Barb

I went to the first field trip with Barb and was totally taken back by how enthusiastic and engaging she really was. She listened intently when people were reading her writings and was excited when someone took the passage seriously and punctuated it as she had planned. Wow what kind of humor she has. She had my laughing through the whole field trip and I thought she was very pleasant and sincere to hear speak. The thing that stood out to me was when she spoke about not feeling sure about making friends and how she was reluctant to trust anyone. What a fear to have to have and what a shame that society has put that on someone that's a little different than what they consider to be "normal". I have learned that no one is normal and we each have a quirk that is unpleasing or that is different than others. I feel she has really brought the forefront to Autism and I applaud her for that. I look forward to seeing her again and was hoping to attend the second one.