Now I was asked to give my God's honest opinion about this app called Kidloland. It is an app geared toward children under the age of 5. It advertizes to offer nursery ryhmes, games, learning activities and fundamental reading skills. On it's website which I have linked here, Kidloland is shown to have be given four awards or badges one of them being the Mom's Choice Award. Over 350+ moms and bloggers have endorsed the app itself, too. So hey, sounds great, right? Well this mom was given the chance to give this app a whirl and see if it holds up to the high standards that the website sets for consumers.
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You read it right. On Both Fronts is now officially apart of Facebook! We are a page that shares posts related to a wide variety of topics concerning autism, sensory processing disorder, genetic syndromes like Down syndrome, awareness, acceptance and other amazing medical feats that might benefit special needs families and their supports. The news was after much thought and careful consideration as a viable way to reach more connected to the special needs community. Find us on Facebook by searching "On Both Fronts". Our complete name is "On Both Fronts: Special Needs Support" so that people know what we are about right away.
Recent accusationsMore and more are becoming vocal, thanks to social media, about their lives with children under the spectrum. This very blog and Instagram blog were created to lift the veil of autism in real life to expose many truths that the public doesn't know about ASD. And with all that exposure and community, there are plenty to butt up against the recent acceptance and understanding spreading around.
For whatever reason, parents are feeling that parents of ASD children are "glamorizing" the situation and the daily lives we lead. Their disgust typically centralizes on the idea that we are some how happy and blessed with our lives. That ASD is an end-of-the-world situation meant to be hidden away in institutions and children should be forced to hear horror stories about these mentally impaired strange ones. Like ASD is bad, and should be treated that way in the public eye so as to discourage (?) others from treading down that path. Believe me, I've tried to wrap my head around it too. It doesn't make sense but that's the only thing I can think of that would be the reasoning. It cannot be that people are suddenly uncomfortable with those who are different from them just for that reason alone. That would be absurd! WARNING: The Youtube video posted below (Belongs to Real Stories, NOT On Both Fronts) can be seen as "graphic" to viewers with a weak stomach. Some of the images can be seen as disturbing, however they are real life images of those who suffer with these genetic disease so exposure is the most important thing. Exposure equals understanding. Understanding equals tolerance.
So I'm writing this article to share an interesting story, one that I had no idea even existed, until I stumbled upon this amazing story while finding Youtube videos for my playlists. I instantly become fascinated by their story, and couldn't stop watching the video even though it was like thirty minutes long. I HIGHLY recommend watching the video. Are autism rates truly on the rise? Or, are we just now noticing it for what it truly is? First off, I need to make a point that autism isn't always debilitating. It isn't always obvious. Autism can be little things, or "quirks", that makes a person seem odd but nothing more than that. I know that older generations see autism as a severe disability that makes a person unable to function as a person which isn't remotely true. It can be that way but isn't always. This is why more and more scholars are discovering that autism rates aren't "on the rise" as society believes. Rather, we are understanding more of the little signs that make a person autistic.
The month of March has already been incredibly busy, and looks to continue on that course. *insert crying-over-a-cup-of-coffee emoji* Between the doctor appointments that all love to pile up on the same week, my cousin coming up for a Spring Break visit and side jobs my fiance has on the weekends, I will be losing my mind by...Yup, already happening!
But anyways, I thought I'd give an update on what we are doing in our crazy household. |
AuthorGabrielle Rae is a special needs, stay at home mommy of two boys. She enjoys reading and writing novels in her spare time. @onbothfrontsArchives
August 2018
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