{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Renee Grassi","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/renee-grassi\/","title":"Programming Ideas for Autism Awareness Month","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"p7anCG2P98\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/programming-ideas-for-autism-awareness-month\/\">Programming Ideas for Autism Awareness Month<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/programming-ideas-for-autism-awareness-month\/embed\/#?secret=p7anCG2P98\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Programming Ideas for Autism Awareness Month&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"p7anCG2P98\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"April is only a few short days away&#8211;and what an important month it is.\u00a0 National Autism Awareness Month is recognized each year during the month of April to highlight the growing need for concern and awareness about Autism Spectrum Disorder.\u00a0 Autism prevalence is now one in every\u00a088 children in America, but other studies suggest that the number is even higher.\u00a0 Whatever the exact statistic, the fact is that autism diagnoses are on the rise.\u00a0 That also means that more and more individuals with autism are coming into our libraries.\u00a0 So what are we doing about it? Storytime is always a great place to start, and the ALSC blog has devoted several posts to developing Sensory Storytimes specially designed for children with autism, including Ashley&#8217;s Sensory Storytime: A (brief) How-To Guide, Kiera&#8217;s Stories on the Spectrum, and Barbara&#8217;s Sensory Storytime. We&#8217;ve even learned from Tricia about Going Beyond Sensory Storytime to...","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/centraltx.easterseals.com\/images\/content\/pagebuilder\/autism_awareness.gif"}