
| Blogs |
| Autism blogosphere |
| Sometimes the best way to get the latest news is from people who are so affected by autism that they maintain blogs to help keep other people informed. These are usually interactive web sites where you can share opinions, experiences, and hopes with other readers. Before you spend a fortune in time, energy, effort, and loads of money--you owe it to yourself to become familiar with some of these outspoken websites. These are independent writers and they don't mince words. Look Me In The Eye Entertaining writing by the author of the book of the same name, John Elder Robison, who didn't find out he had Asperger's until he became an adult. He likes to make up names and is the one who invented "aspergians." He pronounces it with a hard "g" while I pronounce the g as though it were a j. Invasion of the Aspergians I liked Robison's book (see above) so much I named my own blog after a term he invented, "aspergians." Lots of videos by and about people with autism and links to websites from people who have emerged. Autism Diva A lab tech from California has been posting this one since 2005. Her definition of autism: "It's not like you think." The Autism Blog A discussion of experiences, therapy, IEPs, California living and critical thinking from an executive of a medical device company who decided to become a stay at home mom to care for her two children, one of whom has autism. Joy of Autism From the founder of the Autism Acceptance Project, "because if an autistic person calls autism a way of being, not an illness, then it is." Online Autism Support Group A community of autism bloggers |
| invasion of the Aspergians! is a blog I mantain that follows people with autism |