First step, I learned how to read the raised Braille dots with just my fingers. Thanks to my tactile hypersensitivity, this was actually very easy.
Second step, I learned how to recognize different Braille letters, contractions, and short form words. I borrowed a book from my local library for sighted parents of blind children to learn along with their child.
Third step, I learned how to use a Braille typewriter. It only has 10 keys, so it is easier to learn than a normal typewriter.
Finally, whenever I read or hear a sentence, I simply place my hands on a surface or against my legs and pretend I am typing. I can use it as a calming and focusing stim.
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31st of July, 2013
Diagnosed:
Autism Spectrum Disorder,
Auditory-Verbal Processing Speed Disorder, and
Visual-Motor Processing Speed Disorder.
Weak Emerging Social Communicator (The Social Thinking-Social Communication Profile by Michelle Garcia Winner, Pamela Crooke and Stephanie Madrigal)
"I am silently correcting your grammar."
