#YouMightBeAnAutismParentIf

Twitter is a fabulous thing...I will go so far as to say that social media is a wonderful thing!

I have a great autism family near me.  We even have a support group set up, but we don't see each other nearly as often as I would like.  Our lives are so busy with our children and just plain living that we don't get near enough time together.  This is where social media comes in.  It's there when we have a second to grab for ourselves.  There are other moms out there that are dealing with the same things, every day. And Twitter and Facebook makes it so much easier to come together.

This is why I was pretty excited when I stumbled upon the "you might be an autism parent if" hashtag on Twitter.  I stayed up late watching and participating, I have had several people follow me because of it.  I was up this morning and greeted to 432 new tweets for the hashtag.  Every one of these people understand!

Here are a few of my favorites:

JoAshline Jo Ashline 

#youmightbeanautismparentif You have more compassion, patience, love, tolerance, hope, resilience & stamina than u ever thought possible

CalliCoop Christa 

#youmightbeanautismparentif your child goes hungry until the right food is served. Yes, children CAN starve themselves to death.

myautisticson Eric 

#youmightbeanautismparentif you have learned to love your child for who they are, rather who they should be. Best lesson ever!

jillsmo Jill 

#youmightbeanautismparentif you have to live forever. No, I'm serious. This isn't optional.

helenhamill helen hamill 

#youmightbeanautismparentif you wouldn't change your child for the world- but want often to change the World for your child!

spectrummymummy Spectrummy Mummy 

#youmightbeanautismparentif the first thing you'll do after you win the lottery is take your kid to a Swarovski shop and let her loose.

Lostlodger1 claire howett 

#youmightbeanautismparentif tweeting and following this hash tag has been the best therapy, EVER! :)

antitheistangie ajackson 

#youmightbeanautismparentif you think it'd be cruel to throw your child a traditional birthday party full of stimulation.

xtremeparnthood Sunday Stilwell 

#youmightbeanautismparentif the term "IEP" instantly conjures up the theme song to "ROCKY" in your head

sugrNspiceLife Christine Zorn 

#youmightbeanautismparentif you've burst into tears in front of a therapist or teacher....more than once