Kansas drummer urging action against autism

Kansas drummer Phil Ehart is reaching out to fans for help with an important issue. Ehart's son Noah was diagnosed with autism about six years ago, and now the drummer wants people to help him work against the central nervous system disorder. He wrote on the Kansas website, "Almost everyone who knows us has expressed to our family over the years, 'We are so sorry about Noah's autism. If there is ever anything we can do, please let us know.'... Now there IS something you CAN do.'

Ehart is doing the Walk For Autism next Saturday (May 19th) in Atlantic Station in Atlanta, and fans can help in a number of ways:


they can join his Wayward Sons team;

they can walk themselves, at the event or virtually;

they can donate by check or credit card;

they can help raise funds;

and they can help raise awareness of the issue.

To get involved, go to kansasband.com and click on the "Wayward Sons Autism Walk" announcement on the main page.


Ehart wrote, "Every 20 minutes, another family will be devastated to learn that their precious child has autism... Autism robs us of our children, and leaves families feeling helpless. Thirteen years ago, 1 in 10,000 children in the U.S. was diagnosed with autism. Today, that number is a staggering 1 in 150! ... More children now have autism than AIDS, cancer, and diabetes combined. Yet, autism receives less than five percent of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases."