Video produced for the E-Journalism program at Loyalist College

Lauren Dora, 10, was diagnosed with autism at age four and is currently enrolled in the ABA/IBI program where she spends 20 hours a week in Intensive Behavioural Intervention therapy.

Pat La Londe, Lauren’s mother, has been active in the autism community ever since her daughter was diagnosed.

She currently sits on the Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC rep) for the Limestone District School Board, which represents students in the counties of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington.

La Londe who is fighting Crohn’s Disease says it’s important for her to give back to the autism community because she was helped out throughout her battle.

She is also one of the founding member of The Alliance for Families with Autism (AFA), a non-partisan group.