giving back • moms making a difference
by Mom It Forward on May 7th, 2012 | No Comments »
Instead of featuring amazing moms one-at-a-time, I'm going to share three fantastic moms with you this week. These mom bloggers are raising awareness of what it's like to raise a child who has received an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis. We've mentioned or featured some before, like Nichol Hardy and…
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parenting • ages and stages
by Nichol Hardy on April 3rd, 2012 | No Comments »
April is Autism Awareness month. It is a topic that hits close to home for me and millions of Americans every day. Autism is a neurological disorder that affects the brain and causes peculiar behaviors. The spectrum is quite large, ranging from high functioning autism, known as Asperger’s Syndrome, to…
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giving back • tips for giving back
by Mom It Forward on March 27th, 2012 | 1 Comment »
This week's Season of Serve challenge is to Help someone else do good works. You don't have to reinvent the wheel; find a person or nonprofit that's doing work you believe in and find a simple way to help. Since April is National Autism Awareness Month, I've decided to provide …
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giving back • my world • moms making a difference • moms making a difference
by Mom It Forward on December 7th, 2011 | No Comments »
There is a website, newly-launched from Canada, called Squag.com, that is specifically for tweens and teens on the autism spectrum. It is a unique incorporation of social media and autism support, a way for these young people to interact online in a safe and carefully-constructed but open "corner of…
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giving back • my world • Mom It Forward Mondays • tips for giving back
by Mom It Forward on November 7th, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Service—Your Season of Service challenge this week is to research, or in other words, to systematically investigate and study things so that you can gain a new understanding of them. This isn't necessarily about doing anything physical per se; it's more about acquiring knowledge that will make you more…
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Autism: How Moms are Raising Awareness About Life With Autism
