'Do.you think he will learn hope, surround yourselves with <br /> "D <br /> mommy's uterus"to the story of to read?" o you think he will those that support you, get in- <br /> the another traveling.across the ever have friends?" volved,give back and never,ever <br /> country with her child with autism "Yes,without a doubt to both" give up. <br /> and two typical children, When she said. . <br /> her son refused to reboard the His teacher retrieved a photo Susan Paul,the mother of an 18- <br /> plane in Memphis, tying up the• that I.still have to this day with my year-old son with autism,works <br /> passengers and crew,she turned to son's arms around-his classmates. 'with The Arc of Orange County <br /> her children and said,"'OK,then, And there I learned to trust, as the family intake coordinator <br /> we are staying and living now in When I asked my son if he had and director of a new volunteer <br /> Memphis.Come'on kids,we need a tough life,he answered,"Mom, program. <br />