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Pirates To Host Autism Awareness Game
February 13, 2017 | Men's Basketball
GREENVILLE, N.C. – The East Carolina men's basketball team will host its second annual White-Out For Autism Awareness Game on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. when it welcomes Temple to Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum.
The first 600 ECU students will receive a White-Out Autism Awareness t-shirt that will also be worn by the coaching staff, pep band, cheerleaders and dance team during the game. The Pirate basketball players will also wear the t-shirt during warm-ups.
White pom-poms will be given out to the first 500 fans in attendance. All fans are encouraged to wear white to help raise autism awareness as well as bring puzzle pieces and other props that represent autism.
Prior to the game, the ECU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Alpha Xi Delta sorority will hold a carnival inside the Smith-Williams Center for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as well as their families beginning at 5:45 p.m. Activities will include face painting, drawing, autographs and photos with Pirate student-athletes as well as basketball stations.
ASD and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These disorders are characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors.
According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 68 American children are on the autism spectrum. In North Carolina, the rate of children on the autism spectrum is even higher with one in 58 diagnosed. Autism affects over three million people in the U.S. and tens of millions worldwide and costs a family $60,000 a year on average. Studies have shown that boys are nearly five times more likely than girls to have autism.
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The first 600 ECU students will receive a White-Out Autism Awareness t-shirt that will also be worn by the coaching staff, pep band, cheerleaders and dance team during the game. The Pirate basketball players will also wear the t-shirt during warm-ups.
White pom-poms will be given out to the first 500 fans in attendance. All fans are encouraged to wear white to help raise autism awareness as well as bring puzzle pieces and other props that represent autism.
Prior to the game, the ECU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Alpha Xi Delta sorority will hold a carnival inside the Smith-Williams Center for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as well as their families beginning at 5:45 p.m. Activities will include face painting, drawing, autographs and photos with Pirate student-athletes as well as basketball stations.
ASD and autism are both general terms for a group of complex disorders of brain development. These disorders are characterized, in varying degrees, by difficulties in social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and repetitive behaviors.
According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 68 American children are on the autism spectrum. In North Carolina, the rate of children on the autism spectrum is even higher with one in 58 diagnosed. Autism affects over three million people in the U.S. and tens of millions worldwide and costs a family $60,000 a year on average. Studies have shown that boys are nearly five times more likely than girls to have autism.
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