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Pinterest Contest: What Does Autism Awareness Mean to You?
It’s Your Turn for the Autism Awareness in Action Campaign!
Pin it to Share it – And Win – Just Answer the Question!
What Does Autism Awareness Mean to YOU?
The Next Phase of the Autism Awareness in Action Campaign begins with YOU! For this Pin it to Share (and Win!) Contest, the rules are very simple.
- First – Pin this graphic (to the left) to Pinterest.
- Second – You can tweet, post to your wall on Facebook, blog about it, or make your own graphic to Pin or share … whatever you do must answer the question: What Does Autism Awareness Mean to You?
- Third – Come back and comment with your URL to your Facebook Post, Tweet or Blog Post OR after you have pinned it you can come back to answer the question in the comments if you aren’t a social butterfly. Also, leave the URL to your Pin so I can go say hi and like it for you.
Why? Because to ACT we must consider what awareness means to different people.
Those who are adults on the autism spectrum are trying to find a way in a world largely concerned with children on the spectrum, while parents are striving to help their children on the autism spectrum gain as much independence as possible.
Why Bother?
Aside from contributing to the discussion about an important topic, you also have the chance to win a great prize from a very generous Sponsor!
Maestro Classics is a Proud Autism Awareness in Action Sponsor
Joining us for this Pinterest Contest, Maestro Classics is excited to offer a full set of their CDs, each winner will receive one random CD from the set.
Their CDs have been reviewed by bloggers around the web as pure gold kids’ music with a classical twist that will enthrall the whole family.
Maestro Classics offers innovative musics set to classical music by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, with a twist that make them perfect for your mini Mozart.
They are very excited to be part of this campaign, offering each of their CDs in a Pin it to Share it (and Win it!) contest for Pinterest. The goal: Share what autism awareness means to you, and in the process help us identify actionable ways to help the autism community, from families, to individuals to entire communities.
10 winners will receive 1 of their amazing CDs for their music lover! Their prizes are available for anyone in the US to win.
(By the way, the graphic says 9 CDs – because one of their CDs is in Spanish and meant for a lucky winner who specifically wants it *grin* Make a note if your mini-Mozart would especially like this Spanish classic in your comment when you share your URL!)
Follow them on Twitter! Follow @MaestroClassics
Give them a shout out of thanks! Tweet to @MaestroClassics
Then go and “LIKE” The Maestro Classic’s Facebook Page too! (Tell ‘em we said hey!)
And finally, definitely go and follow them on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/MaestroClassics/ (They have amazing boards filled with homemade musical instruments, DIY fun for kids, and other great ideas – you’ll love their boards!)
The Prizes for the Autism Awareness in Action Pinterest Contest:
This is the point where you get to share with the class – did you come prepared? What does Autism Awareness mean to you? Is it something casual you support , or are you passionate about it for some reason, and in what ways does it take effect for you?
Don’t forget that the Facebook Phase of the Autism Awareness in Action campaign is still going strong! You can win a full set of Recess Music CDS, a $50 gift certificate to Products for Autism, one of two Milkshake CDs and Comics, and one of 5 custom designed graphics for any of your social media profiles or covers. Make sure to enter if you haven’t already – there’s freebies for all who enter the Facebook Contest!
So – what does Autism Awareness mean to you? I”ll be answering that here at the Cafe over the next several days and will be linking to your responses – which means you have a chance to be featured here at the Cafe!
Katrina Moody
Graphic Designer, Wordpress Addict, Blogger at Kat's Media & More
I'm a special needs parent before just about everything else in life, but also a passionate advocate for my three boys and husband, who all have a bit of awesomeness about them. Awesomeness = Axenfeld-Rieger Syndrome, Autism, Epilepsy, Dyslexia, Cerebral Palsy, and more. It all adds up to some awesome kids and an amazing family.
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Great post, thanks for sharing with us this wonderful ideas about Autism Awareness… I do love to share it on my pinterest….
So glad to see you taking part Jennifer – thank YOU for being a part of it too!
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Autism Awareness means a lot to my family and I. We live life with Autism. I do have to say that I have learned so many things.One is how to be patient even more. Thanks for doing so much to bring awareness.
Patience is so important! Great addition Deb! We really do live with autism here as well, so I totally get that (after a hundred times asking the same question over and over again? Yep … patience!) — and hey – it’s all of YOU who are doing the most for awareness here! We’re all ACTING!
Here is my facebook sharehttps://www.facebook.com/deb.kovac.9/posts/103181113155046 Here did post on google+ and pinned it. Just forgot to get the links. Pin
YOu rock Deb! I saw where you shared it on Facebook (I’ll go and say hi in a minute here! and I have to find you on Google+ now – love finding new faces over there!And now worries about the pin – I’ll find you!
Hey there – here’s my pin! Come say hi! http://pinterest.com/pin/279434351849883902/ Autism Awareness to me, means learning everything I can about funding and support for children on the spectrum… My 2 yr old nephew was diagnosed earlier this year, and my sister in law and her husband are doing everything in their power to get him the help he needs now, through early intervention. Unfortunately, his multiple weekly therapies are costing them their life savings, and then some… Why does this have to be such a financial struggle? Shouldn’t there be more state or national funding for families in this situation?
Sarah – your story is our story, and the story of so many other special needs families dealing with autism. If your nephew is receiving help through Early Intervention they shouldn’t be having to spend as much on therapies, as part of the cost should be subsidized by State and Federal monies. Beyond that there are other options for insurance specifically for children with diagnoses like autism, depending on the state they are in. Unfortunately, what’s there is not enough. It’s never enough for all the newly diagnosed being added to the autism community daily. {{hugs}}
It’s obvious you care so much for your nephew, and I hasten to say you are a blessing in your brother(?) and SIL’s crazy world right now! Pass the site on to them and I’ll see what I can do about listing options for health insurance and therapy help.
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Autism Awareness, to me, means making other people aware of Austism so that they can better understand it. Autism doesn’t mean that someone is sick or weird, it just means that they are different as everyone is different…but they are still a person deserving of love and friendship.
Excellent, Kimberly! I always tell my kids that everyone is different in their own special way, even autism is as different from one child diagnosed to another!
http://pinterest.com/pin/52284045644424461/ This is where my pin is as a special education teacher I am very aware of how Autism can play a part in the educational processes of many students.