Re: OT-a new site?

[Guest guest]

There is a yahoo group for not discussing therapies and theories, but

for just being a parent and " letting it all out " from the day to day

struggles. I don't remember the name, but it is in the list and has a

few hundred members.

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[Guest guest]

There is a yahoo group for not discussing therapies and theories, but

for just being a parent and " letting it all out " from the day to day

struggles. I don't remember the name, but it is in the list and has a

few hundred members.

.

[Guest guest]

I used to be on a list like what you are describing:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/parenting_autism

I had to unsubscribe though. The activity is very heavy and I had to

cut back on my internet usage (I'm at work).

> Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone would be interested in a

site

> that you could just post rants to pertaining to autism. You know,

> when you're having a bad day or you have an overwhelming desire to

> yell at your old doctor or new one. Or you're frustrated by

> unexplainable stims. Yell about mercury. Or you just want to pour

out

> your heart and write a poem or story regarding your child. Scream

or

> rave about school systems, neighbors, partners, or crazy ideas

that

> work for you and your family, stuff like that. It wouldn't be so

much

> a support group, but a place to blow off steam, go on a tangent,

> express your feelings or a soapbox. I don't want it to be a place

to

> dwell on these things, just somewhere to vent. Some of my best

ideas

> come from venting.I'm not sure if it's only me that would be

> interested in this, please let me know if you would. Now I'm

useless

> when it comes to computers ,is it hard to start this kind of

thing?,

> I went to the top of the page and looked at starting your own

group,

> it looked pretty easy. Or does a group like this already exist that

I

> don't know about? I thought I'd call it Dear Aunt Rant or someother

> silly thing. I am not trying to steer anyone away from GFCF kids, I

> love this site. I just thought it might keep me and my OT subjects

> from filling up spaces on the GFCF board.

> Thanks for listening.

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