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As some of you may know, my nine year old daughter has Autism. When I first found out she had Autism, she was three years old and I was of course devastated! She didn’t talk much, only a few words. We began immediately to seek any early intervention that we could. We enrolled her in pre-school for children with special needs and we also put her in private speech sessions. Over the years, her vocabulary has increased a great deal but she still doesn’t speak like she should. Most of her sentences are missing a word or two but I see improvement in her language skills often.

One of the things my daughter loves is books! I am always looking for new books for her, so one day I came across Books by Tara.  Tara’s books promote awareness, thinking, and language development.  Books by Tara were created  by Tara McClintick, a  married Ohio mom of two boys and a Early Childhood Special Education teacher. You can read more about Tara HERE.

After speaking with Tara, we were given the Opportunity to Choose a book of our own. Since my daughter loves Halloween so much, I chose the Jack-O-Lantern book for her. I am sure I chose the right one….Kelsey loves this book. After I helped her read it the first time, she can read the whole book by herself and she does it very well. She is very proud of herself for being able to read it with no help. I must say, I am very proud of her too! She also loves the big pictures that are on every page.

To learn more about Books by Tara, visit her site HERE.

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Giveaway is open to the US and Canada only. Giveaway will end on November16th, 2011 at 11:59 P.M. EST. One winner will be chosen using Random.org. Winner will be sent an e-mail and will have 48 hours to respond. If I do not hear back from the winner within 48 hours, I will choose another winner.

The opinions I have given are mine and may differ from others but it was not influenced in any manner by monetary means. I did receive  a book from Books by Tara in exchange for this review.

My nine year old daughter, Kelsey Bug, has Autism and she loves Disney World. I have entered a photo contest being sponsored by the Rainforest Cafe with the grand prize being a trip for four to Disney World!!

The last time I was able to check my standings, I was in third place and was not too far behind 2nd place. Help us get to 1st place by voting for us! It is a very simple process. All you have to do is click on the link to go vote and once you are there, click on the green vote button beside my picture. Once you have voted if you would leave a comment that would be great but it is not necessary.

You can vote everyday (every 24 hours) until Sept 5th.

ºoº  Please help Kelsey Bug win an awesome trip to Disney World!!  ºoº

VOTE FOR KELSEY

Click HERE to go vote!!

“Cha Cha Down Under on a hunt for the fierce Red Tailed Shark”

Please remember to vote everyday!! If you would like a reminder to vote everyday, make sure you are a fan of my Facebook Fan Page. I have been putting reminders on there daily.

Thank you for all your support!!  ºoº

This week’s Wordless Wednesday is showcasing my daughter’s art. She has Autism and she loves to draw. I save all of her art…… She throws them away and I sneak and get them out of the trash.

Here are just a few: