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Top 10 Autism Blogs of 2012

by SkinnyScoop Team, posted to Tech & Blogging

In celebration of Autism Awareness Month, SkinnyScoop is showing their support to all the Autism bloggers. Add your blog or nominate a blog to the Top 10 Autism Blogs of 2012.

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#1 Lost and Tired

Our struggle raising 3 boys on the Autism Spectrum

lostandtired.com

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Suggested by Lorrie Servati:

My friends at Lost and Tired always have something important to share about what is going on with their family. If you haven't been by to check them out, you don't know what you're missing!!

Rob Gorski: Write a comment

Cindi Hoppes: Way to go! Cindi

Jo James Mcgarity: Write a comment

Ashley Jensen: Write a comment

Cindy Wolf: someone who "gets it" from the inside because they live it 24/7

Brian Edwards: Wonderful person, phenomenal struggle that he takes in stride. My hear goes out to the Gorskis.

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#2 Nathan's Voice

nathansvoice.blogspot.com

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Suggested by Eden Godsoe:

Great resource and personal posts from the mom of an autistic child.

bservati: Because Lorrie is an awesome Mom and my sister-in-law, I'm very proud of her work with Nathan's Voice and her job as a mother. She always has time for others. LY Lorrie! xo

SkinnyScoop Member: Write a commentI like that it's more about your experiences and child rather than all about you.... please keep posting with the same LOVE!!!

Lisa Gallegos: Lorrie is a great mom and friend! She's super supportive and a great blogger!

Sue Walker Kam: Because she has awesome advice for others.

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#3 Yeah. Good Times.

Sometimes I say the stupid things that I think.

yeahgoodtimes.blogspot.com

25 Likes 6 Comments

Suggested by Claudia:

Snarky liberal Mama of two boys, one of whom has Autism.

Cathy Flynn: Yay!!! Jill is the best!!! :D

Lexi Sweatpants Magnusson: Jillsmo is the best! I LOVE this blog. She makes me feel a little bit more sane. A little. She's fantastically funny, too.

Sunday Stilwell: Need a good laugh? Then this Mama is the one for you!

Kim Siever: A down-to-earth, fresh perspective.

Kate Spady Morse: Love it. Love her. Sounds strange but I read it and I know we're friends without knowing eachother!!

Anne Heitz Spence: She makes me laugh. I like her. I don't know her personally, so that makes me sound creepy. But she has told me that she doesn't mind creepy.

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#4 Just a Lil Blog

Married father of two daughters, one autistic (6), one not autistic (10). Sometimes I write about them, and me, and us. I use commas and ellipses far too often and have no grasp whatsoever of the appropriate time to use a semicolon; regardless, I invite you to read. . . follow. . . comment.

blogginglily.blogspot.com

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Suggested by Lexi Sweatpants Magnusson:

This dude is funny. He's real. He's honest. He's a dude. Dudes are under-represented in autism blogs.

SkinnyScoop Team: Thanks for nominating him!

Jim Walter: Thank you VERY much, Lexi. You fail at hormonal rage, but you kickass at being supportive.

#5 Acting Balanced

A semi-personal blog about a never-stay-at-home-mom and my family...

actingbalanced.com

13 Likes 3 Comments

Suggested by Claudia:

A semi-personal blog about being a Never-Stay-Home Mom to 3 wonderful kids...insights, recipes, reviews, giveaways and occasional outburst to be expected.

Ellen Lafleche-Christian: Love this blog!

Heather Loeffler Smith: I'm so honored to be nominated... Acting Balanced is not exclusively an Autism Blog, but I do share the joys and trials of being a mom of a preschooler with Autism and I host a variety of experts every year for Autism Awareness Month

Hale Slehan: great blog

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#6 Adventures in Extreme Parenthood

"Adventures in Extreme Parenthood is where I tell my tales of raising 2 boys on the severe end of the autism spectrum while attempting to laugh and blog about it."

extremeparenthood.com

13 Likes 1 Comment

Suggested by Lexi Sweatpants Magnusson:

Fantastic blog about raising two sons on the severe end of the autism spectrum. Sunday is funny, hopeful, and a talented writer. The Special Needs Ryan Gosling Meme is also great for laughs.

Anne Heitz Spence: She is amazing, funny, heartfelt, and passionate.

#7 Autism Rules Our House

Suggested by Trisch Cronin:

My friend who is a new blogger, has been through the ringer with 2 Autistic kiddos and her story about what has happened to her through it thus far is heart wrenching.

#8 Seven Yuck Mouths & Autism

racersmommy.blogspot.com

11 Likes 2 Comments

Suggested by Claudia:

Just a mom dealing with autism and making the best of life

Lorrie Servati: Lisa is a great friend, blogger, entrepreneur, Mom and Advocate for Autism. She writes from her heart and tells it like it is!

Mindy Douglas: I love this one!

#9 Flappiness Is...

flappinessis.com

11 Likes 1 Comment

Suggested by Claudia:

Navigating the World of Early Childhood Autism With One Special Little Boy

Meredith Mull: Write a comment

#10 CGregoryRun

A wonderful blog by a stay-at-home mom of 3, one of which has autism.

Suggested by Mindy Douglas:

I love this blog and her amazing sense of humor!

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yellowchipsnketchup added:

 I just started a blog a couple of weeks ago. I'm also a single mom raising a son on the spectrum. We will try to spread awareness, as well as shed a little light on the more humorous side of daily life with Autism.

Julie Caldwell Jungclaus added:

 I just started this blog a few days ago - So happy to see all the others out there :) I'm a single mother who raised 3 boys, my oldest went to a group home at 9 years old. I live near and can walk in any time to visit.

That look has never changed! He was/is the sweetest child :))

thrivingwithautism.blogspot.com

My Oliver, he's 21 now and has never spoken. He has a 19 year old brother with Asperger's, and a 16 year old brother with a moderate form of autism.

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channabrennon added:

 this is my kick A. blog how I fought the world to recover my son.

www.healyourchild.wordpress.com

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Suzanne Levick-Meyer added:

 This blog makes me laugh out loud every single time I read it. Honest, funny, and true, these moms are spot on! "My autistic kid will lick your honor student."

Lindsey Scutella added:

 allaboutautismbni.com

All About Autism

allaboutautismbni.com

All About Autism is authored by Dr. Maureen Carey-Barber, the executive vice president of the Barber National Institute, an organization that makes dreams come true for children and adults with disabilties and their familes. She gives her view points from a professional stance, and also from a mother's point of view of having a son with autism.

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Lisa Ruddy added:

 A wonderful, witty and razor sharp blog by a mama of twins with autism. It rocks.

Small But Kinda Mighty

smallbutkindamighty.com

A blog by a mom of twin boys on the spectrum who also writes app reviews for Smart Apps For Kids

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Sheila D added:

 Stories and resources from one mom's perspective. :)

Hope and Lavender

hope-lavender.blogspot.com

Hope and Lavender is about my adventures and misadventures with Hayden, the cute little boy who entered my life on May 24th, 2006. The blog is dedicated to helping Hayden recover from Autism, preventing Autism in my daughter Rylie, and sharing the journey with friends and family. "Care enough about something to do something about it."

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Claudia added:

 Heartfelt posts by fifteen year old girl who speaks from her heart about living within the autism spectrum and overcoming the emotional pain of bullying.

From Inside the Heart

Twitter: @mirandak17

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Claudia added:

 The ramblings of an overwhelmed mother of four very active kids..oh, and a couple of them have autism.

HERD...

autismherd.blogspot.com

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Claudia added:

 Wife, Mom, & Conqueror of the Universe! (Ok, so maybe not!) Sharing their ups & downs of raising a child with autism.

SkinnyScoop Member added:

 Because of the quality of the tweets and the sincerity of the people involved.

Claudia added:

 This blog is to chronicle a family's experiences with the autism spectrum -- it is NOT indicative of any medical or diagnostic truths. She discusses her experiences with parenting 2 children on the autism spectrum.

Claudia added:

 A 42 year old dad with an 8 year old son with severe autism. His wife is an Autism Mommy Rock Star! But she doesn't like me RANTING about autism too much on Facebook to our friends & family. So he's created this anonymous Page..

Autism Daddy

autism-daddy.blogspot.com

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Claudia added:

 The chronicles of two parents raising four children: a high energy little boy with Asperger's, his girly girl neurotypical twin sister, a quirky four-year-old daughter (who also has autism), and a two year old baby boy in Early Intervention. ...

Claudia added:

 Diplowife, autism parenting advocate, and writer. Mother of Pudding (5, Aspie) and Cubby (2, nearlytypical).

Spectrummy Mummy

spectrummymummy.com

Twitter: @spectrummymummy

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Claudia added:

 A positive outlook, blogging about family life Autism, special needs & sensory processing disorder,

Autism Rocks

autismrocksandrolls.blogspot.com

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Claudia added:

 Writing about his son, Noah who has been diagnosed with High Functioning Autism. He is a screaming, running, flying bundle of energy.

Claudia added:

 Married father of three with an autistic child. This blog covers the challenges and the joy that come from raising a child on the spectrum.

Lou's Land

lous-land.blogspot.com

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Mindy Douglas added:

 Deanne is a wonderful writer and I always feel like I learn so much from her.

Small But Kinda Mighty

smallbutkindamighty.com

A blog by a mom of twin boys on the spectrum who also writes app reviews for Smart Apps For Kids

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Mindy Douglas added:

 I love this blog and her amazing sense of humor!

#10 CGregoryRun

cgregoryrun.blogspot.com

A wonderful blog by a stay-at-home mom of 3, one of which has autism.

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Claudia added:

 Mom of 2 incredible girls, author of diary of a mom, advocate for autism awareness, research, support, believer that a mom w/ a keyboard can change the world

A Diary of a Mom

adiaryofamom.wordpress.com

Twitter: @diaryofamom

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autism.parent added:

 Autism blogs of all flavors and opinions are found on The Autism Retort. Those you agree with, those you don't. Your one stop for the latest autism blogging.

The Autism Retort

autismretort.blogspot.com

Massive list of autism blog feeds and links. Includes the last 25 posts from all tracked blogs.

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Melissa Hincha-Ownby added:

 Great resource for finding an autism school or conference.

The Autism Education Site

theautismeducationsite.com

Autism schools, autism conferences, autism advocacy and more - maintained by a mother of two children on the autism spectrum.

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Claudia added:

 Providing exceptional services, education, outreach and advocacy so kids and adults living with disabilities can live, learn, work and play in their communities.

Easter Seals

easterseals.com

Twitter: @Easter_Seals

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Claudia added:

 My Autism Team welcomes all parents of children with autism (children newly diagnosed with autism, young children with autism, teens with autism, and adult children with autism). My Autism Team is the social network for parents of kids w/autism.

MyAutismTeam

myautismteam.com

Twitter: @MyAutismTeam

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Claudia added:

 Just a mom dealing with autism and making the best of life

#8 Seven Yuck Mouths & Autism

racersmommy.blogspot.com

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Claudia added:

 Scottish Autism is an autism charity that exists to help those diagnosed with autism to lead full and enriched lives and become valuable members of the community they live in.

Scottish Autism

scottishautism.org

Twitter: @scottishautism

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Claudia added:

 She's a mother of two, Silas has autism and Isaac is one of those weirdo neurotypicals. When she blog she's incredibly honest, even if it's uncomfortable.

The Informal Matriarch

theinformalmatriarch.com

Twitter: @pluckymama

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Claudia added:

 Jobs4Autism.com (Jobs for Autism) is a resource of job success and job failure stories for individuals with autism, their family members, job coaches and caregivers. It allows everyone to share job ideas and help find long-term employment...

Claudia added:

 A wife and mother of 4 and autism advocate. She journals about her family and autism experiences.

Joy's Autism Blog

joysautismblog.com

Twitter: '@joyautismblog

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Claudia added:

 A young San Franciscan mom living with her husband and 2 year old little girl. Ever since she was diagnosed with autism life has been a roller coaster. She is now blogging as a way to express some of the things she feels along this journey and to help others out there experiencing similar situations.

Erin added:

 Highly recommended "daily Web Newspaper." Olmsted, Blaxill and Stagliano provide current news from inside the autism epidemic on science, politics, treatment, government affairs, vaccine safety and more. Awesome writing too.

Claudia added:

 A social worker share her personal and professional knowledge about the autism spectrum - Area of specialization is high functioning autism and asperger's.

ASDspecialist: Autism Spectrum Help

asdspecialist.com

Twitter: @ASD_specialist

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Claudia added:

 Talk About Curing Autism (TACA) is a national non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to educating, empowering and supporting families affected by autism. For families who have just received the autism diagnosis, TACA aims to speed up the cycle time from the autism diagnosis to effective treatments.

Claudia added:

 Eden Autism Services is a national Center of Excellence in providing treatment and training for children and adults with autism.

Eden Autism Services

edenautismservices.org

Twitter: @EdenAutism

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Claudia added:

 Generation Rescue, Jenny McCarthy's autism organization, is dedicated to recovery for children with autism spectrum disorders by providing guidance and support for medical treatment to directly improve the child’s quality of life for all...

Generation Rescue

generationrescue.org

Twitter: @GenRescue

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Tim Fenton added:

 this is awesome! they do tons of autism awareness

Lost and Tired

lostandtired.com

Our struggle raising 3 boys on the Autism Spectrum

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Lorrie Servati added:

 My friends at Lost and Tired always have something important to share about what is going on with their family. If you haven't been by to check them out, you don't know what you're missing!!

#1 Lost and Tired

lostandtired.com

Our struggle raising 3 boys on the Autism Spectrum

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Kim Wombles added:

 Provides scientific articles about latest research and treatments for autism, positive coping articles, and community building essays (plus photos of flowers and cats, as well as book reviews).

Countering

kwomblescountering.blogspot.com

Countering autism misinformation and various woo while offering kickass kumbaya and a positive perspective (and lots of flowers!)

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Steve Summers added:

 This blog is working to counter the misconception that autistic people don't have empathy along with dispelling other negative stereotypes. We do have empathy. It is very important to understand this.

Autism and Empathy - Dispelling Myths and Breaking Stereotypes

autismandempathy.com

This site exists to undo the myths about autism and empathy that have stigmatized autistic people for so long. It features writing by autistic individuals, by autism parents and family members, by autism professionals, and by others who understand that autistic people, all along the spectrum, can experience the world in highly empathetic and sens

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Melissa Ño QueCache added:

 This blog has helped me more than any other. I am a mother of a child with autism, and needed to hear from someone on the spectrum what it feels like. Not from moms any more. I know how moms feel, I am one. This one is from the perspective of a person on the spectrum, who is trying to empower others with his perspective. I don't always agree with him, but I feel I always learn something new.

http://thautcast.com/drupal5/

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Kristen Gislason Callow added:

 It is refreshing and wonderful to read a father's honest, heartfelt account of his family's ASD journey. Stuart Duncan's blog is a "must bookmark-must read" for anyone who loves a child with ASD.

Claudia added:

 She blogs about her crazy life as a caffeine-fueled, slightly crunchy, Type-A mom of 2 boys with autism, sensory issues, and multiple food allergies.

Claudia added:

 A semi-personal blog about being a Never-Stay-Home Mom to 3 wonderful kids...insights, recipes, reviews, giveaways and occasional outburst to be expected.

#5 Acting Balanced

actingbalanced.com

A semi-personal blog about a never-stay-at-home-mom and my family...

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Claudia added:

 One part realism, one part child with Autism, one part Kahlua--with a crazy straw!

Claudia added:

 "Giving Stay-at-Home-Moms a Bad Name since 2005"- A SAHM blogging about her life and escapades as a Domestic Engineer. She's hilarious, check out her blog!

Claudia added:

 Her blog name says it all, "A Peaceful Mom". Kimberlee likes reading how-to books, watching movies with the family, and eating Krispy Kreme doughnuts on ocassion :). Blogs about getting organized, gluten free recipes and coping with Aspergers.

Claudia added:

 Navigating the World of Early Childhood Autism With One Special Little Boy

#9 Flappiness Is...

flappinessis.com

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Claudia added:

 Her confessions are the naked truth...the good, bad and ugly of raising two teen-age boys with Aspergers. She wants the world to UNDERSTAND autism instead of judging it from a point of ignorance.

Claudia added:

 Eileen Parker’s well-organized, well-researched, and well-written blog delves into the scientific and psychological aspects of autism spectrum disorder, all from a primary source: Parker. Not only does she know what it’s like to be a wife and a mother, but Parker herself is on the spectrum

Inside the Autism Experience

eileenparker.com

A first-hand look into the world of Autism and Sensory Processing Disorder

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Eden Godsoe added:

 Great resource and personal posts from the mom of an autistic child.

#2 Nathan's Voice

nathansvoice.blogspot.com

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Beatriz Sandoval added:

 News and commentary on The Autism Epidemic and son who is living with autism.

Beatriz Sandoval added:

 Mother of a 13-year-old son, Charlie, who’s on the moderate to severe end of the autism spectrum.

Joel Manzer added:

 Autisable is THE place for anyone to blog about Autism.

Autisable.com

autisable.com

Real Blogs for People Tackling the Puzzle of Autism. Get your blog for free and join our Online Community

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Laura Jackson added:

 This is list-worthy because I am a parent of a child with autism and I wrote the post and created the photo essay in order to make it simple to spread awareness.

http://iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com/2012/01/wanted-awareness-respect-acceptance.html

iheartpurplestuff.blogspot.com

a photo essay about what people affected by autism need: respect, acceptance, awareness.

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Jennifer Ress Bush added:

 Well-written stories about raising a young child on the autism spectrum.

Anybody Want a Peanut?

wantapeanut.com

Life, love, and early intervention. Lighting it up blue all month!

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Lexi Sweatpants Magnusson added:

 This dude is funny. He's real. He's honest. He's a dude. Dudes are under-represented in autism blogs.

#4 Just a Lil Blog

blogginglily.blogspot.com

Married father of two daughters, one autistic (6), one not autistic (10). Sometimes I write about them, and me, and us. I use commas and ellipses far too often and have no grasp whatsoever of the appropriate time to use a semicolon; regardless, I invite you to read. . . follow. . . comment.

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Lexi Sweatpants Magnusson added:

 Fantastic blog about raising two sons on the severe end of the autism spectrum. Sunday is funny, hopeful, and a talented writer. The Special Needs Ryan Gosling Meme is also great for laughs.

#6 Adventures in Extreme Parenthood

extremeparenthood.com

"Adventures in Extreme Parenthood is where I tell my tales of raising 2 boys on the severe end of the autism spectrum while attempting to laugh and blog about it."

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Trisch Cronin added:

 My friend who is a new blogger, has been through the ringer with 2 Autistic kiddos and her story about what has happened to her through it thus far is heart wrenching.

#7 Autism Rules Our House

autismrulesourhouse.wordpress.com

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Claudia added:

 A quirky mother and daughter take on uber-cool Los Angeles!

Claudia added:

 AutismWonderland is a journey through autism, everyday adventures, the wonders and the meltdowns. And in between they provide information, inspiration, awareness, resources and book and movie reviews.

Claudia added:

 At Autism Speaks, their goal is to change the future for all who struggle with autism spectrum disorders.

Claudia added:

 Snarky liberal Mama of two boys, one of whom has Autism.

#3 Yeah. Good Times.

yeahgoodtimes.blogspot.com

Sometimes I say the stupid things that I think.

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