Please help me welcome our latest contributor, Bridget Bengtson, an autism mom from Minnesota. Bridget helped us start up this website and community and also contributed to establishing our Indiegogo presence for donors.

You can see her work by clicking on the green Donate button at the top of the page, which will take you to the Indiegogo site.

Our goal with the Indiegogo campaign is to find donors who would be willing to help us put a live animation system in the hands of a therapist or parent who can't afford one. We are happy to recognize anybody who wants to help with this important cause.

Says Bridget:

My name is Bridget, I am the mother of a young boy with autism. 

A community that recognizes and supports nurturing a bond when a family member has autism can be a rare gift for a caregiver.  The support groups of mothers in an online exchange of information have been a graceful way to begin deepening connections. Time-saving supports like this help us to complete more and gain ground in the home.

Visual supports and video demonstration have been an essential component of shaping my son's learning and behavior with successful communication exchanges.  I believe this community can be a recording tool for best-in-practice behavioral plans, social stories, and other communication intervention programs. 

I would like to see other people benefit from the resources and minimize frustration for people with autism, professional, educational, and medical pathways.

My Personal Blog here on AutismAnimated.com will provide some of that information and help. Please feel free to share your comments and feedback along the way.

Thank you!

Bridget Bengtson