Good to see some Dad's here. I see some blogs around online that are Dads. Would be good to compile a list of all them so they are easy to find and give them feedback and encouragement.

Here in Los Angeles they have a Dad's support group that meets regularly and for many years, seems to be a success story.

Bonnie

I can tell you that my husband was in denial for the first year my son was diagnosed.  To this day, he supports the therepy and the home-based interventions, but he does not want to talk about it.  I think it's the different needs of different people.  I need to know I'm not alone, and he would like to crawl into a hole and pretend he is.  He's a great, involved father to all of our children, but this is something he simply cannot talk about yet.

A dad here.  :-)  I think moms are just more naturally more open to discussing things, while a lot of dads would rather not talk about it.  Just my hypothesis ...

Fielding J. Hurst

http://autismparents.net

We've had several dads on the blog. I think we women can sometimes chat/blog for the social aspect, but I think the guys aren't as inclined to do this. The guys are friendly and they definitely chime in when they "have something to say." Women are more likely to be like, "I'm here for you and I need a shoulder to cry on as well."  That's not to say that women don't "have something to say" and men can't be supportive, not at all! 

I'm a Dad.  As for why more fathers aren't responding, I don't know.  What's the male to female ratio on blogging overall?  What's the ratio of male to female blogging on support network sites?  I don't really know what will get more men here.  It's kind of a... they will or they won't sort of thing, at least in my opinion.  What got ME here was just an urgent desire to read what other parents were feeling about autism and their kids, and to be able to get my feelings out in writing.  (I may not be a typical male in that way, I dunno.)  :)