April is Autism Awareness month, so all month I’ll be blogging about autism. You’ll learn about what autism is,  the early signs of autism, different treatments and therapy that can help, resources for parents whose child was diagnosed, and places where you can find support.

I’ll also be reviewing products that can help children in the autistic spectrum and, thanks to some generous sponsors, there will be some fun giveaways as well!

As a thank you for your participation, I am giving away a Flip Ultra 120 minute video camera.

(Flip Video is not a sponsor of this giveaway and I have no affiliation with them.) This is a fantastic pocket video camera that will allow you to capture all those cute moments of your children. It’s also a great way to track the progress of an autistic child.

To enter, I will give you a question everyday during the event that will be posted here. Just leave a relevant answer to that question and you are entered to win! For an additional daily entry you can tweet one of the tweets below:

I might win a Flip video camera by learning about autism! http://mykidsarefun.com/2010/04/01/autism-flip/  @Me_Janine #giveaway

Let’s raise autism awareness and possibly win a Flip video camera! http://mykidsarefun.com/2010/04/01/autism-flip/ @Me_Janine #giveaway

That means you can get a total of two entries per day for 29 days. Any comments that do not follow the rules will be deleted.  Continental U.S. residents 18 or older only. The giveaway will end on April 29th at 11:59 pm EST. The winner will be selected from the submitted comments using a random integer at random.org and be contacted on April 30. I will email the winner and they will have 4 days to get back to me before a new winner is selected.

Day 1. (April 1) Question: What is one of the “red flags” that a child might have autism?

Day 2 .(April 2) Question: Today I wrote about my son’s story. Has anyone in your life been diagnosed with an Autism spectrum disorder?

Day 3 (April 3) Question: What is one of the play ideas that I talked about in my Autism and Pretend Play post?

Day 4 (April 4) Question: There’s no new posts today, so if you would like to enter for the Flip, just tell me one thing you have learned about Autism so far.

Day 5 (April 5) Question: Today I posted a review and giveaway for Pacific Play Tents. Tell me one way how these products can help someone on the spectrum.

Day 6 (April 6) Question: Sensory Procesing Disorder is the topic today. Read over my post and tell me something that you learned about SPD.

Day 7 (April 7) Question: Today I reviewed The Magic Blanket. Tell me one of the fabric choices available for The Magic Blanket. (Sorry for the late question. Had therapy with my daughter today. You can answer this question on the 8th, if you didn’t get to answer it on the 7th.)

Day 8 (April 8) Question: Check out the autism related links that I posted today and come back here and tell me one of them. (Sorry for the late question…again!  Jake had a dentist appointment today. No cavities. Yay!  You can answer this question on the 9th, if you didn’t get to answer it on the 8th.)

Day 9 (April 9) Question: Tell me something that I mentioned about speech therapy

Day 10 (April 10) Question: Today I reviewed the Seagate Free Agent Theater HD Media Player. Tell me how it can be used to help autistic children?

Day 11 (April 11) Question: What is the name of the Autism Awareness Month promothat SmartKnitKIDS has going on?

Day 12 (April 12) Question: What is the name of one of the artists I talked about in my Art and Autism post?

Day 13 (April 13) I’m sorry, no new posts today. Jake got sick at school and is home now. We have a doctor’s appointment for tonight, they thing it might be strep throat. Sigh

Question : If you win, what would you record with the Flip Ultra?

Day 14 (April 14) Question: Today I posted a review of a Melissa and Doug Tabletop Easel (and a $25 GC giveaway!). Tell me one of the things that Jake and I get to work on while playing with it.

Day 15 (April 15) Question: Tell me something you learned from my GFCF Diet post.

Day 16 (April 16) Question: Where is your favorite place to go in the summer?

Day 17 (April 17) Question: What is one the parts of The Autism Book that I reviewed today?

Day 18 —— sorry, I’ll post an extra question—————-

Day 19 (April 19) Two questions today since I didn’t post one yesterday. Please leave each answer in a separate comment.

Question 1: What was one of the programs that Jake participates in during the summer?

Question 2: What did I recommend to do if you take an autistic child to an amusement park?

Day 20 (April 20) Question: Visit Toys R Us and tell me one of the 10 Toys that Speak to Autism

Days 21 and 22 (April 22) Two questions today because I missed yesterday. Sorry everyone!! Leave a comment for each answer please.

Question 1 What is one of the self-help skills that a child with autism might have trouble with?

Question 2  Let’s see if you have been paying attention What is my autistic son’s name?

Day 23 (April 23) Question – What self-help product did I review today?

Day 24 (April 24) Question – What was one of the autism safety products that I mentioned today?

Day 25 (April 25)  Question - According to the CDC how many children in the U.S have an autism spectrum disorder?

Day 26 (April 26) Question – Which autism safety product did I review today?

Day 27 (April 27) Question – Tell me how much money Toys”R”Us has raised so far for Autism Speaks.

Day 28 (April 28) Question - What was one the the products that Crayola suggested for an autistic child?

Day 29 (April 29) LAST DAY! Question – Thank you so much for reading about autism and our experiences.  Please tell me something new that you learned or something interesting that you read about during this event.

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