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Monday, October 1, 2012

Blog of the month: Autism Underground



This month's featured blog (in my sidebar) is a brand new blog produced by a group of anonymous autism parents called Autism Underground. It is described as "Raw, uncensored, heartfelt stories from the trenches. We are autism parents. We love our children. We're keeping it real."

Okay, well, first of all, I think it's pretty obvious that I am one of those "anonymous" parents, and I chose to be the only person who uses their real name so that I can pimp out the blog and the posts to my tens of followers. Plus I don't really care what anybody thinks of the truth that I tell on the internet. There are others involved, I am not the brains behind the operation, I'm just the only one using my "real" name. But don't ask me who the other people are, 'cause nuh-uh.

It's like one big Dive Bar, but its own blog, and it's only about autism parenting. This means that the posts aren't always going to be fun to read; if you're one of those "kumbaya everything is wonderful all the time" kind of autism parents, you're not going to like it. It will make you feel uncomfortable, but that's actually the point. The other parents posting on this blog are unable to speak their truth on their own blogs, for fear of retaliation or ostracization or whatever else the internet or the real world might bring them. This blog has been created for truth telling purposes, and the truth isn't always pleasant. But it's still the truth.

What you're going to read here is real, honest, brutal, heartwrenching stories from parents in the trenches. Nobody is going to hold back, this is the real deal.

I highly recommend it.

You can also find us on Facebook here and on Twitter here. Full disclosure: I administer both of those pages. I also get the emails which are sent to AutismUnderground@gmail.com



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Bec Oakley · 651 weeks ago

What if you're a "highway to hell is it happy hour yet" kind of autism parent?

My recent post The Word I Choose
I love the new blog!
My recent post Temple
It sounds just delightful.

My recent post Happy Down Syndrome Awareness Month!
I love that its one big Dive Bar and not focusing on Kumbaya. Don't get me wrong, that has its place but sometimes when you are in the trenches you need to know another mom is right down there with you dealing with the same issues you are. All the good will to men is not going to change the fact that some days all you need to really know is someone else gets it.
My recent post Way back when...
How do I get onto writing for that blog I already write pretty raw stuff... Please look at www.autismandlove.com and let me know if it the kinda stuff you're interested in x
My recent post am i autistic?
So it's like Cheers, but for autism parents? Count me in!
Ah, a very cool concept, methinks!
My recent post Everyday We Jackhammerin’
i'll need to check that out. sometimes i need to read other people's hard realities to feel like i'm not alone in mine.
My recent post before and after
Because, sometimes, for some people, shit DOESN'T get better. The kids get bigger, their rage is stronger, and there isn't fuck all you can do about it. All the ABA in the world, or anti-psychotics don't take away all the screaming, hurting others, SIBs, property destruction and associated PTSD for the family.

Because, frankly, sometimes, autism fucking sucks.
Love it! Love the concept and love the posts. Rock on.
My recent post An Open Letter to a Real Housewife

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