ASAN, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, is what it sounds like. Autistic people advocating for change. I first heard of the group during the 2008 political campaign. Many parents of autistic kids fired arrows at the president of ASAN, Ari Ne’eman, saying he didn’t know what it’s “really like.”

At the time, I was pretty new to the neurodiversity movement. While I agreed with the sentiment, I had a hard time defending his statements. I refound ASAN when I finally settled back down here in Texas. After having reconfirmed my Asperger’s diagnosis, I can say without a doubt, I know what it is to live in an alien world.

I do believe, no matter how naive it sounds, that we can live in harmony. Whether or not they can live in harmony with us, we need to try to understand them as much as we want them to understand us. More on these thoughts later.

If you would like to be included in writing for ASP, please e-mail me! I would love to include others thoughts and suggestions!

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Namely, right now, I’m hoping to find resources and links to include on this page. I know just how hard it is to find resource for ASD parents. For now, I would like to see options for people seeking education resources, especially homeschooling and how to deal with your child’s teacher.

The purpose of this site is for parents to join together whether or not you have ASD children. This does not mean, ASD or NT children, NT parents of ASD kids or ASD adults with no kids are not welcome. The primpary goal is support and resources for those of parents with ASDs.

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