http://speakup.today.com An adult with autism speaks up about life with autism. Reflecting on childhood experiences and reporting on current issues. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:59:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en To my valued readers, I would like to apologize for my lapse in posting. I am recovering from surgery. I not only have autism, but many female problems. I would love to have a child someday, but due to my debilitating endometriosis, my next step at 31 will be a ... http://speakup.today.com/2009/06/11/dealing-with-the-reality-of-a-hysterectomy-and-the-possiblility-that-it-will-help-my-autism/ Should children on the spectrum ever have a child of their own?   It has been a resent popular discussion in autism discussion rooms...sparking controversy wherever it has appeared.   Some wonder about the intentions behind such a birth. Is it the wish of the potential grandparents to have a grandchild? Perhaps ... http://speakup.today.com/2009/05/03/autism-should-an-autistic-person-have-a-baby/ April is Autism Awareness Month. The title is an oxymoron for autistics like me, who struggle with awareness. It is not that we lack focus, just that we are often overwhelmed or pre-occupied.   I look forward to seeing the campaigns for autism and watching television shows that do specials on ... http://speakup.today.com/2009/04/07/autism-awareness-month-hivaids-verses-autism/ A neuropsychological test could be key in developing new strategies to teaching those on the spectrum. A neuropsychologist is specially trained to give this type of exam and to evaluate the results. For me they were key in identifying my strengths and weaknesses. This type of testing tests cognitive ability, something that ... http://speakup.today.com/2009/02/18/autism-and-neuropsychological-testing/ My niece, who is asd, also was late in talking and very delayed in actually speaking whole words, most often dropping the end of words, like for ball it was ba. ect... She also did not play appropriately with toys. Could not do a puzzle until age 3, you know ... http://speakup.today.com/2009/02/09/a-few-things-we-tried-with-my-neice-with-autism/ Shouldn't we all remember that as human as each one of us are and united in that aspect of life, we are individuals. My mother was DEVISTATED when her approach to abuse suffered by all four of her children led to problems. When her approach to helping us deal ... http://speakup.today.com/2009/01/28/autism-and-individuality/ Trying to find a “certified” autism specialist to treat your child may seem difficult at the moment...but the future hold much in light of the astronomical number of individuals on the spectrum continues to grow.  In my own city, they have started a center for autism. Not to mention the classes ... http://speakup.today.com/2009/01/26/college-classes-are-now-availble-to-students-specific-to-the-treatment-of-autism/ Yesterday I went to a very large discount store early to avoid the crowd. While walking the isles in search of my shopping list items I was spotted by an acquaintance and his wife.  I think that I may have looked at them while pushing my own shopping cart, but I ... http://speakup.today.com/2009/01/26/a-trip-to-the-store-a-mere-miss-with-disaster/ I began this response to an article a woman wrote about the life of a family with a severely autistic child. They did not give me enough room to post my thoughts so I brought it here and left my blog link for her to follow. The fact that my ... http://speakup.today.com/2009/01/24/my-response-to-an-article-about-a-7-year-old-autistic-boy-and-his-family-also-my-take-on-the-authors-abort-all-autistic-fetuses/ A savant? Well, actually, that is not a word that could be applied to me personally; although, my own autism has granted me certain “gifts.”  But if you were to research what a savant is, you would learn that most have severe mental impairments and many have autism.  The human spirit is ... http://speakup.today.com/2009/01/23/autism-savant-genius-or-gifted-well-yes-to-at-least-one/