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     When it comes to money, every little bit helps especially during the Christmas shopping season! I am proud to be a member of the wonderful Giveaway Promote Community and love that this prize can be used for someone to shop online for either purchasing a loved one's Christmas present or something for their own indulgence!!

     Please take a moment to enter the giveaway and then to visit the right sidebar of my blog to check out the various articles written by myself or featured guest bloggers. Thank YOU for stopping by and I always look forward to hearing from my readers!

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WANTED: Coverage of the Congressional #Autism Hearings on "1 in 88 Children: A Look Into the Federal Response to Rising Rates of Autism"

     This afternoon at 2:00pm, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will be holding the Congressional #Autism Hearings on "1 in 88 Children: A Look Into the Federal Response to Rising Rates of Autism". Orginally, the witness list did not include any autistic witnesses but, now it seems to have changed. The following is an announcement from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN):

On November 29th, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will be holding a hearing on autism. Invited witnesses include people from government agencies, parent autism advocacy organizations, AND Autistic self-advocacy organizations. We are pleased to report that the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform staff have just reached out to us to invite Autistic representation to this Thursday’s hearing.

Thanks to all of you for making your voices heard and to the House Committee for hearing the message Nothing About Us, Without Us! Whether you faxed letters of support for Autistic representation at the upcoming hearing or signed our petition, your voice has been heard. Now Autistic voices will be heard as well. ASAN President Ari Ne’eman has been invited as one of not one but TWO Autistic witnesses scheduled to testify at the hearing.

The journey doesn’t end there. Come join us in showing support to Autistic people speaking! We’ll be gathering together at the Rayburn House Office, Room 2154 on the day of the hearing. The hearing itself will begin at 2 PM, but as we anticipate a packed room ASAN will begin gathering besides the door to the hearing at 11 AM. RSVP via our Facebook event page.

You made this happen!

Regards,

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network

     Yesterday, I responded to the attention-grabbing request of a fellow LinkedIn member to contact CBS Evening News Network to cover the Congressional #Autism Hearings by either phone 212-975-3247 or email and I did. Can YOU? It's not too late to still get news coverage on the proceedings! I encourage you whether you are a parent of a child(ren) on the autism spectrum or even a professional in the education system to follow TODAY's Congressional #Autism Hearings "1 in 88 Children: A Look Into the Federal Response to Rising Rates of Autism" later this afternoon and become more involved. Thank you for taking time to read my post!

Schedule Your #Autism Friendly Photo Shoot to Benefit AutismOklahoma.org's 2013 PieceWalk and 5K

******AUTISM FRIENDLY PHOTO SHOOTS******

This will only be available for the next two (2) weeks...so, don't wait too long to "schedule" your Autism Friendly Photo Shoot or you will miss out!

This morning, my family enjoyed the comfortable and relaxed opportunity to get our assorted family pictures taken...it only took 15 minutes while the proceeds go to support the Autism Oklahoma's Piece Walk!! 

Email me TODAY at Lorrie@AutismOklahoma.org!!!!!

All proceeds for 2013 Piece Walk
Don't be shy to bring cranky kids or adults for that matter!!! We will work through it.
$25 cash 
Sitting Fee
Framed 8x10
Disc and copy rights

Outside country holiday! Very simple yet classy!
This will be inside a fenced backyard (safe for little ones or wanderers!)

Also, we are looking for any photographers that would like to donate some time! 
Please email me at Lorrie@AutismOklahoma.org or leave a comment below the post. 
We would really appreciate the help! Thank you!!


*Join Autism Oklahoma for the 2013 Piece Walk. Register today. Your participation helps sponsor important Autism research and programs throughout Oklahoma..

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Sit and Relax Hop! Open 11/22-11/29

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Please Join "Nathan's Voice" by Walking or Making a Donation In Support of the Upcoming 2013 AutismOklahoma PieceWalk

     The fourth Annual Oklahoma PieceWalk will be May 4, 2013 which is the first Saturday of the month and it is organized by the PieceWalk Committee of AutismOklahoma.org, a local non-profit. Our Family and Friends Autism Team "Nathan's Voice" will be walking in support of our son, Nathan, and everyone affected by the autism spectrum disorder. The Piece Walk and 5K is the largest single autism event in the state of Oklahoma. The 2012 Oklahoma PieceWalk was attended by over 6,500 people, with over 500 runners in the 5K. The Annual Piece Walk and 5K generates monies back into the Oklahoma community in the form of grants or special projects and provides basic operating funds for AutismOklahoma.org. Our Family and Friends Autism Team "Nathan's Voice" is very excited to be a part of such an AWESOME opportunity to "pay it forward" in the autism community!!  

     Nathan, our nine year old son was diagnosed with Autism almost five years ago. Please consider walking with and/or supporting our Family and Friends Autism Team "Nathan's Voice" by walking with us on Saturday, May 4, 2013 and/or making a donation towards the 2013 Autism Oklahoma Piece Walk, through our team's participation. You are welcome to follow our autism team on twitter @NathansVoice for updates on the upcoming walk.

     If you are wanting to start your own team, it is FAST and EASY! Walking in support of Autism can be fun especially with people that you know!! So get your friends, family and co-workers signed up to be a part of your team today. Have fun, get more people involved in the effort and raise money for Autism programs right here in Oklahoma. To get started, register, create a team name and then get started recruiting team members. Let's Walk!

Join the Special Family Support Group Tomorrow Night for a Special Presentation on Working with Autism Children that have Challenging Behaviors

I just wanted to make sure that everyone knew that Annie from the Oklahoma Autism Network will be making a special presentation to the Special Family Support Group tomorrow evening @ 6:30pm at the New Life Covenant Church located in Purcell, OK at 224 West Apache. If you are a teacher please pass this along. Annie will have helpful tips on challenging behavior. If you work with, or may end up working with, a child on the spectrum this would be helpful. This will also be helpful to parents raising a kiddo on the spectrum or just a strong willed child. 

If you are planning to attend tomorrow night's meeting, please leave a message on the event page so that they will have an accurate head count. Thank you for sharing this with someone in the autism community!