NYS Senator Dean Skelos (center) met with Autism Speaks' 2006 Long Island Walk Chair Carole Mirkin, Ph.D. of Great Neck and Autism Speaks volunteer advocate Brad Gerstman, in late February 2007 to commemorate April's upcoming National Autism Awareness Month. Pictured is Senator Skelos holding an Autism Speaks cap with its signature puzzle piece logo, signifying the organization's goal to solve the puzzle of autism, a devastating disorder that affects one in every 150 children in our country. For more information, visit www.autismspeaks.org. To become involved in raising awareness and funds for autism research by participating in Autism Speaks' 8th Annual Long Island Walk Now for Autism on Sunday, Oct. 14, visit www.autismwalk.org/longisland.