An Homage To Mark Zuckerberg and the Facebook Autism Community

     Who would have thought or imagined that one day by the click of a button, a single mom raising a child with autism would be able to connect with millions of other moms and dads in a similar situation from all over the world? Who would have thought that from the comfort of your living room, your kitchen, your office, a restaurant or a coffee shop that one would be able to connect to a crucial online support community that would become beneficial in coping with having a child with autism?

     Who would have thought that one day, by the click of a button, one would be able to create a forum to share our stories, our struggles, our grief, our pain, our triumphs, our accomplishments, our fears, our experiences of having a child on the autism spectrum, our hopes, our dreams, our challenges and our funny stories?

     Well thanks to Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook and a long list of Facebook pages we can, and we have! We now have the ability to create online support systems, that might not have been available in our immediate physical communities, to have dialogues and conversations with other moms and dads from all over the globe. We can connect with others who have children with autism and who not only know the intricacies of the condition but understand very well what you go through on a daily basis. We have been able to form new friendships and create new bonds with people who simply ‘get it’. 

     Today there is an online autism community existing on Facebook that  not only helps to raise awareness about autism but create and foster support systems that are beneficial to parents, children, siblings and loved ones who are affected by autism. There are several Facebook groups and pages available some of which might be suitably tailored for your needs or requirement from a support group. If you are a single mom raising a child with autism you might want to check out the Facebook page Single Mothers Who Have Children With Autism. If you are looking for a dad’s perspective on having a child with autism you could check out Autism Daddy’s page. In need of finding resources for your child with autism, then you could also visit Autism Speaks just to name a few of my faves. Last but by no means least my FB page: Tales Of A Single Mom Raising A Child With Autism 

     Again I would like to express sincere gratitude and appreciation to Mark Zuckerberg and the rest of the Facebook autism community for directly or indirectly helping to create and facilitate a great resource that benefits and brings together millions of individuals from all over the world in one common place, bound together by one common thread – a loved one with autism.