Author: Soutie

Light It Up Blue – (a repost)

I’m reposting this from last year, a couple of comments caught my attention (today 04/04/2013)  and I thought it pertinent.

Table Mountain

As part of the World Autism Awareness Day campaign owners of buildings, monuments etc have been encouraged to light them up blue, here’s a sample from last year; Continue reading “Light It Up Blue – (a repost)”

Autism Awareness Day

It’s that time of the year again, Tuesday, April 2nd is the officially designated World Autism Awareness Day

Autism Eastern Cape officially opened it’s Adult Care Facility today, (at last, 10 or is it 12 years after the need was first recognised?)

We had a big wig fly down for the opening function from the department of social services (that’s her on the left) and after a very brief ceremony, prayer, introduction, speech it was all over in 20 minutes or so.

The ribbon across the door had to be repaired after one of the children oblivious to the pomp and ceremony ran through it snapping it in half but after a hasty repair all was well.

As you all know by now, you can’t have an autism function without the releasing of balloons…

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