On April 4th, we introduced to you what we considered great Facebook Pages. They range from Informative to funny. We also posted a few stories... check out the Information below:
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GUEST BLOG POST: Autism Awareness Should Be About Action Not Reaction by @marimouth
Sesame Street announces an Autism Initiative
Sesame Street announces an Autism Initiative
Autism with a Glass of Wine: I'm an autism momma with a bit of an edge. My page is NOT 100% autism ~ it's also about fun, having a sense of humor and sharing experiences with eachother. As a parent to a child with special needs you can feel like an outsider -- like you have to be serious and all consuming of the condition.
Special Needs Network: Special Needs Network (SNN) is based in Los Angeles and is California’s leading grassroots autism advocacy organization. As a nonprofit organization, SNN was established to help low-income and underserved families faced with autism and other developmental disabilities. The organization focuses on raising public awareness, impacting public policy, increasing education and access to resources for families, children and adults.
Autism After 16 is dedicated to providing information and analysis of adult autism issues, with the emphasis on analysis. Anyone can Google “autism + adults” and discover a vast array of programs, documents, and products. Our intention here is to try to help adults with ASD and their families make sense of what’s out there. Our big focus out of the gate will be Transition issues, since so many of you are struggling with Transition right now.
Autism Wonderland: Lisa Quinones-Fontanez is a secretary by day, blog writer by night and atypical mami round the clock. When Lisa's son, Norrin, was diagnosed with autism in May 2008, she found herself in a world she did not understand. In 2010 Lisa founded the blog AutismWonderland, that chronicled her family journey with autism and shared local resources for children/families with special needs.
Special-Ism Special-Ism is an e-magazine dedicated to the invisible special needs community. Our supportive articles are solution driven to address the isms, as we call them. Isms are the challenges that children with invisible special needs such as ADHD, Asperger's, Anxiety, Autism, Sensory Processing Disorder, etc may experience.