My Family's Experience with Autism: Please Vote for Me!!!!!

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Please Vote for Me!!!!!

All right -- there is something really wrong with me. It's April 13 and this is my 6th post already this month. But there's a couple of good reasons for that. (1) It's "Autism Awareness Month" and this is the time to get the word out as best as possible and (2) I'm being web-published outside of this blog and wanting as many of you to enjoy these other writings (and continue stroking my ever-growing confidence).

Well, thanks to all of you (with a shout-out to one of my specific followers), I've been nominated for an Honorable Mention alongside the Top 25 Autism Blogs per Babble.com. The nomination came approximately 9 hours ago and I'm currently in the lead! This is doing wonders for my ego!!!!! This blog has undergone a couple of transformations since I started it. This brings it back to my original intent of using it to inform and support the growing population of families dealing with a child having an autism diagnosis. When I started it, I had a very difficult time finding writings that weren't of the "Dr. Wakefield is the Autism deity!" or "Vaccines are evil!" variety, both of which rubbed me the wrong way. I was angry, lost, confused, and terrified. I wanted to show a different viewpoint. I didn't know if anyone would ever read it, but I knew I was putting it out there.

Now people are noticing! And all I can say to that is "COOL!!!!!"!

So, now I ask you, please come and vote for my blog. Please click on this link and indicate that you "Like" My Family's Experience With Autism (http://www.babble.com/Baby/baby-development/top-25-autism-blog-favorite-nominate/index.aspx). I would VERY much appreciate it!!!!

Thanks for your support!

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DRS Are The BestApril 14, 2011 at 11:58 AM
And it seems you can vote repeatedly for the same entry (my guess is it will allow you to vote once per 24 hours since other similar contests will allow for that). So, if your conscience will allow, feel free to keep heading back and voting again and again and again....
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Rob GorskiApril 20, 2011 at 6:21 PM
Congrats. I have shared and liked your blog on my Autism Blogs Network facebook page :)

Thanks for sharing your story and spreading Autism Awareness.
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A Little Bit About Me and My Family

Every once in a while, something happens to a family that seems to change everything, whether that change is positive, negative, or in an uncertain direction. One such thing happened to us in March 2009, when we were informed our 26 month old twins (girl/boy) were BOTH on the autism spectrum. Their older brother (nearly 4 at the time) had always been ahead of the curve for most developmental milestones, so we had never really considered that some of the delays the twins were having had anything to do with autism. Well, we were wrong. Since then we have been learning about learning techniques and doing everything we can to make sure they get any and all help they need so that they can live normal lives. This blog chronicles that journey.

The Autism Pizza

I don't know where this came from originally, but I found it on a post on Circle of Moms. It's a good explanation of how things line up on the spectrum.

1. The Crust: Lack of Social Interaction (poor eye contact, not sharing interests with you, no pointing/gesturing)

2. The Sauce: Impaired Communication (possibly no speech, poor conversation skills, repetitive language, echolalia, no make-believe play)

3. The Cheese: Stereotypical Activities & Interests (extreme routine, strong interest in certain things, stimming [flapping, atypical play, etc.] -- like spinning wheels, lining toys up, stacking, etc.)

If you have all of those things: crust, sauce, cheese, you made an Autism pizza. It might have different toppings, but you can look at it and know it's still a pizza. If your pizza doesn't have sauce, that's Aspergers's. If your pizza is missing more than that but still kind of looks like a pizza, that's PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified)