I am an autistic guy with a message. I spent the first half of my life completely trapped in silence. The second - on becoming a free soul. I had to fight to get an education. Now I am a regular education student. I communicate by typing on an iPad or a letter board. My book, "Ido in Autismland" is now available on Amazon. It is an autism diary, telling the story of my symptoms, education, and journey into communication. I hope to help other autistic people find a way out of their silence too.
Showing posts with label non-verbal communication. Show all posts
Showing posts with label non-verbal communication. Show all posts
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Typing on my iPad
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Non-Verbal Autism and iPads
The iPad is really intriguing. Technology is helping me find
a place in the world. I have been liberated by my letter board which first gave
me a voice. Though I have never been moved or touched when I use it, because someone
else holds the letter board up, some people call it facilitation. This bugs me because
it is so obvious I communicate myself that it takes bias to cast doubt. But
that is the reality of being a non-verbal communicator.
The old keyboard I had
was tough to use. The voice was robotic and the screen small. In more than a
year I still resisted it because it was cumbersome. My iPad is working out
better. No one holds it. It is propped on a table. No one touches my arm, as
always, and the voice is more human. The transition is hard, but I’ll do it.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
If Dogs Could Talk
Well, I have seen that lots of people have already watched this film, but I liked the vocals and the dog's urgent, pleading expression. So, in case you missed it, it's here for a laugh. My own dogs communicate so much in their eyes. By the way, so do non-verbal people if you take the time to notice.Imagine how you would communicate in your eyes if that's all you had. Dogs can't talk in our way, and they have no hands, so I guess they need a lot of soul in their eyes.
Take the time to look at non-verbal communication. It's telling you a lot, I can assure you.
Take the time to look at non-verbal communication. It's telling you a lot, I can assure you.
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