Blog Moved!

I have moved this blog over to WordPress.com with a new name!

To see the new blog, go to www.autism4life.wordpress.com!

I will delete this blog in a few weeks!

Tumblr's aspergersismyworld

Just this morning, I found an amazing blog on Tumblr that everyone should see. The blogger's "name" is aspergersismyworld and she is a twenty-three-year-old with Asperger's syndrome. In her blogs, she talks about different experiences she goes through in her life.

The following are actually quotes from her blog:

"So I was walking down the sidewalk in my own neighborhood when I noticed my neighbors sitting outside. I suddenly felt the urge to cross to the other side of the street to avoid any possibility of social interaction. It was a jolt of anxiety that hit me like a bullet. It was quick and powerful. Every cell in my body was screaming for me to run, avoid the scary humans."

"I’ve gone a long time without thinking about my life. If I start to then I begin to realize how unfulfilled it is. I think about all of the things I could be doing. I’m held back by fear. Fear of change and the new and scary things in the world I’ve never dealt with."

"So once I was waiting to cross a busy street when I noticed that a city bus was slowing down and pulling up to me. I realized that I was standing by a bus stop and the driver must have assumed I was waiting for the bus. For about two seconds I considered actually getting on the bus in order to avoid the possibility of an awkward situation. I ended up making the sane and logical decision to tell them I was not getting on but the fact that I even considered doing otherwise is kind of funny. Aspergers."

Click the following link to see her blog: www.aspergersismyworld.tumblr.com.

On her blog, she offers everyone to ask her a question. If you would like to ask aspergersismyworld a question, click the link above to go to her blog, then click "? Ask me anything" at the top. You don't require a Tumblr account to do this.

Monthly FATE Meeting - July 13, 2013

This month's FATE meeting will be this Saturday on July 13. The meeting will be held in Conference Room 2 (Floor 1, by the lunchroom) of the Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, GA. The meeting will begin at 11:00 AM and has no set end time, but it usually ends around 1:00 PM.

Summer break is coming to a close and soon school will be up and running again. Be sure to come to what will probably be our last meeting before school starts. There is no cost of admission and anyone is welcome to attend.

E-mail FATE at facingautism@gmail.com for any questions, comments, or concerns.

Parent Tips: Surviving 4th of July Fireworks

"They're the symbol of our independence and bring joy to the faces of many. But, for people that experience intense sensory input, they can be thunderous and blinding. And each year so many of us stop and ask ourselves, 'Do we go?' 'What about our other children who really enjoy fireworks?' 'Do we think our child can tolerate getting through this?"

"Maybe there are some things we can do to help make this traditional festivity an enjoyable experience for the whole family."

Click the following link to see the entire article: http://www.pathfindersforautism.org/articles/view/parent-tips-surviving-4th-of-july-fireworks.