Hello Aut Community!
I wanted to do this blog post to personally thank each and every one of you for signing up on theAUTSPOT.com -the reason it exists relies on active memebers like you. We strongly believe in the power of social media and how it can help promote awareness for our cause; so not only is theAUTSPOT.com a social media website, we actively tweet on Twitter under the handle “@theautblog“, our Facebook presence is very strong we highly encourage anyone and everyone to join our fan page as we communicate the most through that specific network.
The idea for a social networking website similar to Myspace but targeted at adults and loved ones with children on the autistic spectrum came about when Greg Koltsolv and Dele Popoola were roommates at the University of Santa Barbara. Dele, who has an autistic cousin, saw the current market was saturated with autism groups but these groups, mainly found homes on ad heavy and unsecured websites like Yahoo Groups or Facebook; along with being so scattered and small. Thus the idea to build a central hub of support, awareness, along with friendliness, advice, and help locating the best specialist in your area for your child was born.
TheAUTSPOT.com went live in 2009 as an internet start-up company that makes no revenue from the website because we want it ad free and clean for our users, the traffic and user base has grown at a rate only seasoned veterans hope to see.
Poke around,, sign up to see all the features (don’t worry we don’t spam you!) we are sure you’ll enjoy interacting with our other users by asking or answering questions. Sometimes a simple helpful answer can change put a person feeling down perk right back up into happy mode. We like to keep that vibe going here at the ’spot so hop in and change your outlook, while making another human’s day. All in the name of autism awareness.
As always follow me on Twitter, user name is ‘autblog’ – I always reply and become involved with my followers, you all are the best!
CLICK THE BLUE BIRD FOR INSTANT SOCIAL INTERACTION EXCITEMENT!
You may have noticed that we here at theAUTSPOT have decided to stay neutral in what frankly is one of the most heated and sometimes hateful community of people I’ve ever visited. I sometimes find myself wondering where autism would be in 2010 if everyone got a long and respected each other until a unanimous diagnosis is made official by the professionals who make these decisions.
Regardless of personal beliefs theAUTSPOT can (and will) be a haven for positivity and unparalleled peer-to-peer support.
If you happened to read my blog entry titled “Social Media: An Unstoppable Force Our Community Must Embrace” you already know that there are over 200,000+ different types of autism-related groups: and that’s just between Yahoo Groups and Facebook Fan Pages. Imagine sifting through all of those to find the ‘one’. Hope you have a lot of free time and patience!
Good thing that no longer has to be an option.
Every few days our community consistently grows larger and larger. No suprise there. Being able to get the support, motivation, and genuine love that is quite contagious in our community is something people will naturally gravitate too. And gravitate they have.
If you consider yourself part of the autism community online or offline we ask that you take the ten seconds it takes to sign up for theAUTSPOT.com.
Being a registered memeber allows you to view our unique handcrafted Resources section; type your zip code into our search bar and every specalist who works on the spectrum within the area will pop up. No more un-truthworthy websites that make you put in your credit card or social security number! Or playing the guessing game with the Yellow Pages.
But don’t worry, our ten second to sign up isn’t a joke–try it for yourself and see.
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Look forward to seeing you on the inside! Don’t forget to Tweet this article. Lets bring the community together, together.. 
Social Media is getting rammed down our throats weather we like it our 
not. Mainstream cable news channels such as MSNBC and CNN have entire shows decicated to re-reading you the live stream about X topic during their new cast. While it’s kind of tacky when they attempt to do it, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve used Twitter for breaking news stories, hot topics, and networking. Twitter isn’t a fad so it’s in your best interest to sign-up, participate, and embrace our greatest source of real time news that has, like I said, been embraced by virtually all major news, music, and entertainment during the past few years -why? They see the potential.
Our turn. How can we work together to create not only a Twitter army of autism awareness broadcasting but create a bonding between people around the globe all linked by one thing -autism.
It’s mentioned here a few times on the site but currently there is no legitimate social network that caters specifically to parents of autistic children, along with the people who love them. We understand that getting initial help for an autistic child can be heart breaking and leave you feel isolated and confused. BOOM. Enter theAUTSPOT.com. theAUTSPOT.com founder Greg and Dele realized (as you will soon see) that the World Wide Web is SATURATED with autism groups on social networks. These graphics should help drive the point home:
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BRING ALL OF OUR GROUPS TO ONE CENTRAL ONLINE HUB for AUTISM CHILD SUPPORT AND AWARENESS?
I’m sure you’ve read about all the great features that the theAUTSPOT.com has put together to help parents and loved ones of autistic children. For instance we have a Resource Center that was handcrafted by Dele Poopola. Dele went through every since state in America and found all varieties of specialists for you to easily locate by just inputting your zip code. Something not showing in our area? Contact us at info@theautspot.com and we will scoure your area until we find exactly what you need – that is theAUTSPOT promise. Like we’ve always said here, users come first!
Our Resource Center is just the tip of the iceberg. Access our Library where we have hundreds upon thousands of documents relating to the grow, diet, lifestyle, and behavioral attitudes.
Click the above images and see for yourself!
In just a few years people laughed at social media, now most of us can’t escape it! Any Communications expert will tell you that the Web is the next generation of human interaction. On theAUTSPOT.com we’ve had parents from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, and Pacific Ocean connect with each other, share advice, keep each other updated on their well progress of their children and most of all be there to support each other through rough times. We understand how dreadful face to face classes can be for some parents, or a family holding down two jobs and not able to make it to any physical support groups -fear no more. Just boot up your internet and navigate your way over to theAUTSPOT.com, sign up and put a smile on your face.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
The Beatles said it best:
Beatles Come Together
