Autism Thoughts

Last Saturday I had the opportunity to do a presentation for the annual conference of the Autism Society of North Carolina. The topic I spoke on was Sensory Dysfunction.

There were three talks going at the same time from 11:15am to 12:30pm. Mine had 166 people, the other two (one was financial and the other was nutritional) each had 83 people.

After my talk, it was time for lunch, Then people slowly made their way to the bookstore where I was doing a signing. At the end of the day, I walked away with $600.00 in book/CD sales. Not bad at all. :)

My friend Jack (okay so he has a thing for metal. He's young yet. And he is a good kid.) came along with me on this trip. He had been wanting to see me speak professionally for a long time and so when thge opportunity arose, he decided to come with me. He kind of accidentally ended up being a part of the presentation. The remote for the powerpoint wasn't working, so he filled in, doing the slides for me.

I was very grateful to have him there. He was also very helpful at the bookstore, and I discovered he is great at good ol' down home moral support, too. Way to go, Jack! :)

Jack and I hung out a bit with Renee, so we made a new friend. That may have been the best part of all of the trip.

There were whispers in the hallway about inviting me back next year to do the keynote. I hope that happens, I would love to present for these guys again.

I had a great time.