PRESIDENTS MESSAGE: A mothers Testimony

Derrick is a young autistic boy who has really benefited from his scuba diving experience at Camp H20 http://www.camph2o.org/ this Summer. His mother's story in this months Diveheart Newsflash is very powerful.

I'm proud that Diveheart has been able to help train instructors and cognitively impaired young men and women at the camp and I'm also encouraged that people like John Johnston and his team continue to make opportunities possible for cognitively impaired youth.

It is so rewarding to be able to help organizations around the country like Camp H20 grow their programs so they in turn can touch the lives of those with disabilities through the sport of scuba diving.

Please share this story about Derrick with everyone you know….Perhaps his story will touch someone's life in an unexpected way….

Jim Elliott
President of Diveheart

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Diveheart Newsflash Feature Story

Derrick's story

By Derrick's mother

The prevalence of autism has made a dramatic increase over the past twenty years. Currently 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with this disorder. For many families, this diagnosis sparks the search for a cure. The very word ‘cure’ holds a promise of hope; it carries the longing for a life not just restored but fulfilled to its maximum potential. This search can be prove to be long and arduous, for there is no known cure for this neurobiological disorder. For families like mine, the initial search for a cure has shifted to an ongoing pursuit of something of equal importance – progress. For my son, progress is now more important than a cure. Someday a cure may discovered that will end the epidemic of autism, but for individuals like my son, progress carries the same hope as that of a cure – the promise of life fulfilled to its maximum potential.

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