Did you know that’s it’s possible that one of the cast members from Twilight just might show up at one of the Twilight DVD Release parties in your area??? Well…that is, if you live in either New York, L.A., Salt Lake City, Dallas or Chicago!! AccessHollywood posted the list of possible locations and will update today the exact locations. Here’s the list:

Los Angeles
Borders, 1360 Westwood Blvd.
Borders, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd.
Hot Topic, 10800 W. Pico Blvd.
Borders, 14651 Ventura Blvd., Sherman Oaks
Borders, 1501 Vine St.
Hot Topic, 6801 Hollywood Blvd.
Borders, 100 S. Brand Blvd., Glendale
Blockbuster, 17945 Chatsworth St., Granada Hills

New York
Borders, 10 Columbus Circle
Borders, 461 Park Ave.
Borders, 1260 Old Country Rd., Westbury
Borders, 2 Penn Plaza
Blockbuster, 780 Broadway
Blockbuster, 312 First Ave.
Blockbuster, 189 8th Ave.
Blockbuster, 829 8th Ave
FYE. 3601 Hempsted Turnpike, Levittown
Hot Topic, 630 Old Country Rd., Garden City

Chicago
Borders, 755 W. North Avenue
Borders, 830 N. Michigan
Borders, 1539 E. 53rd St.,
Borders, 2210 W. 95th St.
Hot Topic, 551 Chicago Ridge Mall, Chicago Ridge
FYE, 551 Chicago Ridge Mall, Chicago Ridge
Hot Topic, 142 Yorktown, Lombard
FYE, 4 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg
Hot Topic, 4 Woodfield Mall, Schaumburg

Dallas
Blockbuster, 6437 Hillcrest
Borders, 5500 Greenville Ave.
Borders, 3600 McKinney Ave.
Blockbuster, 635 Preston Royal Center
Hot Topic, 13331 Preston Road

Salt Lake City
Hot Topic, 10450 South State St., Sandy
FYE, 7170 S 1000 E, Midvale
Blockbuster, 1852 E. 9400, South, Sandy
Blockbuster, 4918 West 6200, South Kearns
Blockbuster, 4095 South Redwood, West Valley City

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During my process of researching schools in the area we are moving to, I met Leah through a Yahoo Group for parents in Mississippi who are dealing with Autism.  She has two children living with Autism.  Her 6 year old daughter, Addison is primarily non-verbal.  And for about 3 years now, they have not made any strides in new language.  After attempting since last school year to obtain a communication device for her, she and her husband have decided to raise the money and purchase one for Addison themselves.  To help them with the cost, the Southern Belle Store has agreed to make a shirt specifically for Addison’s fundraiser.  Here’s the info:

The shirt will say:  “Southern Belles know not being able to speak is not the same as having nothing to say”

There are 2 different colors light blue and orange and they come in both long and short sleeves and in adult and youth sizes.

Short sleeve shirts are $20 and long sleeve are $22 regardless of size.

These shirts are not autism specific and reach all disability groups.

I’m planning to get one ASAP, and if anyone is interested in purchasing one of the t-shirts please just contact me through my contact link at the top of the page or leave a comment here, and I’ll send you an order form.  I know I’ve got plenty of proud southern readers out there, and if you aren not interested in the T-shirt, but making a donation, that can be arranged.  Just let me know.

And to put faces with names, here’s an awesome video Leah made of Addison and her son McKade.

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It’s official. We are moving. We found a very nice 3BR apartment in a town that we have been looking at for sometime now. My husband’s mother lives there, and the school district is one of the best in the state. He will still have to commute, but a much shorter distance than what he is doing now. We are so excited, but a little overwhelmed, because there is so much we need to do to prepare. Our move in date is March 19th. So yeah, less than 2 weeks away.

The other day, when I spent some time with Allie’s little friend’s grandmother.  She had lots of questions about Christopher’s Autism.  She wanted to know my opinion about vaccinations and my belief as to what causes Autism.  I told her that I wasn’t really sure and to be perfectly honest, I hadn’t done much research on it.  I guess I felt a little embarrassed about that.  Many parents of Autism are so involved in “the cause”.  Not just what causes Autism, but meaning they are involved in spreading the word about it, and finding a cure, etc.  For me, from the beginning when we found out about Christopher’s Autism, I was all about just getting him the therapies he needed to thrive and progress.

Now, I feel like I need to get a little more involved.  I really would love to know, what could have been done to prevent this, if there was anything at all that could have been done.  I am very interested in learning more about vaccinations, possible genetic links and special diets that have been known to help children with Autism.  There are so many ideas and theories about what “causes” Autism.  I feel a little out of the loop, and so uneducated about Autism.  This is why when we move, I plan to join a support group and I’m going to sign up for some upcoming conferences.  There is one located in the city that we are planning to move to in the next few of weeks, and I plan on being there.  This one in particular, discusses Social Communication Interventions for Children with Autism.  I’m really looking forward to going to this, it’s in 4 weeks and I hope we will be moved by then.

I think this is a huge step in becoming better educated about Autism.  Hopefully I will gain the knowledge I need that will help me understand why this has happened to our son, and help me to get a better and more clear vision of what the future holds for him.

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