Today my headache is the worst ever.
My back pain was really bad.
Mum had to go away.
Pain was so bad I cried.
Then I got sick.
So I am back in hospital while they check my bloods!
BUT
I want to get home.
Tomorrow I have a special place to go
I am going to go meet Temple grandin!!!
She is a genius
She has aspergers
She is one of the most capable people I know because of her autism.
I love her film- she tells all the sensory issues and things that she experiences so clearly that even if you didn’t have autism you could feel them!
She wrote a lovely book that mummy loves.
She keeps telling me to read it.
And she keeps reading it.
Its called “Bright- not broken”.
It means that aspies are different – NOT unable.
That is what we have always felt.
I have loads of emotions about meeting her:.
1. hope – hope I get out of hospital tonight! – and have just heard I am 🙂
2. Excited – I think she is the most inspiring person I have ever met.
3. Anxious – but I think she will be too so that should be ok – cos I think she finds people difficult too!
4. Happy – so happy to get this chance.
5. Proud – so proud of myself having this chance probably cos of my writing.
I really can’t wait!!!!!!
I am emotious!!!!!
From Fionn! 🙂 🙂
the day i met her i had to get out of hospital and go right back in for my headaches…and i was so sick as you can see in the picture. but i would never get another opportunity to meet her.
I m delighted you guys are meeting up Temple spoke so well on John Murray and she knows so much about the positives of having autism she also spoke about headaches so she ll know what you re going through Enjoy the wonderful experience and hope you feel very emotious!!! I look forward to your blog tomorrow now go to sleep:)
Mary
Mary,
he was evern delighted that it was on the John Murray Show – as that was the show that he did the interview about the blog on…last month…so that makes him very important 🙂
But he would find it tough to be more excited than me 🙂
Hx
Wow Fionn,
What a wonderful experience you will have tomorrow can’t wait to hear all about meeting Temple Grandin. I have read her books too just like your mum and still read parts of them when I lost not knowing how to help a student. Have a great sleep before your big day
Anne
Anne,
he is in bed… looks like a ghost…has been so unwell for weeks. But had he NOT got to get to this meeting tomorrow, he would have been gutted!
She is such an extraordinary lady!
Please god is well enough to enjoy it!
Helen
(psst my inner quirky self may be at least as excited as he is!!)