Teen With Autism Makes Teaching Compassion His Eagle Scout Project

By Kathy Walsh
ERIE, Colo. (CBS4) – A teenager from Erie has made his Eagle Scout Service Project personal. It is a lesson in understanding and compassion.
Darius Matsuda will be a high school sophomore this fall, but on a Monday in May, he went back to Erie Middle School to deliver a powerful message.
“Autism is not a disease, it’s a brain condition that affects communication, social interaction, behaviors and the body,” Matsuda told a classroom of eighth graders.
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