World Autism Awareness Day

On December 18, 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 62/139, tabled by the State of Qatar, which declares April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) in perpetuity. Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, Consort of His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, the Emir of the State of Qatar, supported the campaign for a World Autism Awareness Day through the current 62nd UN General Assembly Session, garnering consensus support from all United Nations Member States. This UN resolution is one of only three official disease-specific United Nations Days and will bring the world's attention to autism, a pervasive disorder that affects tens of millions. The World Autism Awareness Day resolution encourages all Member States to take measures to raise awareness about autism throughout society and to encourage early diagnosis and early intervention. It further expresses deep concern at the prevalence and high rate of autism in children in all regions of the world and the consequent developmental challenges. World Autism Awareness Day shines a bright light on autism as a growing global health crisis. WAAD activities help to increase and develop world knowledge of the autism epidemic and impart information regarding the importance of early diagnosis and early intervention. Additionally, WAAD celebrates the unique talents and skills of persons with autism and is a day when individuals with autism are warmly welcomed and embraced in community events around the globe.By bringing together autism organizations all around the world, we will give a voice to the millions of individuals worldwide who are undiagnosed, misunderstood and looking for help. Please join us in our effort to inspire compassion, inclusion and hope.

What can you do to make a difference today? Here are a few things:
Visit Autism Speaks this in my opinion is the best site to go to for information.

Take a Walk with WOW!WOW!WUBBZY

Download this WUBBZY Coloring Book

You can make donations HERE and HERE
Or by purchasing from the Autism Speaks Store

You can purchase this fabulous Songbird Ave Bloom and Grow Digital kit designed by Ali Edwards and the designers at Songbird Ave 100% of the proceeds will go to Autism Speaks you can read more about it HERE. This is so cool!

Send E-cards
E-cards

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We had Mav's conference at school last night I am so proud of the Dude her is making awesome progress and doing great in school. It amazes me the things he is doing or trying to do. I love how his teacher and aide always smile when they see him it makes me know things are good. He loves going to school! His therapies are going well his speech is doing good he surprises us every once in awhile with something new it was so cute last night his teacher told Louis about Mav walking with her and another child down the hall he usually holds her hand but her hands were full so he stop and said "what about me?"for him to out 3 words together is amazing he just doesn't that. We are going to work add another hour of school after spring break he currently goes till 1 pm. He is doing really good I'm so happy with the change in classes I was so nervous about it a year ago but it's the best thing that has happened!
NOTE: Mav is currently in a cognitively impaired classroom there are 6 other kids most are full time a couple are part time. He has his Teacher and his Aide so with the small class size if he needs the assistance more it's there. These 2 ladies and his therapists do a wonderful job with him seriously it amazes me and makes me feel so good when I drop him off to them in the morning I know my little man is going to be safe and well taken care of while he is there.

ok I think i will be back with some pictures later I have been documenting with words and photos for Mav's book i am making.

Have a great day! Thank you so very much for visiting today! Don't forget about the giveaway there is lots of time to leave a comment.

xoxo

April 1st

April is a month that has always ment something to me it’s my Birthday month, Gma’s Birthday month, you can see the start of Spring, Easter (most years), and Spring Vacation. Now April means a little bit more you see April is Autism Awareness month and my precious little Dude Mavrick has Autism. Many of you reading this blog know Mav or have heard part of his story but in case you haven’t you can read it HERE. I am just one person, one momma trying to make a difference for her little boy while brainstorming of what or how I could make a difference the idea of blogging daily whether it be Autism information, pictures of Mav, or daily doings would somehow in someway reach one person and that person may tell another and it would make a difference. Help me help those living with Autism help me a difference please.

Tomorrow April 2^nd is WORLD AUTISM DAY so be sure to check back here tomorrow or you can visit www.worldautismawarenessday.org

Today I have a giveaway and a challenge for you leave a comment in the comment section here on the blog or email me for a chance to win this mini journal/notebook and pen combo plus a special surprise from Mav (you‘ll like it believe me I'd like to keep it :)). I thought this would be good for our first giveaway since I am documenting Mav’s life here on the blog for the next month.

Leave a comment between now and April 8^th when the next Giveaway will be posted there might be something in between but you’ll have to come back to see.

Thank you so very much for stopping by!

*edited @ 3pm est on 4/1 with different pictures showing the giveaway*

~xoxo

Added a few things

I have added a few things to the sidebar this year. You can now become a Mav follower, you can suscribe to this blog you will be emailed when the blog is updated, you can also email me is you have questions or want to share anything. I may add a couple more things later today not sure yet. Mav and I are ready to share the month with you all we will be documenting his daily journey here on the blog and I will be doing a daily scrapbook too kinda like the week in the life scrapbook class Ali Edwards taught.On the 1st of May I will share the finished book here.I have something fun to kick the month off tomorrow and there wil be no foolin on that so come back tomorrow. Oh before I go I do have one thing to share I would love to get 10,000 visitors this month i have a counter at the bottom of the blog so hopefully at 11:59 p.m. on April 30th that goal will be met. I'm going to be sending out an email in the morning to let everyone know the blog is up again and tell everyone you know to check it out even if you tell only one person it will make a difference.Thanks so much!!Have a great day and will see ya back here tomorrow.
~xoxo

4 more days...

Till April I'm excited!! I have lots of fun things(giveaways), photos and info to share with all.Be sure to check back daily you never know what might be posted. Mav is doing good we have our ups and downs but he shares that smile with us and all is good again. Here are a couple photos of the Dude lately.

And the count down begins

HI just wanted to pop in to let you all know that the countdown to April 1st has begun. We will be posting our daily journey here on the blog again this April. I know I was going to update throughout the year but I decided to try and make this a big things just for April at least for now. You can catch up on my blog for daily happening and other stuff too.

Mav is doing good. He is saying quite a bit latley everyone seems to be noticing it when they see him. He has learned a few signs which is helping HELP is his big one he uses. Louis and I are so proud of him and all that he is doing in his classroom. He is doing very well with his Friends and gives high 5's. He is participating during group too which is awesome!! Love getting his work everyday in the process of making an album to store the goods. one thing that stands out in my mind every day and makes me smile is last week he came home with a paper tracing lines in pencil he was helped with hand over hand then was given a orange marker that he then traced the lines by himself. I was in AWW of this paper he did it he really did so proud and delighted with it. I love him he is awesome!!!!

WE're Back

It's school time a fresh start in a new class with a new teacher at a new school. Mav started back last wednesday he had a great day a great week actually. He really likes school I picked him up the first day and he didn't want to leave good sign. My nerves are better about this new change but I still worry way too much. Here is a picture of him on his first day of school.