UP AND COMING.

Oh yes, It’s drawing closer to my favorite time of the month. 

THE BIG INTERVIEW 🙂 

As many of you know last month was my first big Interview! It was a great, really enjoyed the interview with Cale Irwin a 20 year old with Asperger’s. 

This months Interview is going to be just as great. I was extremely pleased when Kyra Anderson contacted me. Mother to Fluffy and writer of  the fantastic blog  This Mom agreed to a joint interview with her amazing 8 year old son fluffy. Fluffy has Aspergers and is the same age as my little man so it was wonderful to be able to hear what life was like for fluffy and his mum. I received the interview back from Kyra today and I must say it is a fantastic and wonderful read that you really must read. 

THE BIG INTERVIEW IS NOW TAKING PLACE ON THE  20th OF MARCH, NOT ON THE 30th AS PLANED.

GREAT NEWS FOR APRIL !

John kirton will be joining the fun in the month of April ( Autism awareness month ) to take part in the Big Interview.  WOW I’m so looking forward to it.

For anybody that  don’t know John, he and his wife are the parents of six children on the Autism spectrum. This amazing and remarkable family have been featured in People magazine, appeared on Good morning America, inside edition Larry King. There newest project a documentary Autism x6 is currently being shown on the Discovery health channel. Check out the families website Autism Bites 

DATE FOR THE JOHN KIRTON BIG INTERVIEW TO BE ANNOUNCED

IN THE  FIRST FEW WEEKS OF APRIL.

Monday finds drawing to an end.

Today and next week will be the last of the blog feature Monday finds. Don’t worry a great new Monday feature will be started in it’s place. So watch this space, updates will be added through this coming week. Thanks to everyone that supported the Monday finds. I hope you all enjoyed it 🙂

THE SIBLING SUPPORT PAGE.

Yes it’s almost ready!  The sibling support page is still in the process of being created. Some great features are in the pipe line It’s a page that I hope will help many. There will be information and related links for siblings of autism, A problem page, listed events and more.

ARE YOU A SIBLING OF SOMEONE WITH AUTISM? IF THAT’S A YES WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR IDEAS FOR THE SIBLING SUPPORT PAGE. TELL US WHAT YOU WANT AND WE CAN TRY AND MAKE IT HAPPEN.

MONDAY FINDS ( WEEK 8 )

There will be just two more weeks of the feature Monday finds. ( Ends on week 10 )

The good news is that there will be a new feature taking it’s place. Will tell you more about this feature in the coming weeks. For now I hope you enjoy this weeks Monday Finds.

AskAnAspie

Run by the organization odds & friends, Ask An Aspie is aimed at parents of children with autism that may have trouble expressing themselves or just have nobody to turn to. By visiting AskAnAspie you can talk to people who have gone through the same experiences as your child and who see the world in the same way. You get to put your concerns to people that know what life is like for a child with Aspergers because they have the condition themselves. http://oddsandfriends.typepad.com

Supernanny.co.uk

Do you love watching Supernanny? I know I do. If you love it as much as I do you will find this Monday find a treat. There is a fantastic Interview on the site called understanding autism one mum’s story. A great Interview with an everyday mum who shares her life and views on bringing up a child with autism. But that’s not all! If you have never visited the site before you need to get a move on. Become a member and enter great competitions, use the supernanny forum or even apply to be on the show ( Um not my thing but maybe yours ) There are links to all the supernanny products and that includes her reward chats. Don’t fear if your not in the UK but enjoyed the USA shows! There is a link provided to take you to Supernanny USA.  http://www.supernanny.co.uk

Aspergers-blog

This is a whole blog that deals with all aspects of Aspergers. A major amount of information to find here. Covering everything from the signs of aspergers, right through to parenting advices on coping and dealing with different aspects of the condition. http://asperger-blog.com

Diary of an Aspies mum.

I will say this is by far my top find of the week. What a fantastic blog written again by a mum. ( Us mums do it well:) ) This mother of an aspie child shares her life’s up and downs, with lots of sources of info and advice on offer. This blog was also designed so well that you can’t help but stay and take a look around. Trust me, go ahead and find out. http://diaryofanaspiesmum.blogspot.com

About. com Autism

A fantastic site offering lots of info, advice and many links. About autism is a great site for looking up info on autism! Why? As there is a good chance you will find it here. Covering a ton of subjects you could sit for hours gripped in this sites fantastic reads. There is also a wonderful forum and a great free newsletter. http://autism.about.com

Thanks again for reading my finds:) I hope you found something that helps you on your journey on the discovery of the autistic spectrum.

MONDAY FINDS ( WEEK 5 )

BAD, BAD GIRL!

OK now this is Bad! I am really losing the plot this week.  As you can see it’s not Monday! Nope it’s that day called Tuesday the one after Monday. I was laying in bed thinking about stuff as i was yet again unable to get some sleep ( As you can see its close to 5.30am and that’s not because I’m just a early riser) I was working out in my head which finds i was going to add to my Monday finds blog feature today. Then i heard it on the early morning radio show. It’s Tuesday morning OMG!

Not being funny but that means that i spent the whole of MONDAY thinking it was SUNDAY. When i think about it it’s kinda crazy as no one said nothing and i remember telling my close friend on the telephone how much more I’m beginning to enjoy Sundays. I even wished her good bye saying i had to check the roast in the oven lol. My my I’m only 26 reaching 27 years old’ anyone would think i was older then 60!  Anyway now that i have finished explaining my early on set into a mad person I will get back to my Monday finds AKA Tuesday. Whats a day late? I’m just glad it wasn’t a week touch wood.

British mummy bloggers

Yet again i have found what seems to be a great ning social network. I must add it’s UK only just in case you missed the word British. The site is not a site based around ASD but it sure has a good deal of parents that discuses the subject due to there children being on the Autistic spectrum.

You can join British Mommy bloggers by visiting http://britishmummybloggers.ning.com   

Contact a family

UK based charity that are spread over most of the UK. There offering free help, advice and support for those that have children that are disabled. Contact a family are also known to to have many events and sibling groups. Find out more by visiting http://www.cafeamily.org.uk    

Autism myths. 

Worth a visit this one. Some people could find a lot of comfort within this blog as half of what people say is some what untrue. This site exposes the many myths of Autism. Visit http://autism-myths.org

Autism Hub

Am i the last to hear about this one as its a very busy list come social network. Get your URL listed in the great big long list of autism sites. You can also subscribe to the RSS as it is listed beside the site name. Handy  really not having to click o sites opening a load of windows. Take a look http://www.autism-hub.co.uk

 

MOTHER TO SHERK AND THE FACES OF AUTISM….

Best to last! but kind of a cheat ( it is two sites i chose but its by the same publisher)  http://motherofshrek.blogspot.com  and http://casdok-facesofautism.blogspot.com  Written by a single mother to a son in which has Autism and is none verbal. His names C and his 20 years old. His mother has written some fab post on Mother of shrek and her idea to create a site that displays some top art work and lovely images of lots of children each suffering from some kind of ASD. These two blogs are wonderful. Im coming back.
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MONDAY FINDS (WEEK 4)

This weeks Monday Finds (week4)
enjoy.

Want some fab autism awareness signs, buttons and banners.
www.commenthaven.com

Great Autism developmental and educational toys and learning tools.
www.autismsuperstore.com

Holly is making a list about the great things our autistic children do. visit her blog and let her know what you love about autism.
http://singlemotherofautism.today.com

Need a tutor for your child with ASD
visit this directory
www.autismtutors.com

Animal Agentz
A tool to help children deal with stress. DR Mark Jones computer based learning tool. Test for animal agentz were conducted At Londons Great Omond hospital for children.
http://www.animalagentz.com

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