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Autism Army Mom

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Let’s give Lynn of Autism Army Mom a warm SITS welcome!  Lynn is an ungraceful, unhinged and unwilling draftee into the autism army.  I love that her header is so descriptive;  one knows exactly what to expect when visiting her blog.

Let’s get to know Lynn a little bit better!

How was your blog “born”?
I had actually started writing a memoir about life with my daughter, mostly covering the early years of her autism diagnosis. But I quickly found out that no one is interested in publishing a book by a nobody. Everyone suggested that I start a blog in order to connect with an audience of like-minded special needs (as well as non-special needs) parents.

In what ways is your blog different than every other blog?
When I first started blogging, I felt that the blogs out there were either humorous mommy blogs or kinda somber special needs blogs. I thought it could be unique to combine the two, and create a blog that was light-hearted and humorous in its approach towards special needs parenting. Trust me, no one needs a laugh more than a special needs parent!

Where do you see your blog in 5 years?
I hadn’t read that many blogs before I started writing my own, so I didn’t know that a lot of people “anonymize” them. My daughter was only 5 years old when I started, but in 5 years she’ll be nearly 12. I’m quite positive that I won’t have a non-anonymous blog out there about my pubescent special needs daughter. I expect that I will be blogging more anonymously and/or more generally about autism and less specifically about my daughter. For a multitude of reasons, nothing would please me more than my daughter coming to me and telling me to stop blogging about her!

I know everyone says the same thing, but in my case it’s so true…I love all of the people that I’ve met since I’ve been blogging. I could quite literally travel to any state in the union (and even a few other countries) and have a family that I would love to meet and spend time with!

Favorite Posts:
Top 10 Bad Ideas for a Blog Post: This list packs more of a punch than you might expect!
Audrey Unsupervised: A list of what Lynn thinks Audrey will spend her money on when she’s an adult.
The Adventures of Large Arse and Small Child:  All about pseudonym’s.  Hilarious.

About Tracie Nall

Tracie lives in Arizona with her husband, teen daughter, and more books than her shelves will hold. She spends her days writing and editing. Many of her words end up on her blog, From Tracie. Find Tracie on Twitter @FromTracie and on Instagram where she takes pictures of things that are yellow.

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  2. Crystal says

    I’m excited to read an irreverant take on special needs parenting. When you have a child with a serious diagnosis, all that seriousness can really take its toll.

  10. Jen says

    Lynn is an amazing blogger and one of my blogging tribe (thanks SITS!). She and Audrey are awesome and she so deserves this day!

  15. Kathleen Coleman says

    Having a daughter myself I find it challenging and so I can’t imagine throwing Autism into the mix! Great job keeping a sense of humor cuz we can all benefit from laughter.
    Happy SitsDay!

  18. Barbara Manatee says

    I will DEFINITELY be stopping by to read more!! I am a teacher for children with Autism and I’m dedicating my blog all month to Autism Awareness.

  20. Ashley says

    YAY for Lynn!! This blog is just awesome! If you haven’t yet, you really haven’t lived until you check it out. =)