Being Proud, Being Present: Autistics Speaking Day

Today is Autistics Speaking Day. I hope you're participating -- if so, submit your post to the official site! -- or at least listening. Really listening.

TPGA is participating with gusto: Carol Greenburg is tweeting fabulously via @thinkingautism as -CG, saying things about being autistic and parenting a child with autism that you absolutely need to read, and Liz Ditz is doing her usual fantastic post curation as -LD  on @thinkingautism and also at our site, ThinkingAutismGuide.com.

Leo's not much for opining verbally -- but I want you to know that he's here, he's not a boy who lets people ignore him, and I'm proud of him every time he does speak out and tell people what he wants.

Photo (c) 2011 Thai Chu, Alive by Shooting

Be the Best Fan Ever of The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism

Some of you have asked how you can help us promote The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism. Here are three simple actions:

1. Follow our Twitter stream at @thinkingautism and retweet our posts. We publish a new essay every weekday, between midnight and 3 AM PST.
2. Join the conversation: comment on our posts! We've had some great discussions, and look forward to more.
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Thanks so much,

Shannon, Liz, Jen, & Emily
Editors, The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism