Wednesday, April 1, 2015

World Autism Awareness Day



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Welcome to the blog! Today we are celebrating Autism Awareness. While Googling, trying find something to write about that didn't include a bunch of statistics, I came across a YouTube video that said exactly what I was thinking. 

Stats are great, but they don't help in the day to day life when someone encounters a person with aspergers or autism. They are different, but that doesn't mean they are deficient, only that they think and communicate differently from what we are used to. Everyday they struggle to understand us, and I think its only fair to show the same patience to understand them.

I've attached the video I found. It's simple and to the point. I'm not going to clutter the post up with book promo. There are tabs to the right that will take you the other pages if you're interested.

 Also for the contest for today, make sure you leave a comment with an email address. Two winners will get to select an eBook from my back list. Contest ends 11:59 p.m. on April 2nd EST. Enjoy!!

Boys are nearly five times more likely than girls to have autism.

I have a nephew who was diagnosed with autism when he was around two or so. He's a beautiful, bright boy and we love just as he is. *smooches*
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14 comments:

  1. waxappleloverApril 1, 2015 at 7:35 PM

    Loved your post. Thanks for sharing the video.

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    1. waxappleloverApril 2, 2015 at 11:32 PM

      Forgot email. Waxapplelover (at) gmail (dot) com

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  2. AnonymousApril 1, 2015 at 8:24 PM

    Thank you so much for sharing that video with us. I'm learning so much on this tour.

    humhumbum AT yahoo DOT com

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  3. AntoniaApril 1, 2015 at 8:46 PM

    Thanks for sharing your post and the video with us. amaquilante (at) gmail (dot)com

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  4. BronwynApril 2, 2015 at 1:07 AM

    lovely post and such a great video

    beeheeley(@)gmail(.)com

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  5. AnonymousApril 2, 2015 at 8:39 AM

    The video is really informative!

    Trix, vitajex(at)aol(dot)com

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  6. ShirleyAnnApril 2, 2015 at 9:34 AM

    Thank you for the post, the video was really interesting and it was great for Autism awareness.

    ShirleyAnn(at)speakman40(dot)freeserve(dot)co(dot)uk

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  7. booksandmoreApril 2, 2015 at 12:14 PM

    Great post. And the video is really good. Most of the prejudices about autism would disappear if people knew more about it. Thank you for sharing.

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  8. booksandmoreApril 2, 2015 at 12:15 PM

    I forgot the email address
    susanaperez7140(at)gmail(dot)com

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  9. AnonymousApril 2, 2015 at 2:25 PM

    Thanks for your post and bringing more awareness to Autism.
    strive4bst(AT) yahoo(Dot) com

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  10. PenumbraApril 2, 2015 at 3:25 PM

    That was a great video. Thanks for sharing :)

    penumbrareads(at)gmail (dot)com

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  11. SulaApril 2, 2015 at 6:11 PM

    Thank you for being part of this Autism awareness blog tour and for sharing that informative and inspiring video. I have worked in the education sector for few years, so I am aware and have experienced the wide and varied autism spectrum through students, friends and work colleagues. I think the key thing and issue is that is a hidden condition and a friend of mine, who has Aspergers, constantly has to advise others almost as if she has to apologise. slholland22 {at} hotmail {dot} com

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  12. Jen CWApril 2, 2015 at 6:17 PM

    Thank you for the great video and post.
    jczlapin(at)gmail(dot)com

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  13. LexiApril 3, 2015 at 6:52 AM

    A Huge thank you to everybody for participating!! The winner announcement can be found here!

    http://lexiander.blogspot.com/2015/04/autism-awareness-hop-winners.html

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