Group Discussion: What are your goals for this blog?

Joe

I think this blog will accomplish multiple goals. One thing it will do is make people hear the words we spell. That is so much more important than all else. I am excited to be a part of changing peoples’ perceptions. I mean that some people underestimate us. I am autistic, I am not stupid. I am not mentally challenged. I am challenged by my body. I am smart not stupid. I am physically challenged not mentally. I want this blog to really change the looks I get and the things I hear people say. I am meaning that I want to change minds. I want people to see how we really are. We are just like everyone else but with different ways to share our minds

Maudey

Joe that was so powerful. You inspire me to challenge the minds of others. Others can love or hate but we go on. 

Jack 

My goal is to be an advocate for other autistic people. I want the world to see how much we have inside. I am proud to be autistic. It is a challenge but it is part of me. I would be a very different person without the feeling of autism. I might not like that version of me. People without autism might not see the good side of it. My world is beautiful and I want to share it.

Christopher

Like anything else there is good and bad to all things. It is hard for people to see the good in autism but it has beauty. 

Maudey

My goal is to create a place where I can share my life. I want to say in life all people deserve to be heard. I love that my friends had this idea to share our words. My goal is just to be honest about my life and experience. I am excited to expand my world. I think I live a sheltered life. I mean to have less chance to connect with new people. My mom does great finding ways for me to be around people but because I can’t speak typically it is hard for me to connect. I hope this blog helps me show my true soul. 

Joe

I love what Maudey said about connecting. I can feel peoples’ energy so quickly. I want people to feel my energy too. 

Rosie

I want to become an advocate for spellers. I am excited to help the world. I think we need stronger connections for autistic people. I am excited that I am proud to be a part of this.

Christopher

My goal for the blog is to make those who underestimate me see what I am capable of. Having autism is like being trapped in your own body. People look at me like I am not a full adult person. I have a motor disability that makes me move and speak differently but I am not mentally disabled in any way. 

Jack

Trapped in your body is so incredible. It can feel that way sometimes. I have to say that feeling has lessened for me. It is now a comfort to go inwards sometimes because now I have the ability to go outwards. 

Dylan

There are all great goals. My goal is get better at writing. Goals help us all better ourselves.