Family: Ed Asner has two generations of children with autism in his family.
- His son Charles Asner (b. 1987) has autism.
- His grandson Will through his son Matthew Asner has autism.
Advocacy: Ed Asner has been an advocate for autism. He notes that autism is a pandemic and if the numbers keep growing it will be the norm to be on the Autism Spectrum and it will be abnormal to be outside of it (Source). Here are some ways he has done advocacy.
Autism Speaks Award: On July 19, 2010, Autism Speaks gave a luncheon in Los Angeles in honor of Ed Asner for all of his support over the years for Autism Speaks.
Fundraising: In November, 2012, it was announced that Ed Asner had invented a way for Autism Speaks to raise funds by getting celebrities to record personal greetings for individuals. The cost is $299 and the greetings must be PG (Source).
Media: Here are two parts of an interview Ed Asner did for the Faces of Autism documentary that is on YouTube.
Social Media: For more information on Ed Asner visit these social media links.
Special thanks to Ed Asner for being an Autism Light in the unique ways his celebrity status provides him. Ed Asner is well deserving of being the first actor to represent parents and grandparents of those with autism on Autism Light.
Autism Light honors diverse heroes to the world of autism.
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