About the product: One (1) $50 Gift Card to Babies R Us will be awarded to one random participant. In addition, in honor of Autism Week, Gagazine will donate $0.05 (five cents) for every comment received to Autism Speaks.
If you would like to donate to Autism Speaks directly, you may visit here.
If you would like to help us spread the word about this giveaway or about autism in your blog, please feel free to do so. The link to this post is http://gagazine.com/autism-week-50-giveaway/
Are you eligible? You must have a valid email and mailing address.
How can I win? Visit the Autism Speaks website and come back here to comment on one thing you learned about autism. Winner will be randomly selected.
Am I the winner? If you are the winner, your name will be announced in the Winner’s Announcements category on April 14th, 2008. You will be contacted via email to confirm your mailing address in order for us to send you the gift card. You have 3 days to respond to confirm your mailing address. Otherwise, you will forfeit your prize and I will select another winner.
When will this giveaway end? The winner will be announced on Monday, April 14th, 2008 at 9:00 pm PST.
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Please go here to participate in our next giveaway.
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I didn’t know that it affected more boys than it did girls!!! Thanks for the information!
boys are more likely to be diagnosed then girls. My daughter is autistic and it’s hard to find support and understanding when her version of autism looks so different from male classmates. Thanks for the giveaway. Anything to bring awareness and hopefully understanding is awesome
Would love to win this for my new son.
People may want to check out “thimerosal” linked to causing autism and found in some vaccinations.
It amazes me that Autism can be diagnosed as early as 6 months and effects 1 in every 150 people. Those numbers are mindboggling!
Doctor’s thought my son had Autism, he has a lot of “Autistic Traits”. I know a few people that their child has Autism, sad. We need to find out what causes Autism.
I have a son with autism.. Autism speaks has been a great help to us with sending me a binder full of places in New York State that can help us. Every 20 minutes a child is dx’ed with autism.. I think this is nice. and I hope whoever wins. Continues to spead Autism Awareness.
I am so glad to see NASCAR involved with this charity. I really opens peoples eyes. Thanks,
My son was diagnosed with PDD (NOS) last summer. Autism has hit very close to home. He is a triplet/30 week with brain injury at birth.
I’ve learned that autism can be diagnosed as early as 6 months.
beautiful site
wow
autism is sad…
I learned Autism is a complex neurobiological disorder that typically lasts throughout a person’s lifetime.
I learned if your child does have autism, early intervention may be his or her best hope. It’s good to know there is hope with this terrible diagnosis.
it’s not about winning the prize. it’s about helping the cause.
for every post 5cents is donated, so everyone keep posting!!! :)
autism is serious, help the cause, leave a post :)
all you have to do to give the gift of hope, is leave a comment, so plz do so!
It’s surprising how many children are affected 1 in 150. that is something to be concerned about.
What a wonderful contest! I thank you for having it. I have a form of Autism called Asperger\’s Syndrome and wish everybody knew more about Autism. I don\’t agree that vaccines cause Autism, but it\’s still important that it is diagnosed early. Once diagnosed, measures such as speech therapy and social skills classes can help. (I have been to speech therapy for a long time before officially diagnosed and social skills classes a few times after being diagnosed at age 14)
that a lot of the kids diagnosed with learning disabilities in the 80’s would today be diagnosed as having autism.
that early intervention in the first two years is so important
I didnt know that statistic – that 1 in 150 people will be diagnosed with autism. thanks for the contest
I learned that Autism is more commen than pediactric cancer, diabetes, and AIDS. Wow.
All children with autism are entitles to a free education, even college! There’s lots of help out there for these kids, take advantage of it all!
Have a great day.
Boys are more likely to be affected than girls
There is a diagnosis of autism every 5 seconds? Amazing!
I learned that many studies have linked certain vaccines to autism. I would also like to say as a parent of a child with Down Syndrome, I often meet children with autism at playgroups, and “Autism Speaks” is a GREAT site!
I had no idea autism was 4 times likely to strike boys than girls.
In med school, I’ve learned plenty about autism but I’m always surprised by the variable presentation.
I didn’t know that anti-depressents could be effective in Asperger’s.
A friend’s son has autism and he seems to be better now in his teens. There’s no explanation for this, but his mother is grateful.
Autism is actually on the rise. I pray that a cure is discovered soon.
1 in 150 children are affected
I learned autism could be diagnosed as early as 6 months. I thought it was much later than taht.
I am suprised how prevalent Autism is. Why was it not as prevelant in previous years?
there is hope
It takes work but it works.
I didn’t realize that Autism is four times more likely to strike boys than girls.
Autism in the U.S. has reached epidemic levels, at 1 in 150 children. Oh how sad…one of those 1 in 150 children is our little grandson, Ty.
I didn\’t realize that 1 out of 150 children have autism.
one in 150 is unreal, I have a neice who has autism and a girlfriend with two grandchildren that are currently being treated, by all means early intervention is key!
I didn’t realize there were different types and degrees of autism.
1 in 150 kids diagnosed with autism.
I would love to spend this on the newest member of the family. She is not even a month old yet. Count us in!
I learned that there is a “spectrum” for autism that has different “disorders” that are all related to “autism”. ex. Aspergers and PDD-NOS
There is no single treatment protocol for all children with autism. They are as much different as they are alike.