Today is my turn to play host for RJ Scott’s annual Autism Awareness blog hop.
Previous hosts and those that cover the dates for the rest of the month may be found here on RJ’s blog.
As you will know by now, if you have followed all the posts in the blog hop, autism manifests in a lot of different ways. For some people, like Andy Warhol and Tim Burton, it gives them a unique view of the world that brings them celebrity, for others its a challenge to be faced but there are still joys to be experienced and big wins to be celebrated.
Every child should be given opportunities to try new things, see new sights and enjoy new experiences so they can find the things that give them joy and will help them to be stronger and happier adults.
Let’s not deny people their opportunities to shine, to stand up and crow and say ‘Look, I did that’.
Just because someone doesn’t do things the same way as most people, it doesn’t make their achievements less important.
All these quotes are taken from the Autism Speaks website which can be found Here.
More information on autism can be found on these websites:
http://www.autism.org.uk/about/what-is/myths-facts-stats.aspx
http://nationalautismassociation.org/resources/autism-fact-sheet/
http://kerrymagro.com/68-things-to-know-about-autism-for-autism-awareness-month/
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/facts.html
And here, again, is the link to RJ’s masterpost – http://rjscottauthor.blogspot.co.uk/2017/03/autism-awareness-blog-hop-2017.html
Since this is a blog hop and blog hops mean presents, if you leave a comment with your email I will pick a winner at the end of the month and we’ll have a chat about what you would prefer to receive. Until then happy hopping.
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Thank you for participating in RJ’s Autism Awareness Blog Hop.
All these quotes are so true. We have a son with autism. He is now 30 years old. Our motto raising him was: Let him be who he is.
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thanks for your great post. i agree with all the quotes you listed. everyone is so different that there is no ‘normal’
Thank you for sharing those quotes! They were inspirational and educational.
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That was a really great post. Thank you, Elin
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Thank you for the post there were some wonderful and insightful quotes.
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I do like Racel Barcelona’s quote there, very true
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Great inspirational posts. Thank you for sharing them with us and for taking part in the hop.
I didn’t know that Warhol and Burton were autistic, and that it informs (but does not define) their art! (Much like Rauschenberg’s dyslexia, which I didn’t know about for years but made perfect sense once I did…)
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