I hope I havnt offended anybody by how I've worded this thread or gone about it. I don't really know anything about autism or the spectrum other than what is always thrashed around when the word comes up.
One line I've heard is if you've met a child with autism the you've met ONE child with autism and that as you state its so broad ranging like anything there's no definate complete picture.
Mikey finds eye contact difficult but I'd able to do it he just doesn't do it that often...he is very sociable from very young age to the point of at his fourth birthday he went up to each individual whether child or adult who came to his house for his party to say hi and welcome.. then if he left the room for 5 mins and came back and saw someone new he would just straight away go up and say hi and welcome and chat ( his speech wasn't the best at this stage as he had just started speech therapy)...he was in a class solely for higher spectrum kids for a couple of years but found this frustrating as sadly the 3 other kids in his class were either non verbal or just more severe... the teacher felt he was ready for mainstream school....mikeys socialism is almost strange as he will always make a point of seeing someone new and saying hello and is very affectionate and loves cuddles and hugs...just not for too long....he seems to get on very well at school thankfully . But even being his aunt I know little of the behind closed doors meltdowns he can have or has had..but has had less of them now that he feels confident in communicating how he feels. I don't even know why I'm saying all of this really to be honest but I guess just want better understanding for myself outside of reading books.
I definatelt believe we are all somewhere on a spectrum...I'll be honest I didn't even realise this until my nephew was diagnosed with it a few years back...I downloaded all the books I can on it and have read only a few pages....I'm not sure I'm ready to see how life can be difficult for him as Its too much for me. But we all definately have our unique traits that are on a spectrum.. I guess I just made this thread to talk to people who are diagnosed, and are willing to talk about their perspectives as I want to be fuller informed as to how to be better for my nephew...plus its ridiculous how much I'm the one learning from him than the other way around. I certainly have traits although not diagnosed...as our health system is weak....but there are things I do that I know are more common to neurodivergent people than "normal" and trust me I hate that word.
Sometimes I feel that way too....rumination and overthinking and overwhelming makes me see things far too disturbed than they actually are...yet I'm always doing it.
We do it because we loved them and partially its the last act of love that you can show to a loved one...its as much for the peace of the do-er than the one who asked for it... Maybe the deceased knew they needed thay closure...and it would be a place of peace for them to visit. Some others are just superstitious and do feel heavily that their bodies although dead are still sacred....for me the idea of being buried and eaten...does not appeal to me....I would much rather be cremated and scattered because that would be the ultimate freedom!...and also for my family.
I would love to chat and interact with people on the autism spectrum. I would love to know how you find this site..how you view the people here and just to chat and converse and get to know each other and your views and perspectives on the world....
If you experienced ot as a child you pro baby felt terrible and they were mean and horrible.. When your older you may now have been able to distinguish, from k owing these people's ackgrounds better, which were meant as cruel insecure...jealous or just concern in an inappropriate way to a child. Hopefully once your older those that had so.y bad intentions you have stayed away from...still doesn't mean they were bad just means they may have grown up with the wrong set of life skills. The ones who were genuine with their judgement have hopefully learned to accept their way of communication.
Either way your not voiceless...let people know that they have upset you...say it out and then don't carry it around with you for the rest of your life coz there's plenty of others things outside of our control to walk away from that can weight us down....don't let the thoughts of other be something you take with you. Learn more about yourselves...earn confidence in the good and learn and better the bad.
Things happen to us all the time...its what to carry and what to brush off is essential
I prefer animals to humans 99% of the time...grew up with many kinds...and blessed to have done so. Wish they were allowed to all be free though....zoos while nice to see an animal you've never seen they look so miserable and I don't really understand the concept of a zoo to begin with ....why do we need them
You can't speak with any degree of any certainty that simply nothing happens when we die more than I can, and I do like to believe.
To hear as a family that your loved one wa to to go away and never be found taste a serious amount of strength to not follow up and try find them.
I too follow Adventures with purpose and I find them extremely respectful. I feel once they have died they have fulfilled their wish of never being found because they are no longer I'm their body...the body is for the family to grieve, the death was the final wish fulfilled for the deceased.
R.i.p a brilliant actor...one of my favourites and Lso apparently a lovely sweet man too..67 is far too young...but dying in your sleep is possibly the heavenliest way to go....
Nerf gun!! You can play with it all day then....doubt there would be much humming though
I'm joking, I'm against animal or bird cruelty
Sit there it your hand out and bird feed on... Sprinkle some just in front of you so it gets close then after a while if you don't move or talk then he might just trust you. Robins do it so I'm sure a hummingbird would.
Mostly to myself, all my life really....I should really take myself to court.. if I had done things I've done to myself to others I'd be doing time now.
Apart from verbally fighting with someone, which I'm not entirely proud of then no I've not been abusive to anyone...
Mostly means that something has taken your fancy so much you would be so obsessed with it that you would do it every day and twice on Sunday.Sunday supposedly being the day or reat and no work...so that's how serious you want it...because on a day of rest you would do what you love twice.
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Thread for Autistics.
Learned a new word today neuroconvergentI hope I havnt offended anybody by how I've worded this thread or gone about it.
I don't really know anything about autism or the spectrum other than what is always thrashed around when the word comes up.
One line I've heard is if you've met a child with autism the you've met ONE child with autism and that as you state its so broad ranging like anything there's no definate complete picture.
Mikey finds eye contact difficult but I'd able to do it he just doesn't do it that often...he is very sociable from very young age to the point of at his fourth birthday he went up to each individual whether child or adult who came to his house for his party to say hi and welcome.. then if he left the room for 5 mins and came back and saw someone new he would just straight away go up and say hi and welcome and chat ( his speech wasn't the best at this stage as he had just started speech therapy)...he was in a class solely for higher spectrum kids for a couple of years but found this frustrating as sadly the 3 other kids in his class were either non verbal or just more severe... the teacher felt he was ready for mainstream school....mikeys socialism is almost strange as he will always make a point of seeing someone new and saying hello and is very affectionate and loves cuddles and hugs...just not for too long....he seems to get on very well at school thankfully . But even being his aunt I know little of the behind closed doors meltdowns he can have or has had..but has had less of them now that he feels confident in communicating how he feels.
I don't even know why I'm saying all of this really to be honest but I guess just want better understanding for myself outside of reading books.