This post is dedicated to all the beautiful families out there that have been touched by #Autism more than once. While my words won't remove the sting of another person's snap judgement, hopefully it will at least feel good to know that you aren't alone :-) Dealing with ignorance and insensitivity I'm sorry to hear of your situation and of your wife's illness. That must be very difficult on you and your family. I hope she is doing better and recovers soon. However I find it difficult to have empathy for your having 3 children with autism. I'm sure you understand once you have one child with autism the risk for the other children having autism greatly increases with each child thereafter. So knowing that information I would have assumed…

The "Autism Help" app has been updated ***This is a MANDATORY update*** The "Autism Help" app has been updated. Please uninstall and reinstall from the Google Play Store. This is not a version change but rather a URL fix. Until you uninstall your current version and reinstall the app I released today, you will be unable to connect to the forums.   Instructions to update: 1) From your device, log into the Google Play Store 2) Search for "Autism Help" 3) Click the "Uninstall" button 4) Once uninstalled click "Install" <--------- Click Me

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Give-A-Way 04/21/2012-04/27/2012

I have partnered with Samsung Mobile in order to bring you this fantastic give-a-way. This give-a-way is for a Brand New, 16GB WiFi Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9. If you are unfamiliar with the Samsung Galaxy line of devices, you can learn about them here. They are widely considered the best of the best. I wholly prefer them to the Apple line of devices for several reasons:

1) Hardware                                                                  

2) Android OS

3) Build Quality

4) Price

5) Features

I’m a huge advocate for the use of Android devices to help children with #Autism. Android is designed for customization and frequently updated. The Samsung Galaxy line of Tablets are the very best available.

The screens are bright, vibrant and very responsive, not to mention durable. Samsung is also one of the few major electronic companies that are involved in the Autism Community. 

Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 Specifications:

Operating System: Android 3.1, Honeycomb

Camera (Front): Front Camera: 2.0 Megapixel

Camera (Rear): Rear Camera: 3.0 Megapixel Auto Focus with Flash

Dimensions : (W x H x D) 9.1 x 6.2 x .34 inches

Weight: 15.8 oz.

Battery: Li-polymer, 6100mAh

Usage Time: Up to 9 hours

Standby Time: Up to 850 hours (Wi-Fi on), Up to 2500 hours (Wi-Fi off)

Memory/Storage: 16GB Internal Memory

WiFi: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n

USB: USB 2.0 H/S

Bluetooth: Bluetooth 3.0

Display: 8.9” WXGA (1280×800) TFT (PLS)

User Interface:  Widgets, Smart Unlock, Accelerometer, Bilingual: Spanish/English

Audio: MP3, M4A, MP4, 3GP, 3GA, WMA, OGG, ACC, FLAC

Video: 1080p playback, 3GP, MP4, AVI, WMV, FLV, MKV (Codec: MPEG4, H.263, Sorenson H.263, H.264, VC-1

Fun and Entertainment:  Full HTML Web Browser, Books, Browser, Email, Gallery, Gmail™, Google Maps™, Android Market, Google Search™, Google Talk™, Voice Search, Latitude, Music Hub, Navigation, Places, Pulse, Polaris Office, Samsung Apps, YouTube, Music Player, Media Hub, Social Hub

Business and Office: DOCUMENT FILES

Word File: doc, docx, xml, txt, rtf, dot, dotx Excel File: xls, xlsx, csv, xlt, xltx PowerPoint: ppt, pptx, pot, potx, pps, ppsx PDF: pdf

Now for the give-a-way.

This give-a-way is for a Brand New, 16GB WiFi Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9. This tablet has never been opened and is ready for immediate shipment. This give-a-way is for US residents ONLY. Also, no members of the Lost and Tired family are eligible for this give-a-way, sorry guys 🙂

This give-a-way begins at the time of this post and runs through 12:01 AM on 04/27/2012.

This is hosted by Rafflecopter.

If you have any problems using the entry widget, please contact me. Good Luck.

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