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Donate today!AUTISM BLOGRECENT POSTSBook review: Jenny McCarthy's "Louder Than Words"Autism and the economic divideMaurice and autism: big winners in VegasSuper Tuesday, autism, and secret ballotsLose the training wheels -- bike therapyRELATED LINKSAutism Society of America (ASA)Autism SpeaksCenters for Disease Control: Autism Information CenterAmerican Academy of PediatricsMaurice Snells MySpace PageAutism VoxAbout: Autism Spectrum DisordersCATEGORIESAccessibilityAdultsAdvocacyAssistive TechnologyAutism Society of AmericaBooksChildrenCommunicationConferences/MeetingsEaster SealsEaster Seals storiesEducationFamilyFinancial planningFundingIndependent LivingJobs/EmploymentMediaOrganizationsPodcastPublic PolicyRecreation and CampRespiteServicesSpecial OccassionsStoriesTreatmentsUncategorizedVideoWorkplaceSee how Easter Seals changed my family's futureEaster Seals came into my family's life in our darkest moment and gave us a precious gift: Help and hope for our son, Scottie.I hope that by seeing our story, more families find the light of hope. -- Barbara Gaither, Scottie's mom« Older EntriesBook review: Jenny McCarthy’s “Louder Than Words”Posted by Beth Finke on February 8th, 2008Jenny McCarthy’s book Louder Than Words: A Mother’s Journey in Healing Autism is about her son Evan, who was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in 2005. When the book came …Read More » »Tags: Children, Adults, Media, Family, Books|No CommentsAutism and the economic dividePosted by Erin Rogers on February 6th, 2008A Newsday articlelooks at why affluent school districts “classify more than five times as many of their students with autism as districts at the opposite end of the economic spectrum.”The Newsday survey drew on state data from school districts whose enrollments were more than 500.Advocates who have compiled similar data voice concern that many …Read More » »Tags: Services, Children, Media, Family, Easter Seals, Education|No CommentsMaurice and autism: big winners in VegasPosted by Maurice Snell on February 5th, 2008Last week, I traveled with my father and my colleague Patricia Wright to the Red Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. We were there to take part in a press conference about the new Autism Services Program at Easter Seals Southern Nevada.The new program …Read More » »Tags: Services, Workplace, Organizations, Conferences/Meetings, Family, Easter Seals|No CommentsSuper Tuesday, autism, and secret ballotsPosted by Beth Finke on February 4th, 2008Tomorrow’s Super Tuesday! If you live in one of the states holding a primary, you might want to take a last-minute look at what the candidates have to say about autism before you duck into the voting booth.In November, Katy Beh Neas blogged about autism being …Read More » »Tags: Adults, Accessibility, Advocacy, Organizations, Assistive Technology, Special Occassions|2 CommentsLose the training wheels — bike therapyPosted by Beth Finke on February 1st, 2008In my other life, I’m a writing teacher. I teach a weekly memoir-writing class for senior citizens in Chicago, and I give seminars on writing at libraries and conferences.After a writing seminar at the Oak Park …Read More » »Tags: Services, Children, Recreation and Camp, Organizations, Family, Easter Seals|No CommentsHelp us reach 200 people on Facebook by tomorrow!Posted by Beth Finke on January 29th, 2008The clock is ticking … We’re trying to get at least 200 people to join our “Shine a light on autism” Cause on Facebook and make a $10 donation before 2:00 p.m. Central time tomorrow, January 30th. Do you have a Facebook account? If not, sign up! If so, join Easter Seals “Shine a light on autism” Facebook Cause. …Read More » »Tags: Advocacy, Funding, Easter Seals|No CommentsBook review: Jack Gantos’ “Joey Pigza” booksPosted by Katy Beh Neas on January 29th, 2008I read two of Jack Gantos Joey Pigza books: …Read More » »Tags: Children, Family, Books|2 CommentsPop the cork and the bubble wrap! Autism wallpaper wins!Posted by Beth Finke on January 28th, 2008Happy Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, everyone! As if the invention of bubble wrapalone isn’t enough reason to celebrate, we also have outstanding news about this year’s Bubble Wrap Competition for Young Inventors.Yes! Get out your dancing shoes! Sealed Air Corporation announced the big Bubble Wrap Invention winners today, and …Read More » »Tags: Stories, Children, Special Occassions|9 Comments« Older Entries©2008 Easter Seals|Privacy Policy|Easter Seals Headquarters|Accessibility Guidelines|Community Guidelines|RSS var _hbEC=0,_hbE=new Array;function _hbEvent(a,b){b=_hbE[_hbEC++]=new Object();b._N=a;b._C=0;return b;}var hbx=_hbEvent("pv");hbx.vpc="HBX0200u";hbx.gn="ehg-mindshare.hitbox.com";//BEGIN EDITABLE SECTION//CONFIGURATION VARIABLEShbx.acct="DM5704039PZS80EN3";//ACCOUNT NUMBER(S)hbx.pn="PUT+PAGE+NAME+HERE";//PAGE NAME(S)hbx.mlc="CONTENT+CATEGORY";//MULTI-LEVEL CONTENT CATEGORYhbx.pndef="title";//DEFAULT PAGE NAMEhbx.ctdef="full";//DEFAULT CONTENT CATEGORY//OPTIONAL PAGE VARIABLES//ACTION SETTINGShbx.fv="";//FORM VALIDATION MINIMUM ELEMENTS OR SUBMIT FUNCTION NAMEhbx.lt="none";//LINK TRACKINGhbx.dlf="n";//DOWNLOAD FILTERhbx.dft="n";//DOWNLOAD FILE NAMINGhbx.elf="n";//EXIT LINK FILTER//SEGMENTS AND FUNNELShbx.seg="";//VISITOR SEGMENTATIONhbx.fnl="";//FUNNELS//CAMPAIGNShbx.cmp="";//CAMPAIGN IDhbx.cmpn="";//CAMPAIGN ID IN QUERYhbx.dcmp="";//DYNAMIC CAMPAIGN IDhbx.dcmpn="";//DYNAMIC CAMPAIGN ID IN QUERYhbx.dcmpe="";//DYNAMIC CAMPAIGN EXPIRATIONhbx.dcmpre="";//DYNAMIC CAMPAIGN RESPONSE EXPIRATIONhbx.hra="";//RESPONSE ATTRIBUTEhbx.hqsr="";//RESPONSE ATTRIBUTE IN REFERRAL QUERYhbx.hqsp="";//RESPONSE ATTRIBUTE IN QUERYhbx.hlt="";//LEAD TRACKINGhbx.hla="";//LEAD ATTRIBUTEhbx.gp="";//CAMPAIGN GOALhbx.gpn="";//CAMPAIGN GOAL IN QUERYhbx.hcn="";//CONVERSION ATTRIBUTEhbx.hcv="";//CONVERSION VALUEhbx.cp="null";//LEGACY CAMPAIGNhbx.cpd="";//CAMPAIGN DOMAIN//CUSTOM VARIABLEShbx.ci="";//CUSTOMER IDhbx.hc1="";//CUSTOM 1hbx.hc2="";//CUSTOM 2hbx.hc3="";//CUSTOM 3hbx.hc4="";//CUSTOM 4hbx.hrf="";//CUSTOM REFERRERhbx.pec="";//ERROR CODES//INSERT CUSTOM EVENTS//END EDITABLE SECTION//REQUIRED SECTION. 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