BookSurge Canada, in conjunction with BookSurge LLC, is pleased to award a $25-thousand marketing support package to Autism Today™ and its most recent publication, Artism: Art By Those With Autism. The book is the brainchild of Karen Simmons' CEO of both CARE (Canadian Autism Resources & Events) and Autism Today, the Internet's best online source for the latest resources and information on autism and Asperger's Syndrome.

BookSurge Canada, in conjunction with BookSurge LLC, is pleased to award a $25-thousand marketing support package to Autism Today™ and its most recent publication, Artism: Art By Those With Autism.

The book is the brainchild of Karen Simmons' CEO of both CARE (Canadian Autism Resources & Events) and Autism Today, the Internet's best online source for the latest resources and information on autism and Asperger's Syndrome.

Simmons says she’s thrilled to be receiving the extra support for this book, a labour of love for herself personally and a bonding experience for her online communities. “After inviting input from audiences on both the Autism Today http://www.autismtoday.com and the Autism Arts http://www.autismarts.com websites, we received a flood of responses from artists with Autism Spectrum Disorders. We were bowled over by the quantity and the quality of submissions,” says Simmons. “This award is confirmation that people on the autistic continuum have beautiful contributions to make to our world.”

BookSurge is excited to promote this book which allows readers to explore the mind's-eye perspectives of artists with autism from around the world. Through the artwork collected in Artism, we can see these individuals’ colourful, brilliant, and sometimes lonely worlds come to life. However, this is more than just an artist's showcase… It is a model designed to shed new light onto the often misunderstood world of autism, and to inspire others to share their uncommon experiences and true gifts with the world. The talents of Donna Williams, Mark Rimland, Amin Collins, and 41 other inspiring artists are represented within Artism's covers.

Autism is a biological disorder of the brain that affects 1 in 250 children around the world. Three main areas of development are impaired: communication, social development, and language use and acquisition.
BookSurge’s $25,000 marketing reward will be officially presented during the Keys to the Treasure Chest conference on autism and Aspergers to be held in Vancouver, British Columbia January 30-31, 2004. This conference features world-renowned speaker Dr. Temple Grandin—seen on 48 Hours, 20/20, Larry King Live and a noted authority on autism—as well as Maria Wheeler, a critically acclaimed author on behaviour management strategies for individuals with autism. The book will be brought to the London Book Fair and Book Expo America plus other book shows worldwide.

For more information, please contact:
    Karen Simmons, CEO, Autism Today & CARE
    Phone: 1-877-482-1555 | (780) 482-1555 | (780) 719-2242
    www.KeysToTreasures.com | www.CanadianAutism.com | www.AutismToday.com

    Shannon Mobley, VP Sales & Marketing, BookSurge Canada
    Phone: 1-866-333-8305
    Email: Shannon.mobley@booksurge.com