Joysautismblog
I am a mother of four children and I write about parenting and autism. My son, Adrian, was diagnosed with classic autism in April 2006. I love connecting with parents and professionals who work with and love people with autism. I write on my blog at http://www.joysautismblog.com
MY BLOGS
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Joy's Autism Blog
http://www.joysautismblog.com/
I'm a mother of four and I journal about parenting and autism. I write about autism experience, autism facts, and I connect with parents and professionals who deal with autism.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 148 )
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Last Day to Enter My Two Giveaways
I have couple giveaways that are ending. You can enter until midnight tonight. The first one is for an amazing book called A Full Life with Autism. Read more
Posted on 30 April 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Audio of Teachers/Aides Bullying a 10 Year Old Boy with Autism
My friend shared this on facebook this morning and I spent the last 20 minutes telling me husband about it and crying. This dad has some serious class for not... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Currclick Autism Awareness Month Charity Bundle
I use CurrClick occasionally to purchase things for homeschooling. I follow them on facebook and I just noticed they have an Autism Awareness Month Charity... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
AMC-Sensory Friendly Films
I was researching a little bit about The Autism Society of America and I came across a really useful link. I had heard about AMC movie theaters doing sensory... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Winner of the Jamberry Autism Awareness Nail Shields
I assigned everyone’s name a number and used random.org and the winner was number four and that number was Missy! Congratulations Missy, I’ll be in touch with... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Does Adrian Speak Spanish?
I have a cute story about Adrian but first I just wanted to remind everyone that I have two giveaways going on right now. One of them is ending today. Read more
Posted on 21 April 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
The Winners of The Golden Hat:Talking Back to Autism
I get to pick two winners for my giveaway of The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism book. I’m really excited to give this one away, it really is a wonderful... Read more
Posted on 16 April 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Movies About Autism That Are Available on Netflix Instant and Other Stuff
These are the movies that have characters with autism in them or are documentaries about autism. These are only the movies that are available on Netflix... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Why It Sucks When Your Kid with Autism Gets Hurt
On Tuesday night when I was ushering the kids up to bed I noticed Adrian was limping. I figured his foot was asleep or something and I wasn’t worried about it. Read more
Posted on 05 April 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Guest Post: More Jobs To Do
I am excited to share a guest post with you by writer Jeff Stimpson. He generously offered to share this story about jobs and autism, a very important topic... Read more
Posted on 04 April 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Useful Links
There is an iphone app that is normally $50 that is free today. It’s called Autism Track. I’ve downloaded it but haven’t looked at it too much yet. Read more
Posted on 02 April 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Guest Post: The Modified Dolls Fundraiser for Autism Speaks
My friend Kara is a member of The Modified Dolls and this World Autism Awareness Day I am proud to pass along this information about their fundraiser for... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Winner of the LessonPix.com Giveaway….
I had 9 entries to my giveaway of a one year membership to LessonPix.com and I used Random.org to draw a winner this afternoon. The number that Random.org pulle... Read more
Posted on 01 April 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
1 in 88 Children,1 in 54 Boys, 1 in 252 Girls
How many times have a seen the similar headline on various online news sites that says “Autism is more common then previously thought” Seriously, I think at... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Tell Me a Secret
There are a few phrases that Adrian gets stuck on and he’ll say them several times a day. I’m not complaining, I love listening to whatever he has to say to... Read more
Posted on 29 March 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Grocery Store Adventures
On Saturday our whole family went to the grocery store to do our weekly shopping. Usually I just shop with the girls and Glen stays home with the boys. It’s jus... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Author for Autism
I wanted to share about a fundraiser that will benefit The Autism Society of America that’s called Author for Autism. Nick Shamhart who has a daughter with... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Giveaways and Guest Posts
I am lining up some great stuff for April. I love Autism Awareness month, last year I did some giveaways and guest posts and it was really fun. I’m doing the... Read more
Posted on 22 March 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Autism Awareness Letter for Friends and Neighbors
We are going to be baking some puzzle piece shaped cookies for World Autism Awareness Day to give to friends and neighbors. This is the letter I wrote to includ... Read more
Posted on 18 March 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY -
Autism Light
I was contacted by the writer of the blog Autism Light and I am being featured on the blog today. This website is amazing and I hadn’t heard of it before so I... Read more
Posted on 16 March 2012 HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGY