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OTTAWA - Dee Gordon, a Catholic mother of three, walked to Ottawa from her home in Toronto in the dead of winter to raise awareness of the autism crisis.

“It was so incredible I was able to make this walk,” said Gordon in an interview from her home.

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Grade 12 student Ramy Elsayed has been master of ceremonies at school events, plays saxophone in the school band and is looking forward to joining his schoolƵapp work-placement program. In many respects, he is a typical student at St. MaryƵapp Catholic High School in Toronto. But Elsayed, 18, has autism. 

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