I had the honor to be a part of my friends’ wedding last month. Faith, love and joy filled hearts and floated on the crisp mountain air as Kate and Chad came together as one. I served as a bridesman to Kate and she asked me to write a speech explaining my autism for those …
Author: unlockingmypotential
Friends Make the World Autastic!
Hello Everyone! I am excited to share with you a video of my incredible, powerful fellow speller, Autastic Tom! My Mom and I met him in the summer at a conference for spellers. He so inspires me in this video: (Autastic Tom's Video). He types on the iPad and then reads his own words out …
Those New to the Letter Board
Yesterday, I wrote a note of encouragement to a mom and her 10 year old son as they are just starting out on the letter board. I feel this charge to share this letter on my blog to help many other families that may be new to letter boarding. The names have been changed to …
New Year, New Skills
by Ian Aronow Happy New Year! I want to start off the first blog of the year by sharing the remembrance I wrote about my Papa on Christmas Eve. My family shares a special tradition in our Slovak and Polish heritage called the “Velija.” But Papa is no longer with us, so we light a …
Birthday Blessings
My recent sixteenth birthday party gave me a feeling of coming to my full hope and happiness as a human being. My family and I went to a Melting Pot Restaurant in Ft. Collins, Colorado with our dear friends the Smith Family. I wanted to be with Kaegan Smith and his family because we RPM …
Friends
by Ian Aronow Last week, my friend Kate was visiting from California. She used to work for our family doing all sorts of helpful things like prepare food, run errands and play my constant companion at home when mom needed a break. She was there when I started my RPM letterboard mission. But, she left …
How Do I Spell in the First Place?
by Ian Aronow (Video Excerpt of Me Spelling for This Post) Hi. I have been home without one visitor my whole life, metaphorically "spelling" (see how I did that?). My RPM is everything to me. Do you want to understand how I work to spell in the first place? Number one: My mom has to …
