Tomorrow I turn twenty

Another decade has gone

My struggle and fight continues

There is no truce, no white flag

The body rebels and the brain commands

And I await the result of war

Win brain, make this body work

This decade awaits a functional Jamil.

My name is Jamil. I was born into a world organized for neurotypical people. I am not one of them. The best word to describe me is an enigma. I am smart but I cannot function very well. I sometimes say things with my voice but mostly I type to communicate.

I am 19 yrs. old. I developed very differently from a regular child. My earliest memories involve painful sounds, touch and sights. I learned with real work that my sensory system is completely different from regular people. My perception of this world is very different from everybody else. I surmise this from the fact that I do not see others struggling like me. Their bodies are so well and fluid and mine is seized up. 

Over the years my parents have spent countless hours, tears and dollars over my predicament. I am a different person because of this. I am embarking on yet another journey on my quest for freedom. I have started the path shown by Dr. Masgutova to break the chains binding me to autism. So another chapter begins…

Welcome to the new MasgutovaMethod.com blog. Here we will provide current information, and interesting articles.

So check back in the coming months!

- Patty Shackleford, Masgutova Institute