another Celebrity List

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Hi all,

I found this list of celebrity connections to autism on the net... here's

the link.

http://www.autism-resources.com/autismfaq-well.html

Well-known people who have chosen to write or speak about their Autistic

family members:

Burton (deceased actor) about his daughter by his first wife.

(Father Mulcahy on the TV show M*A*S*H) about his son,

Ned. Will (Baseball player) about his son.

Myron Cope (Pittsburgh sportscaster) about his son.

Tom Henke (Toronto baseball pitcher) about his son.

Carl Erskine (former baseball player).

Audrey Flack (sculptor, photographer), mother of an adult with autism.

Doug Flutie (football player) about his son, Doug Jr.

J. Gould (scientist/writer) about his son, .

Merton Hanks (football player) about his daughter, Milan.

Mellanby (hockey player) about his son.

Joe Mantegna (actor), father of daughter with autism.

Dan Marino (football player) about his son.

Wynton and Brandford Marsalis (jazz/classical musicians) about their

brother.

Mark McEwen (TV weatherman on CBS Morning News), about his brother, .

Barbara (former Governor of Oregon), mother of adult with autism.

Rowlett (Dallas anchorperson) about his son.

Shestak (movie producer) about his son, Dov.

Beverly Sills (opera singer) about her son, Bucky.

Phoebe Snow (singer), mother of daughter with autism.

Sylvester Stallone (movie actor) about his son, Seargeoh.

BJ Surhoff (Baltimore baseball player, 1996) about his son, Mason.

Tomlinson (the actor who starred in Poppins, Bedknobs and

Broomsticks, the Love Bug etc) had an autistic son, whose diagnosis and

education is mentioned in some detail in Mr Tomlinson's autobiography

Luckier than Most.

I also found this (and here's that link)...

http://www.autism-resources.com/autismfaq-foun.html

These are some of the celebrities who have loaned their name for use in

support of autism funding though they do not have autistic relatives.

Troy Aikman

Jon Bon Jovi

Tommy Hilfiger

Hoffman

Anne Rice