Saturday, April 23, 2011

ACT FOR AUTISM

Easter Seals wants us to ACT FOR AUTISM.

April is Autism AWARENESS MONTH - what have YOU learned to make yourself AWARE?

Some of my favorites sites that tells about Autism are:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LByLBXLk2us

The above video was made by 5th graders for Autism Awareness Month - I enjoy watching them dance around with various colored gloves on their hands and a lot of movement of their hands. I find it ironic that one possible sign of Autism is hand flapping.

http://angelfire.com/pa5/as/autismunit/AutismAwarenessforKids.htm

This site has a great learning unit for teaching kids about Autism.

http://autism-society.org

This site is the one to go to for national information on Autism and can help you find a local chapter for your state or area of the United States.

http://asmonline.org

This site is the Autism Society of Maine's site. Here they have information about their library and upcoming events.

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