Question, re: auto-cast vs. cast

Sorcerer: There’s an aspect that augments a cast of your blizzard by periodically casting ice shards while the blizzard is active. Does this aspect also effect the auto-cast enchanted Blizzard?

You can add Blizzard to one of your enchantment slots, and it auto-casts a Blizzard that surrounds you and follows you. I can’t tell if ice shards aspect for the Blizzard spell is actually affecting an auto-cast Blizzard - either there is no visual, or if there is, it is getting lost in the chaos. Does anyone know?

Yes it does. However, Ice Shards in that enchantment slot is much better.