10 - North Shore News — Wednesday, June 7, 2000

Open letter to
Lynn Valley Little League:
Pam writing this letter to
thank my community.
ke other parents with a
r-old son, Twas ready
to put my son in T-ball.

years with my daughter
ball tea and had a grear
time!

You would think with an
attitude like that I would be
gung-ho to see my son enjoy
this wonderful opportunity,

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just ike my “typical” daugh
ter did, bur [was feery and
cautious, because my son is
not Hike others. He is autistic.

This disability is rare, hap-
pening in about one in ] 000
children, and appearing me
often in boys.

The big, catch here is, he
looks “normal” (actually,
he’s absolutely adorable!) so
when his behaviour is ditter-

ts, the pic-
crs
“alone-

Autism means

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Community thanked for acceptance of son

ness.” These children are
lacking in) communication
and social skills,

With intensive treatment,
we can help these children
become more accepting, tol
erant and aware of other
people and the world around
them — and at the same
i we can help others
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My son's name is Hayden.
He may never be a super
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why we have gone out to
play T-ball.

We have participated in
this | community event
because my husband and |
have always been involved
with the community, playing
sports and attending local

We do not wish to stay ar
home and hide eur son and
“give up

m integrating into secie

on tay chanee of

Havden has enjoved some
parts of “Poball. Midway
through the season, due to
repetition, commitment and
support from his peers and
the parcats, he learned many

pts of the game.

¢ can hit the ball and
run around th: bases on his
ewn now. |, tea, have
enjoyed the opportunity te
meet some more fabulous

people.

T would like toa rake t
opportunity te thank all: of
the people Hayden and I
have come into contact with
over this T-ball seasan — you
have made this experience 2
positive one,

Thank vou,

Little I

pants!

Robert, Arleene,
Jessie and Hayden Ew
North Vancouver

Reader spins city schcol story

Dear Editor:

The story cf Deana
Lancaster on May 26 con-
cerning the future of the ald
city hall at o4th and
Chesterfield (Presentation
House’s fate pondered)
reminded me of an interes
ing discussion I had in the
1960s or carly *70s with
Judge Ray Sargent.

My office as city clerk was
located just to the left as you
entered the building from
4th Street.

One day I happened to be
in the hall‘area at che foot of

the stairs leading up to the
council chambers and com-
mittee rooms on the second
floor when Toran inte the

judge. He was chairman of

one of the volunteer city
groups at the time. I believe
the Advisory —_ Planning
Commission, which met up
on the second floor.

We got to discussing the
old building and I[ said I
understood it was really the
first school in the city.

Judge Sargent said “oh
no” the first school is on the
second floor. Naturally, this

statement confused me. He
then told me the first school
was a one-room affair and
when the main building was
built later the original school
room was raised up to the
second floor (west) and the
gcound floor built under it.
While this information
may not be of any help in
deciding the future of the
building, I choughe that ic
would be of interest, particu-
larly because of the reliability
of the source.
Ron Gibbs
North Vancouver

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