Autism Awareness Blog Hop Giveaway!

Annual Autism Awareness Giveaway Hop

April 11th to 17th

April is Autism Awareness Month. To help spread the word about Autism we are hosting a giveaway hop.

Hosted by:

• Lindsay @ Just Another Book Addict
• Heather @ Fire and Ice Photo
• Page Turners Blog
• Kathy @ I Am A Reader, Not A Writer

If you have been following our blog for the last few years, you probably already know that I am a parent to a child on the spectrum. Autism Awareness is very important to me - not only to get the info out there about my son and others like him, but to show how prevalent an ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) diagnosis is - based on statistics alone someone in your class, your child's class or at work will be on the spectrum.  As of right now the diagnosis is around 1 in 110 - but boys are 4times more likely to be on the spectrum; for them it's around 1 in 70.

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.

I know the causes and treatment of autism can bring controversy. The point of this giveaway hop is simply to make people more aware about the subject by sharing information and experiences.

For More Information about Austism:

http://www.autisticadvocacy.org/
http://www.autreat.com/
http://autisticsspeakingday.blogspot.com/
http://main.autistics.org/

http://www.autismspeaks.org/index.php
http://www.autism-society.org/
http://autism-resources.com/

They are also changing the "definition" of autism. You can read more on 

that info here.

To sign up just fill out the linky thing.

HUGE THANK YOU to anyone who participates in this giveaway. The more info out there, the easier it is for my son to do normal everyday things.