Comments on: Autistic Aug Comm Users https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/autistic-aug-comm-users/ Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:47:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: I Have Something to Tell You « Andrea’s Buzzing About: https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/autistic-aug-comm-users/#comment-12059 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:47:05 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=144#comment-12059 […] at Ballastexistenz blog has an impressive listing of articles by and about autistic aug-comm […]

]]> By: ballastexistenz https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/autistic-aug-comm-users/#comment-12058 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:26:37 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=144#comment-12058 For reference, I was 10-finger touch typing, he must have gotten confused between the 1-finger touch typing I demonstrated on the video and the 10-finger touch typing I was using on the air. (I do both, depending on motor skills that day.)

]]> By: Justthisguy https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/autistic-aug-comm-users/#comment-12057 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 17:11:47 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=144#comment-12057 I, too, heard, enjoyed and was (as usual) enlightened a bit by what you said. I particularly liked the way they caught the sound of your typing. I can’t do it that fast, and I do 10-finger touch typing. But then I’m *mostly normal* (quoting myself).

Snork! Ya did good, gal!

]]> By: martha https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/autistic-aug-comm-users/#comment-12056 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 08:52:58 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=144#comment-12056 just heard you on the NPR show–i have a dear friend who is “on the spectrum”. wonderful blog, fabulous writing. keep it up!

]]> By: Anton Ross https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/autistic-aug-comm-users/#comment-12055 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:03:13 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=144#comment-12055 Greetings from the Deep South (which is usually ANYTHING but deep)!

My name is Anton, and I am the proud father of a 2.5-year old son who was diagnosed very early in his life with Autism. I actually suspected Autism around his first birthday…he was very classical in his presentation: self-isolating, never responded to his name, no eye contact, repetitive stacking of blocks for hours on end, hand flapping, out of control behavior, screaming, etc. By the time he was 15-months old I demanded that our pediatrician have him evaluated. Long story short, he was diagnosed as profoundly Autistic…one of the most sever cases Charleston County had seen.

We immediately got him into a very structured ABA program, with speech and OT added as well. Probably the most intense thing we did was get him on a GFCF diet…we saw changes in him within a week’s time.

Tony has had an incredible year of development, and while he still exhibits many Autistic traits (he’s obsessed with crayons and car rides) he has learned to use language quite adeptly, and has turned into a very social being, most of the time. He still sometimes freaks out around people he doesn’t know, or in noisy/energetic situations, but we just deal with that.

I like what you’ve done with your site…lots and lots and LOTS of good links and interesting info. Thank you for sharing it with all of us.

I actually came to the site by way of a Washington Post article which mentioned FC.

Any how…just wanted to leave a quick note and say hi, and THANKS!

Very best,
Anton – Tony’s daddy

]]> By: ballastexistenz https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/autistic-aug-comm-users/#comment-12054 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 20:38:52 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=144#comment-12054 Fine to link to them.

]]> By: Elaq Chen https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/autistic-aug-comm-users/#comment-12053 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:21:37 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=144#comment-12053 I like the booklist and I’d like to link to it from the astraeasweb.net booklist if I may. Also I am considering starting a new page under Politics for autism links — not just have them on the badpsych page.

]]> By: ballastexistenz https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/autistic-aug-comm-users/#comment-12052 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:16:54 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=144#comment-12052 Claudia: I don’t know how long you should do that, but you might check some of the aug comm or FC organizations who would know more about it.

Meredith: Glad you heard it. Where I’m located, I think they might have skipped it in favor of a different news story (unless they don’t do the same order as on the website: I heard them saying something about autism coming up, but they never did anything, and now they’re on to the rich guy giving out money or something), but “All Things Considered” isn’t over yet, so I’m still listening. If I don’t hear it on the radio, I’ll catch it on the website.

]]> By: Meredith https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/autistic-aug-comm-users/#comment-12051 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 16:02:51 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=144#comment-12051 Just heard the NPR story, great job. I am also somewhat nonverbal, in that written communication is my preference when given a choice. I’m not always given that choice, but if I am I do eschew speech. Again, nice job on the NPR interview.

]]> By: Claudia Vincenty https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/06/26/autistic-aug-comm-users/#comment-12050 Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:02:37 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=144#comment-12050 Hi my name is Claudia And my son is 6 years old. He is learning to use the FCC board. We started to use it about a month ago, so he doesn’t master it.
Our First language is spanish but my son , his name is antonio really likes english.
Can you give us some tips on how long should i insist to him on to tell me something…It is frustrating for him I know but also to mom.
I just want to help him.
I believe he can type because he reads my hand writting. We have been using a choice board before staring with the fcc board.

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