Aspie Mom

Austism Heroes

Last night, I was watching the New Year’s Rockin’ Eve special. At 11pm, there was a half hour of Entertainment Tonight. They happened to have a short clip about the book, Autism Heroes. The book contains the stories of 38 families dealing with autism spectrum disorders. I am going to have to buy this one. It sounds very interesting to me. It’s one thing to read a book about how someone suggests you deal with spectrum disorders. It is quite another to read about real families and how they cope. That’s what Autism Heroes is about. You can read more about the book at autismheroes.org.

Also mentioned in the clip was John Schneider from Dukes of Hazzard and Smallville, among many other things. His son was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome and therefore, John Schneider is an advocate for Asperger’s Awareness.

John Schneider, along with other celebrities including John Asner and Gary Cole (also parents of kids with spectrum disorders), are spokesmen for a non-profiit organization call The Help Group.

It is good to see more press about Asperger’s Syndrome. When talking to people, if you mention Autism, everyone has an idea of what you are talking about. If you mention Asperger’s, no one understands. There needs to be more awareness for the spectrum disorders. That’s something I would really like to work on in 2008. I don’t know how much I can do on my own, but I would sure like to try.

While I have been browsing online this morning, I also came across another website. I honestly don’t know how I have missed it before. Wrong Planet is an online community for those with Asperger’s and parents of those with Asperger’s. I need to read through this site further when I have more time. It looks to be a great site. They have a fantastic article on What is Asperger’s. Definitely a site to keep in the bookmarks.

With that, I’m off. Happy New Year everyone!!