Cynthia Lowen, co-filmmaker of the documentary Bully and co-author of The Essential Guide to Bullying: Prevention and Intervention, notes that children with an autism spectrum disorder are more likely to be bullied due to their communication deficits, impaired social interactions … Continue reading
Most Pump It Up locations are having an open jump tomorrow {Wednesday, July 25th} from 6-8pm so your children can jump for free when you make a donation to Autism Speaks! Check out their website to see if a location … Continue reading
{UPDATE: On July 8th, 50 tweeted this: “I realize my autism comments were insensitive, however it was not my intention to offend anyone and for this I apologize.”} Some of you may have heard of rapper 50 Cent’s recent comments … Continue reading
Throughout the month of April I have posted every weekday for Autism Awareness Month. This will be my last daily post but definitely not my last Autism related post. The support that I have gotten from those that are also … Continue reading
Here is more information on this film from Autism Awareness {Australia}:
“What are you doing?” is a short film, created by Autism Awareness, which aims to teach school aged children about acceptance and understanding of their peers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
The film addresses some of the fears children may have about ASD, answers their questions and helps show them how they can be a great friend to a classmate on the autism spectrum. The film includes enlightening interviews with the brothers, sisters, cousins and friends of children on the spectrum. These friends and family members share their thoughts and experiences on what it is like to share their life with someone on the spectrum.
Through beautiful imagery, engaging narrative and quirky animation, the film sends a message that children with autism should be accepted, supported and encouraged by their peers to be a part of their community.
“What are you doing?” will be screened at schools across Australia later this year and we hope, in the future, throughout the world!
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Here’s my question:
How do we get this film shown in schools here in the States?
This is a film that desperately needs to be seen by children in our schools.
AMC Theatres offers sensory friendly movies once or twice a month at many of their theaters across the nation. I’ve written about this program before but wanted to share the newest movies being offered. Here are the movies they plan … Continue reading
Last month I told you about Stories Of Autism and the great photography experience we had with Megan of Firefly Nights Photography. {If you missed it you can find that post here}. I have been checking to see if the … Continue reading
Swagbucks is an online portal dedicated to helping you earn digital dollars called “Swag Bucks”, which can be redeemed for exclusive Swagbucks.com merchandise. You can earn points for doing various things like using their “search” function when looking for something online, taking quizzes, watching videos, and a variety of other things. I earn most of my points by searching for information on the web and then redeem my points for gift cards.
Along with great products, Swagbucks normally features a charity of the month that you can donate your Swagbucks to. This month they have teamed up with Autism Speaks so people can donate their Swagbucks to Autism Speaks. Here are more details from the Swagbucks website: “The Swag Bucks you donate all this month will be turned into a cash donation, given directly to Autism Speaks. Every Swag Buck you donate will help make life easier and more manageable for those with autism and those supporting them. Every Swag Bucks donated equal $0.01, so donating 1,000 Swag Bucks is equivalent to donating ten dollars. The deadline for donations is Tuesday May 1st at 12:00pm PT.”
You can download the apps in the Google Play store here. Some are free and some cost 99 cents.
(Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post. I received this email today and wanted to share this resource.)
My cousin posted this on Facebook. I’m not sure of it’s origins but I just had to share :)
I came across a site today called My Autie Space that’s full of amazing Autism related graphics that can be shared online {they even have code boxes for easy sharing!}. Here are some of my favorites:
For Kids:
For Parents:
For Teachers:
For Autism Awareness Month:
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Find many more graphics at My Autie Space!
by Elizabeth Scott, author of Raindrops on Roman
Overcoming Autism: A Message of Hope
http://www.rdrpublishers.com
© 2009 Robert D. Reed Publishers
THIS BOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE ON KINDLE (click here)
“What Would You Do?” set up their cameras at the Chit Chat Diner in Hackensack, N.J., to see how bystanders would react when they saw a family with an autistic child being berated by our actor for the child’s behavior … Continue reading
Came across this song today. I am normally not a fan of country music but this song, sang by a father of a child with Autism, is very touching.
{Please note: The statistic on how many are affected by Autism is an old statistic. It was recently changed to 1 in 88.}
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April is Autism Awareness Month. To help spread the word about Autism we are hosting a giveaway hop.
Each participating blog is hosting a giveaway. You will find lots of variety among the prizes. Some of the blogs are giving away prizes that relate to autism, other blogs are giving away gift cards or other prizes and posting information about autism to help make others aware.
To find out more about Autism you can visit Autism Speaks here. If you have a child that shows signs of Autism I urge you to have them evaluated by a qualified Doctor. The earlier they are evaluated the more help they can receive if they need it.
GIVEAWAY
$25 Target Gift Card
MANDATORY ENTRY:
Visit the Autism Speaks website {found here} and tell me one thing you learned about Autism
ADDITIONAL ENTRIES:
{Do any or all of the following, leave a separate comment for one extra entry each}
1) Share this giveaway on a social network
2) Like Making Time For Mommy on Facebook
3) Follow me on Twitter
4) Re-pin something from my Autism Pinterest board
5) Enter another one of my giveaways found here
Giveaway ends April 17, 2012 at 11:59pm Central Time. US Only.
(Disclosure: This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed, or associated with Facebook in any way.)
Find more giveaways here.
How cute is this wreath from A Modern Day Fairy Tale? I will be searching for old puzzles at garage sales this Spring so that I can make one for our door. View her post here This cute ribbon shaped … Continue reading
A mom in one of my Facebook groups shared about this free online Autism conference. It’s a week long and has over 40 sessions for parents of children on the spectrum. Sessions Include: – How To Be An Effective Advocate … Continue reading
I am a huge fan of any company that donates money to a great cause on behalf of it’s consumers so I’m really excited to share about what Lindt is doing. For the third year in a row, Lindt is … Continue reading
When I discovered these cookies on Pinterest I just had to share them. I clicked on about 15 different images taking me to spam websites but I kept searching and finally found where this picture originated from. These cookies are … Continue reading
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