Do you know someone who has a child or is in some other way touched by Autism? Check out this great Event from The Mother Company!
The
Mother Company Hosts
Round
Up of Autism Awareness Month with
Anne
Kennedy, Karen Simmons, Chantal Sicile-Kira, Lisa Goring, and Lawrence Korchnak.
Los
Angeles—April 29, 2013— The Mother Company, a multi-media company devoted to “Helping Parents Raise
Good People”
is thrilled to host a twitter chat with key influencers in the field of autism
to answer questions and engage in conversation about how autism affects all of
our lives. The chat will be held on Twitter - just search for hashtag: #MOCOchat and follow @mocomama
and follow #MOCOChat the day of for roundtable twitter chat at 4/30,12pmPST/3pmEST.
“Our hope is to
engage the community of parents who have kids on the autism spectrum, as well
as those who are curious about the many issues at hand.” Says The Mother
Company’s Founder, Abbie Schiller. According to USA Today, a
new government study reports about 1 out of 50 children land on the autism
spectrum. “Autism touches all of our lives and we want to discuss the needs of
these kids, many of whom are mainstreamed into our educational system (often
without proper resources).” Adds Samantha Kurtzman-Counter, The Mother
Company’s President. “We want to be here for the parents, too.”
Please join us for
the Twitter chat. Let’s help build that village!
WHAT: The
Mother Company Twitter chat to talk about autism in honor of Autism
Awareness Month
WHEN:
Tuesday, April 30th, NoonPT/3pmET
WHERE:
Twitter! Search for hashtag: #MOCOchat and follow #MOCOChat the day of for
roundtable twitter chat about All of Us & Autism. 4/30,12pmPST/3pmEST.
Follow The Mother
Company @TheMotherCo
WHO:
All of us. We are all involved. Please invite your friends, and spread the word
to your networks by tweeting: Join @TheMotherCo
The Mother Company –
Anna Kennedy was awarded the Order of the British
Empire (OBE) for her significant role of service in the Autism and special
needs community. She is an advocate, author,
and founder of two highly successful schools for children on the autistic
spectrum. Both of her sons are on the spectrum.
Karen Simmons, founder/CEO of Autism
Today© is the mother to six, two of which have special needs. A best
selling author, she’s written four widely cherished books, and two CD’s
including, the Gold Medal recipient, and “The Official Autism 101 Manual.” She
co-authored with Jack Canfield and others “Chicken Soup For The Soul, Children
with Special Needs.” She’s a world leader, speaker and conference
coordinator in autism information, research and resources.
Chantal Sicile-Kira is an award-winning author,
speaker, and leader in the field of autism. She has been involved with autism
spectrum disorders for over 20 years as both a parent and a professional on
both sides of the Atlantic. Recently, Chantal founded AutismCollege.com in
order to provide more information and training to parents and educators.
Lisa Goring is Vice President, Family Services at Autism Speaks.
Her role is to empower families and individuals impacted by autism, promote
research funding that yields evidence for best practices, and to advocate for
the implementation of those best practices in autism treatment, education, and
services. She has two children, one of whom has autism.
Lawrence Korchnak is the Vice President of
Development at Autism
Society. The Autism Society’s efforts are focused on meaningful
participation and self-determination in all aspects of life for individuals on
the autism spectrum and their families. The Autism Society promotes
individual, parental and guardian choice to assure that people on the autism
spectrum are treated with dignity and respect.
About The
Mother Company:
The Mother
Company is driven by the mission of “Helping Parents Raise Good People” with a
comprehensive parenting advice website (TheMotherCo.com) and their "Ruby's Studio" children's
imprint, which features line of award-winning videos – on DVD and Download –
books, eBooks, apps, activity kits and more. In addition to helping
children navigate social and emotional issues, The Mother Company helps parents
find the tools and discussions to alleviate some of the stress of everyday
parenting. The company’s website features world-renowned expert articles from
the likes of parenting guru/authors Dr. Andrew Weil, Kim John Payne, Dr. Michele
Borba, and Dr. Laura Berman, on topics of discipline, behavior, and
family harmony. Additional information on The Mother Company can be found
at www.TheMotherCo.com.