Bonjour!
So I've been in France for almost 4 months now and It's been a blast. Being here has taught me many things and I'll never regret coming.
Out of all of my classes French language class has been the hardest....again. Sadly they don't have tutors here but I have been offered help from the staff and my friends. If you ever need help never be afraid to ask. Languages like math and science are very difficult for me because they are very technical. It's been a struggle but not as stressful as when I was taking French in the Fall. French is a hard language too (sometimes I wonder if I should have taken spanish *shrugs shoulders*). I just remind myslef that "this too shall pass" and to just keep on truding; don't give up. That moto's worked pretty well so far.
I'm more sad about going home because I have to take math in the summer but I'm ready. I've been gone for awhile and I miss cali, my fam, in n out, sushi, movies, my tele shows etc. Plus my scanner! It's really hard to try and post your artwork on line and still have it look good without a scanner. Also I wouldn't mind having acess to the rest of my art supplies.
Oh! When I go back to school next year I have an appartment! I have a student who is in my major/friend/she is also autistic. She has aspergers syndrome; mild enough to function at college but she gets stressed easily so I'm hoping that by rooming with her I'll be able to help her relax more and open up a bit. She's a very talented wonderful girl and I am very excited to have her as a roommate. AUTISM GIRL POWER UNITE!
Again if you have any questions feel free to ask.
Avoir!
Monday, May 13, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Ask Me Questions
Bonjour! I am in France and I have been here since the beginning of February! All is well!
So I got to thinking, maybe YOU guys have questions you'd like to ask me. Send in any questions about autism that I may have not covered on this blog or if you want me to write a post about a certain aspect of autism that I have not written about and I'll answer them as best as I can. Or if you just want to talk and get the opinion of someone else who is autistic that if fine too.
Avoir Darlings! Chow!
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Bon Voyage!
Hey everyone! So I'm here at Chapman University working on a documentary for interterm, as soon as that is done I will be off to France on Jan 30th. Now I know some parents worry that their children won't be able to travel long distances due to their autism. I'm going to try to put those worries at ease.
What my parents did with me was the casual sleepover. Then I went to a summer camp for two weeks. I had an okay experience, I'm not going to lie it was hard. Not because of the camp but because of the people. I then went to summer camp for 8 years in Wisconsin ( I went the first 4 years for 4 weeks then the next 3 years 6 weeks and the last year for 8 weeks. Wish I went for 8 weeks more!) after that everything was easier. It was all about transitioning me into being comfortable about not being home. I of course wrote letters and had days for phone calls. Last summer I was in Italy for a month and now I'm going to be in France for 5 months!! Very exciting. I can't deny I'm going to be nervous but I know that I will be able to call my parents when I want to.
(Also it helps with preparing them for college! I have dates set up for when I call my parents so they know how I'm doing)
What I suggest if your sending your kid off, make sure they have an open line of communication but not too open or else they'll want to say all the bad experiance too and I'm not going to lie that there will be some but that's life and you can't hide your child from it all. But they will make fond memories and great friends! And I bet their are camps out there for kids who are autistic. I went to an all girls camp, I think you all know how girls can be. I know there are camps that have therapeutic horses which I HIGHLY suggest, I love horses and have heard wonderful things about an autistic child working with horses. Something about an autistic child and horses just click!
If you have any questions feel free to ask, sorry if this post was not as informative!
What my parents did with me was the casual sleepover. Then I went to a summer camp for two weeks. I had an okay experience, I'm not going to lie it was hard. Not because of the camp but because of the people. I then went to summer camp for 8 years in Wisconsin ( I went the first 4 years for 4 weeks then the next 3 years 6 weeks and the last year for 8 weeks. Wish I went for 8 weeks more!) after that everything was easier. It was all about transitioning me into being comfortable about not being home. I of course wrote letters and had days for phone calls. Last summer I was in Italy for a month and now I'm going to be in France for 5 months!! Very exciting. I can't deny I'm going to be nervous but I know that I will be able to call my parents when I want to.
(Also it helps with preparing them for college! I have dates set up for when I call my parents so they know how I'm doing)
What I suggest if your sending your kid off, make sure they have an open line of communication but not too open or else they'll want to say all the bad experiance too and I'm not going to lie that there will be some but that's life and you can't hide your child from it all. But they will make fond memories and great friends! And I bet their are camps out there for kids who are autistic. I went to an all girls camp, I think you all know how girls can be. I know there are camps that have therapeutic horses which I HIGHLY suggest, I love horses and have heard wonderful things about an autistic child working with horses. Something about an autistic child and horses just click!
If you have any questions feel free to ask, sorry if this post was not as informative!
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