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Autism, God, and Life Challenges … Creative Ways to Transform Challenges

Quick Quote Pick-Me-Ups
Meditating
Praying
Living in the moment
Breathing
Creating a sanctuary for yourself
Listening to the stirrings of your heart/Asking for heart […]

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Yates Foundation Gala for Autism Awareness is Huge Success and Dream Come True for Angela Hazlehurst

 
Gala raises funds for autism awareness; By TYRONE TONY REED JR.; Jacksonsun.com

Money and awareness were raised Friday night for children with autism during the Yates Foundation’s first fundraising gala event.
More than 100 people attended the gala, themed “Breaking the Silence,” which was held in the Aeneas Building in Downtown Jackson.
Angela Hazlehurst, whose son Yates is autistic, […]

Autism linked to loss of family income, Financial Peace is the antidote to this problem. Autism Parents meet Dave Ramsey.

This article falls into the No freakin’ kidding category. Autism Parents should focus on budgeting to combat the income issue. Without a doubt, if you are the parent of a child with Autism, you should get on the Dave Ramsey Plan.
See also: Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University Ideas HUGE for Families Impacted […]

Autism Awareness Month - Jason J-Mac McElwain Famous People with Autism Page Update

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Famous People with Autism: Jason McElwain, AKA - J-Mac

 

Famous, Infamous, Historical, Celebrity People with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Basketball Player Extraordanaire, Author, All Around Nice Guy
 

Jason “J-MAC” McElwain

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Yates Foundation Autism Gala, Breaking the Silence

Gala offers way to help families cope with autism, Yates Foundation raises funding to help families of kids with autism By JACQUE HILLMAN, Jackson Sun

Photo by KATIE MORGAN /The Jackson Sun For its first fundraising event, the Yates Foundation has planned a gala, “Breaking the Silence,” at 7 p.m. April 11 at the Aeneas Building […]

Invaluable Autism Teaching Tips by Thinking in Pictures author extraordinaire Temple Grandin, Ph.D. (visual thinking, phonics, and a slew of other tips for teaching your child with Autism/PDD

Teaching Tips for Children and Adults with Autism by Temple Grandin, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor; Colorado State University; Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA

Great books by Temple Grandin, who has thrived and become a very prolific writer in spite of her Autism. Please check out her works here for more information. […]

Act Early Against Autism by Autism super mom Jayne Lytel

Act Early Against Autism: Give Your Child a Fighting Chance from the Start by Jayne Lytel
Autism super mom Jayne Lytel, 52, traces the arc of her journey — the four worst years of her life — to recover her now 8-year-old son, Leo, from autism in a new book, Act Early Against Autism.
“If I suspected […]

Jason (J-Mac) McElwain - Basketball Superstar with Autism - Inspiring Video Never Gets Old

This video isn’t new, but boy is it inspiring.
Jason McElwain (born October 1, 1987), informally nicknamed J-Mac, is an autistic American man who graduated from Greece Athena High School in Greece, a suburb of Rochester, New York, USA, in 2006. He is noted for scoring twenty points in four minutes during a high school basketball […]

Autism/PDD - 10 Tips for Family Caregivers

 
 

Choose to take charge of your life, and don’t let your loved one’s illness or disability always take center stage.
Remember to be good to yourself. Love, honor and value yourself. You’re doing a very hard job and you deserve some quality time, just for you.
Watch out for signs of depression, and don’t delay in getting […]