Saturday, January 7, 2017
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Day 32 (199 Reasons To Be Thankful)
Day 32 (199 Reasons To Be Thankful)
Laughter That Bubbles Up
Laughter rises up from a joyful heart!
God placed it there as an outward expression of innermost joy.
Now that's something to be thankful for!!!
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
#ASD not being diagnosed
"Children with autism spectrum disorder are not being diagnosed as early as they could be. Learn the signs of autism and get help if you’re concerned."
Day 31 (199 Reasons To Be Thankful)
Day 31 (199 Reasons To Be Thankful)
Do-Overs
Do you ever wish you could go back & start the day over???
Have a second chance???
Praise God... the Christian life is full of do-overs!!!
Our forgiving God gives us second,
third,
& fourth chances!!!
Day 30 (199 Reasons To Be Thankful)
Day 30 (199 Reasons To Be Thankful)
When we slip away to a quiet place- a time with our Father God--
we're reminded of His love,
His grace,
His mercy.
We lean our head against His chest
&
call out to Him then listen as He whispers
His Words of love to our souls.
Where would we be without this
special time with our heavenly Father???
You will seek me & find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 NIV
Day 29 (199 Reasons To Be Thankful)
Day 29 (199 Reasons To Be Thankful)
Fifty years ago, there were no personal computers,
no Internet,
no cell phones,
no ATM machines,
no microwaves.
We didn't use debit cards, &
we couldn't watch televised images from the other side of the world in real time.
This twenty-first-century world we live in is amazing!!!
We have so much to be thankful for.
Day 28 (199 Reasons to Be Thankful)
Day 28 (199 Reasons to Be Thankful)
Medical Know-How
How wonderful tat we live in such a technologically advance age, where medical research is going on around us. Thank God for modern medicine!
Medical Know-How
How wonderful tat we live in such a technologically advance age, where medical research is going on around us. Thank God for modern medicine!
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
I just got the chance to Try NEW Preparation H® Medicated Wipes for Women for Free!
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- One (1) Smiley360 Preparation H® Medicated Wipes for Women Sharing Guide
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Friday, July 11, 2014
Check out Sounding the Alarm #Autism #Netflix
The documentary "Sounding The Alarm" will be available on Netflix, iTunes and Amazon Prime on July 15! The film provides a poignant look inside the lives of those affected by autism. Produced and directed by John Block. A Blockburger Production. Watch the trailer below.
I'm now #TeamSnuggle
I've been a fan of snuggle for some time now.
I love most of his original fragrances.
So now I'm so excited to be apart of #TeamSnuggle.
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Monday, June 2, 2014
New Tick
J has a new tick. He keeps bobbing his head & moving his eyebrows up & down. Does anyone else notice the ticks their kids develop???
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Tisha Campbell-Martin on Raising Autism Awareness at MegaFest
Tisha Campbell-Martin has never let autism get the best of her. Ever since her 12-year-old son Xen was diagnosed, Campbell-Martin and husband Duane Martin have dedicated their lives to helping raise awareness and tolerance about the disorder.
In 2011, she teamed up with four other mothers of autistic children to produce a short film called Colored My Mind which will be screened at the MegaFest International Faith and Film Festival this Labor Day weekend. Campbell-Martin has recently published a children's book called My Brother Doesn’t Want to Play to help children cope with having a sibling who is "different."
In 2011, she teamed up with four other mothers of autistic children to produce a short film called Colored My Mind which will be screened at the MegaFest International Faith and Film Festival this Labor Day weekend. Campbell-Martin has recently published a children's book called My Brother Doesn’t Want to Play to help children cope with having a sibling who is "different."
She spoke with ESSENCE.com about the short film, how the African-American community can change its perception of autism and how her autistic son is coping as a tween.
ESSENCE: You’re showing Colored My Mind at MegaFest. How did the film come about?
Tisha Campbell-Martin: I co-founded a non-profit organization called Colored My Mind with LaDonna Hughley—DL Hughley’s wife—a woman named Donna Hunter who is a school principal in Los Angeles, Tammy McCrary who’s a business manager, and a lawyer named Shannon Nash. We made a short film [about autism] calledColored My Mind to address issues like the fact that most African-American children get diagnosed two to three years after their Caucasian counterparts. We entered it into the Cannes Film Festival and got Blair Underwood and Nicole Ari Parker to star in it. We wound up winning at the American Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival and so we were really excited. We didn’t think that we were going to win but it means even more to me that they asked to show it at MegaFest during the film festival.
ESSENCE: Do you still feel like we’re not discussing autism enough in the Black and Hispanic community?
Campbell-Martin: No we’re definitely not discussing it enough in our communities and there are many reasons why we don’t get diagnosed or we get misdiagnosed. One of them is that they immediately say that our children are bad. We get labeled the wrong thing. Some of it is cultural because we don’t want to believe that this is kind of thing that can happen in the African-American or Latino community. There’s old-school thinking about it, but then there’s also people in positions to help. I’m talking about teachers who aren’t educated to what this is, doctors who aren’t educated. The thing about autism is that you have to catch it early because then you can exercise the brain enough to try to get the child to their greatest potentiality. But without early intervention, they get stuck in their ways. Of course it’s a spectrum disorder so that’s added into the mix. Everybody gets a different amount and it looks different with every child because every human being is different. Early intervention is key. I can attest to for my child and myself.
ESSENCE: Your son Xen was diagnosed as an infant. How is he now?
Campbell-Martin: Xen says that he’s not autistic anymore. This is my baby’s reality. Just so I can give you a perspective, Xen was non-verbal; he would flap his arms and rock back and forth. He’s never been in a special needs class because I wanted him to model after typical kids and now he’s a typical kid. He has a girlfriend and he is now speaking; you can’t shut him up. He says, ‘I used to be autistic and don’t be telling my girlfriend I used to be autistic either.’ So I’m blessed because we were able to catch it early.
ESSENCE: You’ve said that you started suspecting something was wrong with Xen as soon as you brought him home from the hospital. What do you think of the argument that vaccinations play a large role in the rise of autism?
Campbell-Martin: This is just my opinion: I am not anti-vaccination but I am pro-vaccination safely. I am pro-vaccination if that is the choice of the family. It shouldn’t be pushed upon you. As a matter of fact, most people don’t know that in most states they may say that your kid can’t get into school but that’s not a true statement. They can’t force anything on your family for any reason. With that said, I know how it affected my family. I believe that certain people can excrete that stuff out of their system and certain people can’t. And when I say excrete I mean defecate or urinate. When we were younger we only got three vaccinations: polio, tuberculosis and a tetanus show. That’s it. By the time children are two years old nowadays they get 26 vaccinations. That does not feel or seem right to me. In my family it happened twice, once with my child and another with my nephew. Most children in America get a Hepatitis B shot as soon as they’re born. Why? Doesn’t make any sense to me, especially if the parents don’t have Hepatitis B, but okay. Right after [Xen] got the Hepatitis B shot; I noticed a difference the second day of life. There was just something different and I kept telling everyone who walked in the room, ‘Something is up with this baby’ and they kept saying no you’re a new mom. The same exact thing happened with my nephew. He started having seizures and autistic-like symptoms. I asked if he’d gotten the Hepatitis B shot and they said yes. I couldn’t say anything. So when you asked me do I think [vaccinations] can attribute to autism, I think it might have something to do with it because of what I’ve seen from my particular family. Again, I am not anti-vaccination but we put our trust into people and they’re just human beings and human beings can make mistakes and when it comes to our children we just may have to take an extra step in protecting them.
ESSENCE: MegaFest will be the first time a lot of people get to see your film. What do you hope they walk away with?
Campbell-Martin: More awareness, more understanding. There’s so much to do besides my film. I’m also giving an award to Holly Robinson Peete for her efforts in autism and Parkinson’s disease. Holly is very community driven and she’s one of the first people who helped me when I got the diagnosis. As moms we’re there for each other to lean on when differences happen. I want people to walk away with more awareness and tolerance. When they someone in their family who might be autistic, they can get on board as quickly as possible and can help them get resources for their children because we need it.
Colored My Mind will be show at MegaFest International Faith and Film Festival on Saturday, August 31.
ESSENCE: You’re showing Colored My Mind at MegaFest. How did the film come about?
Tisha Campbell-Martin: I co-founded a non-profit organization called Colored My Mind with LaDonna Hughley—DL Hughley’s wife—a woman named Donna Hunter who is a school principal in Los Angeles, Tammy McCrary who’s a business manager, and a lawyer named Shannon Nash. We made a short film [about autism] calledColored My Mind to address issues like the fact that most African-American children get diagnosed two to three years after their Caucasian counterparts. We entered it into the Cannes Film Festival and got Blair Underwood and Nicole Ari Parker to star in it. We wound up winning at the American Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival and so we were really excited. We didn’t think that we were going to win but it means even more to me that they asked to show it at MegaFest during the film festival.
ESSENCE: Do you still feel like we’re not discussing autism enough in the Black and Hispanic community?
Campbell-Martin: No we’re definitely not discussing it enough in our communities and there are many reasons why we don’t get diagnosed or we get misdiagnosed. One of them is that they immediately say that our children are bad. We get labeled the wrong thing. Some of it is cultural because we don’t want to believe that this is kind of thing that can happen in the African-American or Latino community. There’s old-school thinking about it, but then there’s also people in positions to help. I’m talking about teachers who aren’t educated to what this is, doctors who aren’t educated. The thing about autism is that you have to catch it early because then you can exercise the brain enough to try to get the child to their greatest potentiality. But without early intervention, they get stuck in their ways. Of course it’s a spectrum disorder so that’s added into the mix. Everybody gets a different amount and it looks different with every child because every human being is different. Early intervention is key. I can attest to for my child and myself.
ESSENCE: Your son Xen was diagnosed as an infant. How is he now?
Campbell-Martin: Xen says that he’s not autistic anymore. This is my baby’s reality. Just so I can give you a perspective, Xen was non-verbal; he would flap his arms and rock back and forth. He’s never been in a special needs class because I wanted him to model after typical kids and now he’s a typical kid. He has a girlfriend and he is now speaking; you can’t shut him up. He says, ‘I used to be autistic and don’t be telling my girlfriend I used to be autistic either.’ So I’m blessed because we were able to catch it early.
ESSENCE: You’ve said that you started suspecting something was wrong with Xen as soon as you brought him home from the hospital. What do you think of the argument that vaccinations play a large role in the rise of autism?
Campbell-Martin: This is just my opinion: I am not anti-vaccination but I am pro-vaccination safely. I am pro-vaccination if that is the choice of the family. It shouldn’t be pushed upon you. As a matter of fact, most people don’t know that in most states they may say that your kid can’t get into school but that’s not a true statement. They can’t force anything on your family for any reason. With that said, I know how it affected my family. I believe that certain people can excrete that stuff out of their system and certain people can’t. And when I say excrete I mean defecate or urinate. When we were younger we only got three vaccinations: polio, tuberculosis and a tetanus show. That’s it. By the time children are two years old nowadays they get 26 vaccinations. That does not feel or seem right to me. In my family it happened twice, once with my child and another with my nephew. Most children in America get a Hepatitis B shot as soon as they’re born. Why? Doesn’t make any sense to me, especially if the parents don’t have Hepatitis B, but okay. Right after [Xen] got the Hepatitis B shot; I noticed a difference the second day of life. There was just something different and I kept telling everyone who walked in the room, ‘Something is up with this baby’ and they kept saying no you’re a new mom. The same exact thing happened with my nephew. He started having seizures and autistic-like symptoms. I asked if he’d gotten the Hepatitis B shot and they said yes. I couldn’t say anything. So when you asked me do I think [vaccinations] can attribute to autism, I think it might have something to do with it because of what I’ve seen from my particular family. Again, I am not anti-vaccination but we put our trust into people and they’re just human beings and human beings can make mistakes and when it comes to our children we just may have to take an extra step in protecting them.
ESSENCE: MegaFest will be the first time a lot of people get to see your film. What do you hope they walk away with?
Campbell-Martin: More awareness, more understanding. There’s so much to do besides my film. I’m also giving an award to Holly Robinson Peete for her efforts in autism and Parkinson’s disease. Holly is very community driven and she’s one of the first people who helped me when I got the diagnosis. As moms we’re there for each other to lean on when differences happen. I want people to walk away with more awareness and tolerance. When they someone in their family who might be autistic, they can get on board as quickly as possible and can help them get resources for their children because we need it.
Colored My Mind will be show at MegaFest International Faith and Film Festival on Saturday, August 31.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Mother of autistic child reaches out to others | KOB.com
Mother of autistic child reaches out to others | KOB.com:
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A local mom is reaching out to families of children with autism and it started with a simple
idea; pay it forward.
idea; pay it forward.Amanda Ellis is stuffing boxes full of toiletries. "We've sent them as far as Maine and New Jersey," she said.
The care packages are going to the families of children with autism. "Even just, you know, giving them toiletries. It alleviates the stress of having to come up with the money for that, that month."
Ellis created To Autism With Love in January. "It's all in the name of paying it forward," she said, and she means it. Ellis was forced to leave her job because of a degenerative back. "There are some days I can't even get myself dressed."
"We were going to lose our house. We didn't have any gifts for Christmas." So, Ellis turned to Facebook for help. You see, her six-year-old son Aiden has autism. She'd already created a Facebook page for awareness and support when her son was diagnosed. It was there she received help to get back on her feet. "All of our followers just kind of showed us an outpouring of support," said Ellis.
Now, she's returning that help to others. Things may not be ideal for her, but she says being able toshare
her struggles and give to those less fortunate than her, is a great coping mechanism. "There's something really therapeutic about helping people, I mean it soothes the soul," she explained.
her struggles and give to those less fortunate than her, is a great coping mechanism. "There's something really therapeutic about helping people, I mean it soothes the soul," she explained.Along with donations and help from people around the country, To Autism With Love continues to grow. "It shows that we really do put these together and we take our time and it's made with love."
Since January, To Autism With Love has sent packages to 184 families. Ellis says she's hoping to collect enough money to become an official non-profit. Then, she hopes to keep growing.
If you'd like to learn more about "To Autism With Love" visit: http://www.toautismwithlove.org/
more about "To Autism With Love" visit: http://www.toautismwithlove.org/'via Blog this'
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Friday, April 12, 2013
I Am An Autism Parent Available Now!
I Am An Autism Parent Available Now!: "I AM AN AUTISM PARENT
AVAILABLE NOW!
AN OPEN LETTER ABOUT WHY I BELIEVE IN OUR CHILDREN,
OUR AUTISM JOURNEY, AND YOU.
My new book, I Am An Autism Parent, is available now as a free download! I Am An Autism Parent is about the emotional journey of becoming an autism parent and embracing your identity. It’s in PDF format, so you can read it on your computer or any one of many tablet devices."
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AVAILABLE NOW!
AN OPEN LETTER ABOUT WHY I BELIEVE IN OUR CHILDREN,
OUR AUTISM JOURNEY, AND YOU.
My new book, I Am An Autism Parent, is available now as a free download! I Am An Autism Parent is about the emotional journey of becoming an autism parent and embracing your identity. It’s in PDF format, so you can read it on your computer or any one of many tablet devices."
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Lucinda invites you to Light It Up Blue!
I've joined Autism Speaks to Light It Up Blue to help shine a light on autism! April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day, and to celebrate, thousands of people are coming together to Light It Up Blue.
Autism awareness is more important than ever – statistics suggest the rate of autism is rising 10-17 percent annually. Please join my efforts and pledge your support for Autism Speaks Light It Up Blue.
click here to visit my page Sincerely,
Lucinda Pringle
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Help J & I Light it up Blue
We are inviting all our Friends & Family to help us to Light it Up Blue!!! Here is the the Event Link.
Click Here
Click Here
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Summer Camp for Special Needs in Sumter, SC
THose of you in Sumter with a child that has special needs. Apply For Camp
Camper applications can be obtained from the camp director. All children must provide a physician's approval and physical exam as a part of their application for camp.
The deadline for applications is March 1st .
Acceptance is determined on an individual basis. Many factors are considered including the child's physical disability; medical and personal needs; and whether or not the child has other recreational opportunities. Acceptance letters are mailed to parents in May.
For an application to attend Camp Burnt Gin, contact:
Marie I. Aimone, Camp Director
SC DHEC, CRS
Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: (803) 898-0784
Or, you may e-mail Ms. Aimone at: campburntgin@dhec.sc.gov
http://www.scdhec.gov/administration/library/CR-009974.pdf
Camper applications can be obtained from the camp director. All children must provide a physician's approval and physical exam as a part of their application for camp.
The deadline for applications is March 1st .
Acceptance is determined on an individual basis. Many factors are considered including the child's physical disability; medical and personal needs; and whether or not the child has other recreational opportunities. Acceptance letters are mailed to parents in May.
For an application to attend Camp Burnt Gin, contact:
Marie I. Aimone, Camp Director
SC DHEC, CRS
Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: (803) 898-0784
Or, you may e-mail Ms. Aimone at: campburntgin@dhec.sc.gov
http://www.scdhec.gov/administration/library/CR-009974.pdf
Monday, February 11, 2013
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