Autism Speaks - iPad 2 Grant

[tidewaterjc]

Through the generosity of Wyndham Worldwide, the Pickle Foundation and Heather Nix of Washington, Autism Speaks will select 160 individuals with autism to receive an Apple iPad 2!

Eligible applicants are individuals who:
- Have been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder by a licensed professional,
- Reside in the United States,
- Have limited income and cannot afford to purchase an iPad.

*Note: If you already submitted an application for the HP Slate 2 grant in December 2011, you will automatically be considered for the iPad 2 grant and there is no need to re-apply.

Technology Grant Timeline
February 29: Online Application Opens
March 7: Application Closes
March 8-29: Review Committee Selects Recipients
March 30: Recipients Announced!!

How to Apply
Applications must be submitted by the person with autism or an immediate family member of the person with autism. The Technology Grant Review Committee will review eligible applications based on established criteria and select the iPad grant recipients. Some applicants will be contacted by staff for follow up information. All applicants selected to receive an iPad 2 will be contacted on March 30. Others will receive an email informing them of their status.

Visit the AutismCares website to apply!

http://www.autismcares.org/site/c.mqLOI ... 1/Home.htm

You must create a login and select AutismCares iPad 2 Grant.

[tidewaterjc]

For those that do not know of the power an iPad brings to the life of children with autism and their parents, here are some links:

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/03/ ... re-autism/

http://www.myfoxboston.com/dpp/news/loc ... y-20120304

http://www.cultofmac.com/150437/autisti ... -his-ipad/

[tidewaterjc]

DEADLINE TO APPLY IS TONIGHT

[Skulls]

Wow tidewater, that is a great thing they are doing...No one in my family with autism, but that is great for those who need it...Nice of you to post that!

[DYNOmite]

Thanks for the link!

[henry1jg]

Great work my friend. Special Educator here!!!

[tidewaterjc]

Many news feed are stating that the Newtown, CT shooter had had a mental illness (autism) and this may have been a cause in his senselessly planned violent attack at the school.

Autism is NOT a mental illness, but rather a neural developmental disorder. There is no link to planned violent behavior and those affected by autism. In fact, just the opposite. Those affected by this disorder are socially challenged - not socially violent. In a study, only 1 out of 132 persons with autism demonstrated behaviors of reactive violence - planned violence is not in their nature.

As a parent of a child with autism it is disturbing to hear the ignorance circulating through the news channels and fear that the uneducated might actually believe that there is a link between autism and planned violent outburst, such as what happened yesterday.

It was refreshing to hear Dr. Sanjay Gupta refute these rumors of a link between violence and autism on CNN this morning, but many people only "know" the last news feed they listened to. I urge each of you and your friends to become educated about this puzzling disorder and formulate your own opinion - help dispell the rumors.

I dread the day when misunderstanding causes undue prejudice on these persons who already are challenged to accomplish daily tasks that you and I take for granted.

http://www.autism-society.org/news/auti ... nkage.html