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William Joseph K Publications founded in 2007 named in loving memory of William Joseph K. III whose life ended abruptly in the summer of 2002 during one of his cherished bathing routines. A life filled of simple frozen pizza hot fry Cabana barbecue Faygo pleasures, topped off with wishful ceaseless rides down endless roads with his Sissy - a life never fully realized due to Autism. BillyJoe was on the low end of the spectrum disorder. Due to a broken family and a failed system his condition never improved or changed from the age of 4 to 19. From this great tragedy we hope that great triumphs will come of William Joseph K Publications. 50% of each issue sold will be donated to the Autism Society of America.


"Episodes of the Norm" has been realized to support the Autism Society of America organization - 1 in every 150 American children, and almost 1 in 94 boys are affected by this spectrum disorder. Currently, ASA estimates that the lifetime cost of caring for a child with autism ranges from $3.5 million to $5 million, and that the United States is facing almost $90 billion annually in costs for autism ( this figure includes research, insurance costs and non - covered expenses, Medicaid waivers for autism, educational spending, housing, transportation, employment, in addition to related therapeutic services and caregiver costs). - quoted www.autism-society.org


Typically signs of Autism are present in the first 3 years of a child's life affecting one's ability to communicate and interact with others. Defined Autsim is a certain set of behaviors that affects individuals differently and to varying degrees (hence the spectrum). To date there is no known cause for Autism.