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Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in the United States, and the numbers are increasing. It is a neurological disorder that interferes with normal development of reasoning and communication skills. It changes the life of the person with autism, and it creates trepidation in the hearts of their family.

Historically, most of the focus has, of course, been on children, while there has been a dramatic shortage of programs and facilities for the adults whom those children one day become. Adults whose behaviors are so fragile, whose hold on the real world is often so tenuous, and whose now aging parents know all too well the frightening alternatives to leaving home. With the passing of time, those parents find it more and more difficult to maintain the painfully won gains made during the school years, once that support system is no longer present.

Now, there is help available. Rusty's Morningstar Ranch is an answer long sought, carefully planned, and implemented with a delicate sensitivity for families as well as Ranchers. We have almost ten acres of serene beauty where Rusty and the other Ranchers have begun their new life. Professional "helpers" see that they have meaningful work, build strong, caring relationships and are given the opportunity to get in touch with nature and themselves.

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Morningstar Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation, exists to promote, hold assets and raise funds for the benefit of Rusty's Morningstar Ranch. There are multiple ways in which the Foundation receives gifts and contributions from those who support Rusty's Morningstar Ranch.

1.) Arizona State Tax Credit - Arizona State residents can donate up to $400 per year to directly deducted from your contable income depending on your filing status.

2.) Bequests - Remember Morningstar Foundation in your will. Bequests should be made to Morningstar Foundation.

3.) Donations - Tax-deductible donations are always welcomed, and lovingly received. Cash, real estate and securities are all accepted with gratitude. Some have named Morningstar Foundation as the beneficiary of their life insurance policy.

4.) Memorials - Honor the memory of friends or loved ones by contributing to the Foundation in his/her memory.

5.) Honoraria - Contributions in honor of birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions make a wonderful gift that continues to give, long after the celebration.

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Blessed are you...
Blessed are you that never bids us "hurry up" and more blessed are you that do not snatch our tasks from our hands to do them for us, for often we need more time, rather than help.
Blessed are you who take time to listen to what we are trying to tell you, for you help us to know that if we persevere, we can be understood.
Blessed are you who walk with us in public places and ignore the stares of strangers, for in your companionship we find havens of relaxation.
Blessed are you who stand beside us as we enter new ventures, for our failures will be outweighed by times we surprise ourselves and you.
Blessed are you who ask for our help, for our greatest need is to be needed.
Blessed are you when by all these things, you assure us that what makes us individuals is not our peculiar muscles, nor our wounded nervous system, but is the God-given self that no infirmity can confine.
Blessed are those who realize that we are human and don't expect us to be saintly just because we are disabled.
Blessed are those who pick things up without being asked.
Blessed are those who understand that sometimes we are weak and not just lazy.
Blessed are those who forget our disabilities of the body and see the shape of our souls.
Blessed are those who see us as a whole person, unique and complete, and not as a "half" and one of God's mistakes.
Blessed are those who love us just as we are, without wondering what we might have been like.
Blessed are our friends on whom we depend, for they are the substance and joy of our lives!

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