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A life dedicated to being an autism advocate 		   
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A life dedicated to being an autism advocate

LAKE CHARLES, La. -- Having a child diagnosed with autism spurred former Dr. Ruth Christ Sullivan, a former Lake Charles resident, to four decades of service in helping to make sure people with the disorder and their families received the support and services they needed.

Sullivan is retiring at the end of this month from a career that has taken her across the country and around the world.

"It has been an interesting, engaging and challenging career," she said. "When I first began, people did not know what autism was. I would tell someone I had an autistic child, and they would get it confused with 'artistic.' Now just about everyone knows what the term means."
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10/16/2007by: shannonj
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