Helping Autism Families Get The Help They Need

New daily blog for Autism Awareness Month 2013. For Autism Families; Living and Loving Your Life at www.forautismfamilies.com

April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) and kicks off a whole month of Autism Awareness activity.

Autism organisations across the globe promote activites to raise awareness of autism, fundraise for their cause and continue to support familes and individuals living with autism.

Why does the world need awareness?

Let’s face it… the world we live in is not going to accommodate us, so we need to make sure that we are able to cope in a dynamic world as it continues to change.Pretty much most situations, experiences and events that take place in our life every day changes on a moment-to-moment basis. How we cope with them and how we deal with them is what can determine our quality of life. Take for instance driving; a very dynamic situation that many of us adults can relate to.

We are so pleased here at The Autism Directory HQ that our work is being recognised at a national level now. Our founder, Nadine Honeybone, was recently awarded the Inspirational Woman In The Community title at a gala awards dinner in Birmingham on 9th June. We appreciate all our supporters and fans recognising the work we do, and its beacuse of them that we do it.

A mobile phone recycling scheme was launched last month by Paul Scholes, Keith Duffy, and Melanie Sykes. With 165 old phones, any family can get an iPad, and they will also be helping children with autism through the Manchester-based charity, Hearts & Minds.Keith Duffy (Patron of Irish Autism Action) said: “This scheme has been developed in Ireland and has already helped over 1,000 children with autism. iPads are great for children with autism.