Top 25 Autism Spectrum Blogs
The web has become a critical part of life for those impacted by autism, including many, many parents. It's not only an invaluable tool for quickly distributing information, but it's also an incredible source of community for those raising kids on the spectrum. Blogs, in particular, have provided those coping with autism a way to share their individual experiences and see that they are far from alone in their challenges and their triumphs. Read More ↓
There are hundreds and hundreds (if not thousands!) of great autism spectrum blogs out there, representing a wide diversity of perspectives, but together they demonstrate one thing: a commitment to bringing ASD issues out into the open, making it less and less possible to ignore families who live with them every day.
Choosing just 25 blogs to highlight here was no small feat; those selected are Autism Speaks staff favorites, but this is by no means an exhaustive list. We easily could have doubled or tripled the number here with the addition of many other beloved voices we return to again and again. If there are others you would add, we hope you'll share them with us. In the meantime, thank you for joining us and Babble in celebrating those listed here.
- Kai MacMahon, Autism Speaks
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We Go With Him | Kristina Chew
Kristina is a brilliant woman – classics professor, translator of Latin and ancient Greek, crackerjack tweeter – but she also shines here, on the blog where she writes about her 13-year-old son, Charlie, who she describes as “on the moderate to severe end of the autism spectrum.” Through her very thoughtful posts and accompanying photographs, Kristina focuses on Charlie’s activities rather than his autism and presents him as a growing, active boy who loves to bike, run, and pursue other adventures. “Sometimes a boy just needs to run,” she writes. “While I am more and more his oldish mother, I’ll keep following on Charlie’s heels as long as I can.”
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about “Paper request” lmiaes is so true. It’s another aspect of my “crusade” that I provide PDFs to others this way so that they don’t have to pay.—————–Dear Dr Willingham,You may be interested to note this blog item (link to blog item was here–EW).Professor Peter Suber is one of the worlds most prominant individuals in the Open Access Movement. His blog (and its many mirrors) has a daily readership well in excess of 10,000.In my spare time, I am involved in patient advocacy work and like you and countless others, know how important it is for research to be made freely accessable.My most infamous blog entry thus far (blogged several times over by others) should be of interest to you.(I’ve linked this in the blog post–EW)I too (as you can see) share your little crusade.Well done for getting a mention on Prof Suber’s blog and unless I am mistaken, this is the first time that a ‘sweary word’ has been used on his blog !!!!!!I’ve never paid once to get access to a Paper. 88% of “Paper Request” lmiaes that I send to Authors result in a copy of what I’m looking for. Like you, I ain’t going to pay to get my hands on research, the majority of which is taxpayer funded !! Best wishes,Graham