I recently had my first book published. It is titled: AUTISM IS A BLESSING. I talk about the journey my family has and is going through. I think it is so important to focus on the positive and what the blessings are even in the hardest of circumstances. Check it out at www.autismblessing.com. It is a great book especially for family's with newly diagnosed children, for teachers, therapists and anyone wanting to learn more about autism and what a family goes through especially after they hear "your child has autism". I just want to share the hope I have and how I have changed my attitude about autism. My son Charlie is such a HUGE blessing in my life. He has taught me so much through his autism.
Patty Myers
autismblessings@aol.com

Hi Pat,

I don't think that this quite qualifies as a question, but I wanted to suggest a possible blog post topic.

My name is Bill Rowland and I work with KenCrest Services, a non-profit human services agency that help people with developmental disabilities.

KenCrest recently introduced a series of videos to help individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Designed for use with Apple’s ipod or iTouch, “Mi-Stories” are portable tutorials that help those affected by ASDs interact with the world around them. This project generated research that found on-demand lessons like these have been helpful to many that have used them.

I recently stumbled across AutismIsOK blog and I thought that you may be interested in these tutorials as a topic for a post.

If you’d like to learn more about KenCrest’s Mi-Stories, I’ve included a Press Release that describes them in more detail below and included a link to KenCrest’s Mi-Stories page: http://www.kencrest.org/autism_mi_stories.htm. Alternatively, you're welcome to contact me directly.


Thanks,

Bill

I have a little boy, Joshua,who is 4 years old with severe autism. I could go into all of the details of his birth and how we found out about it, but perosonally, there is something greater to all of this...

I am honored that God choose my husband Jim and I to take care of a special needs child. In fact, I am so very thankfull each and every single day to see the new little flicker in his eyes all the time, knowing that in that "special needs body" there is a lovely little boy whom I love with all my heart.

So much so, I created my own peronal website about him, my Christian beliefs and ASD.

Hello,my name is maria. i have 4 year old twins boys that have autism.Our life change when we found out that they both have autism. This is a 24/7 job. I'm learning to be more patient and understanding with them. At first i thought that i had done something wrong to have children with autism. But soon i realized that i was not the only one going thru this. I've met alot of parent's thru my children's pre-school that are going thru the same thing as well as a co-worker. Day's are challenging at times but the most priceless times are when they call me mom!. It is challengeing being a mother of twins that have autism and seeing them go thru struggles and challenges. But the most part i love being a mother of my twins boys with autism. Is that god would never give me something i couldnt handle. I love my boys dearly. They have the most beutiful smiles ever..
My name is Maria and i have twins boys with autism and they are my pride and joy..

my daughter is 5 Shes autistic and adhd. I want my story heard i have no one that wants to listen. My child was born w cleft lip and palate so we expected a delay. By three she wasnt even babbbling or hugging and wouldnt answer to her name we would yell mady and shed stare off into space. I took her to dr after dr they all said its a phase shes ok. This child wouldnt sleep wouldnt eat had an obsession with silverware she hurt herself but never cried. They said its a delay shell do it when shes ready. By four still nothing tha tantrums got worse. Still just a delay or maybe shes a little hyper. In aug 08 She got out a lockd back door and ran down tha street. Dcbs got involved tha worker said ill bring you some locks and look into daycare for her because i was working third shift and i had 4 Kids. I called my husbnd crying and screaming he was rushing home and got into a wreck. He was life flighted to nashville tn. I was working third shift had 4 Kids husband in hospital and going to college. Mady didnt sleep. Shed look for her daddy. Mady got out of tha house again and i was charged with neglect lost all my kids for 30 days i quit school and my husband was in hospital in a wheel chair and couldnt help. Dcbs placed my older two with their dad tha baby with my husbands mother and mady with my sister. The worker said think of this is a break haha i broke down. She wrote so many untrue things in her report in order to keep my kids. Like dishes in the sink well yeah we jus had lunch. Laundry yes my washer had broken i was taking laundry to my mothers to do them. Just random things that made no sense. I told the worker i didnt know my sisters boyfriend and she assured me theyd do a background check. My sister took mady to a psychiatrist and she was diagnosed autistic and adha. I was allowed to go to that dr visit and he said i dont know how you kept hold of her this long and i just cried. Right before my court date my sister brought mady over and she was bruised all over her body she had been beat.......