I lap it up. My book, always in my mind, is now in print. I can't believe it is positively here. It arrived at my house today just in time for my book launch party on Saturday!
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My book is about to go to the printer! It will be out in November. Mark your calendar. My book launch party will be November 23 at the Round Rock Public Library.
The kickstarter fundraiser ended in June with me meeting my goal! My book has been sent to the publisher for review. Just trying to wait patiently for him to get back to me with prices. Once the book is available for purchase, we will post on my website!
I launched my Kickstarter Fundraiser for my book of poetry and art today. This is most exciting. Lots of people are helping. Here is the link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/285554057/under-the-silence-is-me-how-it-feels-to-be-non-ver
I have had many seizures throughout my 28 years. Want to let you know what it is like. Some of my seizures are like popping pops in my mind. I see colored bubbles that pp. They also sound like firecrackers.
Have grand mal seizures also. They are hard prodding pain to my brain. When I have one it is like lightening and thunder storms inside my head. I hear noises and see flashes of light. My body gets all stiff and jerky. It also seems like I am drowning because all my breath stays inside. When I am nervous or very afraid, seizures can happen. I likely fear too much. Sometimes something I eat causes seizures. I am allergic to many foods and medicines. It just seems like all my senses are wired differently. Greatly interesting! Now I'd like to share a poem I wrote once about seizures: Seizure Moaning in the night Really frightening dreams Feel angry inside Loony noises in my head Flashes of light Awful pain in my brain These are seizures. By Kimberly R. Dixon 2-27-07 Facing autism's challenges was harder when I was younger. I thought everyone was mad at me when they would be stern sounding in their speaking to me. I have very acute hearing People would repeat things over and over while raising their voices like I was deaf. I understood what they wanted but had trouble getting my body to cooperate with my mind. Today I turned 28. I am better at getting my body to cooperate, but it is still a challenge to do what I need to do. Instructions need to be slowly given and with physical prompts. Friends find it hard to wait on my slow responses.
Now I'll explain how I see. When I look at things and try to focus, I sometimes see two of them. That greatly hinders my ability to give eye contact. I can't always tell what is the real thing or person I am looking at and what is not.
For the next few posts, I am going to talk about my experiences with autsim. Here is my first post: Autism is not to be feared. We, who have autism are wonderful people, and we have feelings just like all people. Trying to express our feelings is sometimes hard for us. Normal feelings like sadness, joy, relief,..seem different when autistics make unusual sounds or actions at the same time. Staring at patterns, lights, and other thins seems odd to most people, but to us it seems normal and it helps us cope with all the visual stimulus invading our eyes.
I recently spent 2 weeks in the hospital. Please take a look at the poem I wrote about my stay.
Galling Seizures Was it my brain on fire, maybe caused by dehydration, that sent me to the hospital? Or was it lack of sleep because of terrible dreams that kept me in fear? No one really knows, but God sent me there to help others. The people I met got to see that those who cannot speak can still have a voice. Many people are hurting because of indiscriminate shooting done by a disturbed young man. While I am not related to any of the adults or children that were killed, I am hurting inside. How could God let this happen? Faith seems floundering as if world is falling apart. Healing will come in time. God is still on His throne. Passing through fear, doubts, answers not known, and anger are all part of the healing process. Some people will say that God was not there. Others are confused why someone might be so eveil. God was there protectting all the adults and children. Had he not been there, more would have died for evil men are everywhere. All of us are mean at times, and goodness comes when we choose to follow our loving Savior who came to earth
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AuthorMy name is Kimberly Dixon. I am a non-verbal young lady who happens to have autism. I loves to write poetry and make beautiful works of art. Archives
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