Paper Words
Discovering and Living with My Autism
1st Edition
Published on 1. July 2009
192 pages
978-1-957984-89-6 (ISBN)
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International Book Award Winner! In this intensely personal book, readers are swept up into a fast-paced journey of how author Judy Endow eventually discovered her autism and how, since then, she's embraced life autistically. From her troubled teenage years in a state institution where her coping behaviors were interpreted as defiant and oppositional, to her years in a Christian community where her behaviors were misunderstood, to a brief marriage and the birth of her three sons, Judy has emerged as a strong voice on the autism spectrum. This book reveals Endow's resilience, courage, hard work, and sheer willpower. Paper Words: Discovering and Living With My Autism shows visually on the printed page how Endow, a highly visual thinker, translates her thoughts into words. Foreword by Fred R. Volkmar, MD.
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Judy Endow, MSW is an author and international speaker on a variety of autism-related topics, is part of the Wisconsin DPI Statewide Autism Training Team and a board member of both the Autism Society of America, Wisconsin Chapter and the Autism National Committee. In addition, Judy is a member of the Autistic Global Initiative (AGI), a program of the Autism Research Institute. AGI is devoted to raising awareness on adults with autism and building bridges between all constituents in our autism community.
Judy maintains a private practice in Madison, Wisconsin, providing consultation for families, school districts and other agencies. Besides having autism herself, she is the parent of three now grown sons, one of whom is on the autism spectrum.
She blogs at www.judyendow.com. In her spare time Judy enjoys expressing her thoughts and ideas by painting with acrylics and creating one-of-a-kind hand-built pottery sculptures. She continues to bring a great depth of understanding and compassion to all the work she does.Content
FOREWORD...................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................3
CHAPTER ONE: DISCOVERING MY INSIDE WIRING............................................7
The Big Bang Prologue of Starting Over.......................................................................9
The Pastel Stones........................................................................................................17
Shadow Baby .................................................................................................18
Shadow Girl ....................................................................................................19
Shadow Woman..............................................................................................20
The Solid Stones .........................................................................................................21
Stone Islands...................................................................................................23
The Ripple Stones........................................................................................................30
Hearing Intently...............................................................................................33
What Stinks and What Doesn't......................................................................34
Barometers for Measuring Inside Feelings.................................................................35
Internal Communication Connections........................................................................43
Bridge Pieces: Information Storage..............................................................45
The Gaps: Information Processing...............................................................52
Canoe Transportation: Information Retrieval................................................54
CHAPTER TWO: NOTICING MY DIFFERENCES..................................................67
Inside a Burrito.............................................................................................................71
The Facts of the Matter................................................................................................74
Much of the Time ? From Back Then to Just Now....................................................76
People Are for a Purpose.............................................................................................78
The Purpose of People................................................................................................80
About ?No?...................................................................................................................82
How Making Things Better Worked Back Then.........................................................84
Writing Scripts Ahead of Time.....................................................................................88
Making New Pictures...................................................................................................91
CHAPTER THREE: IMPACTS OF MY DIFFERENCES.........................................99
People Yardsticks.......................................................................................................101
Friends and Acquaintances.......................................................................................102
viiiPeople Are Not Interchangeable...............................................................................106
How to Be a Non-Alien..............................................................................................112
Getting Along in the World.........................................................................................116
Blue-Gray Fringe........................................................................................................120
Autism's Jail................................................................................................................122
Whispering Wind........................................................................................................123
Scratched Soul...........................................................................................................128
Shadow Living............................................................................................................129
Taking Inventory.........................................................................................................132
CHAPTER FOUR: LIVING WITH AUTISM............................................................135
World-People Word Amusements.............................................................................140
Dust Bunny Birdies....................................................................................................144
Ballpark Shorthand....................................................................................................147
My Son Wants More Pets..........................................................................................151
No More Room in My Suitcase.................................................................................155
I Am Queen!................................................................................................................159
Fairy Tale Updates......................................................................................................161
CHAPTER FIVE: EMBRACING LIFE AUTISTICLY...............................................163
No Druthers................................................................................................................165
Time, A Precious Commodity....................................................................................179
Words, The Currency of Time....................................................................................172
To Whom It May Concern..........................................................................................174
SHARING OUR WORLDS........................................................................................177
United Living...............................................................................................................178
Scratched Soul Sequel 180
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................3
CHAPTER ONE: DISCOVERING MY INSIDE WIRING............................................7
The Big Bang Prologue of Starting Over.......................................................................9
The Pastel Stones........................................................................................................17
Shadow Baby .................................................................................................18
Shadow Girl ....................................................................................................19
Shadow Woman..............................................................................................20
The Solid Stones .........................................................................................................21
Stone Islands...................................................................................................23
The Ripple Stones........................................................................................................30
Hearing Intently...............................................................................................33
What Stinks and What Doesn't......................................................................34
Barometers for Measuring Inside Feelings.................................................................35
Internal Communication Connections........................................................................43
Bridge Pieces: Information Storage..............................................................45
The Gaps: Information Processing...............................................................52
Canoe Transportation: Information Retrieval................................................54
CHAPTER TWO: NOTICING MY DIFFERENCES..................................................67
Inside a Burrito.............................................................................................................71
The Facts of the Matter................................................................................................74
Much of the Time ? From Back Then to Just Now....................................................76
People Are for a Purpose.............................................................................................78
The Purpose of People................................................................................................80
About ?No?...................................................................................................................82
How Making Things Better Worked Back Then.........................................................84
Writing Scripts Ahead of Time.....................................................................................88
Making New Pictures...................................................................................................91
CHAPTER THREE: IMPACTS OF MY DIFFERENCES.........................................99
People Yardsticks.......................................................................................................101
Friends and Acquaintances.......................................................................................102
viiiPeople Are Not Interchangeable...............................................................................106
How to Be a Non-Alien..............................................................................................112
Getting Along in the World.........................................................................................116
Blue-Gray Fringe........................................................................................................120
Autism's Jail................................................................................................................122
Whispering Wind........................................................................................................123
Scratched Soul...........................................................................................................128
Shadow Living............................................................................................................129
Taking Inventory.........................................................................................................132
CHAPTER FOUR: LIVING WITH AUTISM............................................................135
World-People Word Amusements.............................................................................140
Dust Bunny Birdies....................................................................................................144
Ballpark Shorthand....................................................................................................147
My Son Wants More Pets..........................................................................................151
No More Room in My Suitcase.................................................................................155
I Am Queen!................................................................................................................159
Fairy Tale Updates......................................................................................................161
CHAPTER FIVE: EMBRACING LIFE AUTISTICLY...............................................163
No Druthers................................................................................................................165
Time, A Precious Commodity....................................................................................179
Words, The Currency of Time....................................................................................172
To Whom It May Concern..........................................................................................174
SHARING OUR WORLDS........................................................................................177
United Living...............................................................................................................178
Scratched Soul Sequel 180
