Hello everyone.
Yesterday (Thursday 30th January), I attended an autism conference at a place called Landmark House, located in Ipswich, in Suffolk. I was required to do a five-minute speech, then I was allocated ten minutes for questions and answers. I don't know if any of you have done a similar thing in your area, but doing a speech for the first time can be a nervous experience. Fortunately, I was not nervous. I delivered my speech using a clear, concise tone of voice, and I got a round of applause from everyone in the conference room. I felt like a hero, a perfect case study for new or existing conference attendees, and a perfect example for people with similarly mild forms of autism to follow.
The speech itself started with a 'Good morning, everyone' introduction, followed by a brief summary about myself, my current and previous jobs, and the problems I dealt with over the years. Everything I wanted to say was printed on a script, and without it I would have been a bit hesitant. There was also time to add whatever else I wanted to say that wasn't in the script. It was better to say those words in order to get every important little detail across to the audience (probably 100 to 120 people). I concluded it with a nice, friendly 'Thank you'. I would have loved to have gone through the entire conference, and also get to chat to more than just the people at my desk, but due to time restrictions, that was not possible.
