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Hello ladies and Gents
This topic may get ignored but I'd love there to be a place where we can openly discuss
Autism (the ASD Spectrum) Do you have it?
Does someone you know fall on the spectrum?
Have any stories?

My son is 3 and he falls on the spectrum, he is Non Verbal and
extremely anti social, it is both a blessing and the worst thing to ever happen
simultaneously. Please don't misunderstand this
I LOVE my son with all my heart and soul
but I hate Autism some days, it keeps him in a prison
and it kills my heart whenever he is crying and I can't for the life of me
figure out the cause, and he can't tell me either.
There are both happy and sad days.
I write an honest blog about my life with my boy and
my hobby of Nail art (focusing on the nail art keeps my mind off the bad stuff)
I will be here for support on those bad days to answer questions
or even to have a laugh at the cute quirky things that happen
Peace and Love fellow Gaians
<3

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BIG EDIT---
I don't think my son is just Autism...he is so many other things this is justa hot button topic...
secondly my son is in speech therapy, OT, IBI and I attend as many extra learning classes I can.
He attends Daycare and he is a good boy, not all days are bad..not all days are good it's a mix...
when I said share stories...Share good or bad ones...need a laugh or a cry we are here to support eachother...
I'm not in the dark about ASD at all, my son is my life!
I have ADHD and I didn't mean to keep it a secret for years, I just forget. smile

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Jacque De Molay
I have ADHD and I didn't mean to keep it a secret for years, I just forget. smile



яυcкυs sαчs...

Sounds like you might also have
short term memory loss
smile

Kawaii Sentai

I don't know much about it.

My half brother has autism but apparently because if it he is a math genius but a social moron

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The Forbidden Soul
I don't know much about it.

My half brother has autism but apparently because if it he is a math genius but a social moron



яυcкυs sαчs...

Well if you have any questions about it I might be able to field them
I wouldn't call it a being a social moron, they just don't process like NT people
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I dont think I got that

I wonder bout it though
some people told me tha aint nothin wrong with it
like it dont needa be treated at all

but I figure it woulnt be a disease if it werent a problem yknow

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Miss Ruckus
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This topic may get ignored but I'd love there to be a place where we can openly discuss
Autism (the ASD Spectrum)
Oh don't worry, those things NEVER get left alone in THIS forum!
Miss Ruckus
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Do you have it?
Nope, have ADHD though. They each have their own ups and down that can make or break your life.
Miss Ruckus
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Does someone you know fall on the spectrum?
My fiance has Asperger's. You can tell from the moment he opens up his mouth and confirm it as soon as he's done talking about his car.
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Miss Ruckus
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Have any stories?

Seriously though, when I said it can make or break you, I meant it. He's set for life thanks to the better parts of AS being recognized and nurtured.
I've visited a special school for autistics, my mom was a school counselor there. I think that's part of why I can live and build a life with someone on the spectrum, even if he's far higher functioning than anyone I've met there.

Miss Ruckus
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*clipped the bit about your son, sorry*
If it's okay to ask, what seems to be his functioning level so far? Does he have something that sparks his interest? I know he's young, but do you plan to give him education in a system better suited for his needs than public school(yeah I know it's not saying much, I don't trust them with a completely healthy neurotypical)?

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Miss Ruckus
The Forbidden Soul
I don't know much about it.

My half brother has autism but apparently because if it he is a math genius but a social moron



яυcкυs sαчs...

Well if you have any questions about it I might be able to field them
I wouldn't call it a being a social moron, they just don't process like NT people
<3

Don't worry, my fiance freely refers to himself as a social retard.

Silly Annie
I dont think I got that

I wonder bout it though
some people told me tha aint nothin wrong with it
like it dont needa be treated at all

but I figure it woulnt be a disease if it werent a problem yknow

It's a disability, like how a paralyzed person can't walk or how I can't focus on one thing for long.

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Miss Ruckus
яυcкυs sαчs...

Hello ladies and Gents
This topic may get ignored but I'd love there to be a place where we can openly discuss
Autism (the ASD Spectrum) Do you have it?
Does someone you know fall on the spectrum?
Have any stories?

My son is 3 and he falls on the spectrum, he is Non Verbal and
extremely anti social, it is both a blessing and the worst thing to ever happen
simultaneously. Please don't misunderstand this
I LOVE my son with all my heart and soul
but I hate Autism some days, it keeps him in a prison
and it kills my heart whenever he is crying and I can't for the life of me
figure out the cause, and he can't tell me either.
There are both happy and sad days
I write an honest blog about my life with my boy and
my hobby of Nail art (focusing on the nail art keeps my mind off the bad stuff)
I will be here for support on those bad days to answer questions
or even to have a laugh at the cute quirky things that happen
Peace and Love fellow Gaians
<3

This is my Blog


Yes, I was diagnosed when I was four years old. Before the APA classified it as ASD, I was in the category of PDD-NOS.

I couldn't articulate the thoughts in my head when I was young. I couldn't convey what I really meant to say. I was conscious of my surroundings and my thoughts. It felt like my mind and mouth were disengaged.

I attended speech therapy to get my words to form into sentences. It was tedious. At times, I became frustrated and I would cry. Despite the breakdowns, I kept practicing so I could find connection.

Even reading helped me. I read as much as I could (I still do). I looked up words in the dictionary to understand what they meant. I wanted to be able to communicate even if I wasn't great at it.

I also felt social rejection and the pain of isolation ached inside. I wanted to find social connection. Often, I was misunderstood. I learned to mimic others and read on social behavior so I could find my connection.

Eventually, I made friends with someone and I became excited to have one friend. Then I made more and I felt accomplished that I could establish that. However, it wasn't easy because there were bullies and users in my life and I was taken advantage of for not understanding how to avoid them.

I am in a relationship with someone who accepts this part of me, even though my neurological condition makes me quirky and weird. They love me for as I am. My wish is to make them happy and loved as they make me feel.

Sometimes this being a part of me, it feels like a blessing and other days a curse.

Even after learning how to socialize better, I struggle at times. It takes a lot of work and I need time to recharge. I had a hard time making eye contact but I got better at it even though I need to look away to break the intensity of making the effort.

So socializing is a challenge but I try to remember my advantages. Those are being able to focus for long periods of time, learn languages quickly, and being gifted at drawing.

The challenge I am working on now is to establish my independence to hold down a job. I am working with an agency that will help me get there.

A book called Working With Aspergers by Rudy Simone helped me understand the struggle how most people with aspergers or high functioning autism when it comes to the world of work.

As far as I know, it is a part of my life and I strive to a better person than I was yesterday.

~

I suggest when your son enters high school is to develop a work plan. The Developmental Disabilities Administration could help service to his needs.

Otherwise, I do wish you the best to get him through life.

There are a lot of challenges and rewards. It can be an experience, as a parent, that will make you stronger or become resentful. Take it one day at a time and don't give up.

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My son was diagnosed with severe Autism in April 2013. He's somewhat verbal, but only when he wants to be.
He is OBSESSED with his kindle fire. He wants nothing else when he's not in school. He would rather sit and have a full blown meltdown about not being able to beat a level on bad piggies than not have it... it's awful sometimes.
His eating is a nightmare. He will only eat very, VERY select things.

... But I wouldn't trade ANY of it for the world heart

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I exist on the spectrum, but have to say I am quickly annoyed by the topic -- or more specifically, the following.

People tend to use things, events, people, etc. as... "focuses", things they can look at and say it's so INSPIRING or MEANINGFUL, things they can look at when they want to feel a certain emotion and then put away when they're satisfied with the experience, like... emotional pornography. You see this on the Internet a lot. "Dog with no legs gets wheels; feels pretty indifferent about it because it's a dog and doesn't understand abstract concepts BUT AREN'T YOU FEELING INSPIRED YET"; "Crippled veteran goes to war memorial every year regardless of weather or circumstances, prays or the like; reporters take advantage of this predictability to callously interrupt what should be a solemn moment to take pictures and ask bullshit questions of someone who didn't ask for it, shares MEANINGFUL STORY WITH THE MASSES".
And so on.

And really, people with autism get used this way a lot. We're just objects, things people use to achieve a desires emotional state ("lol he perserverin' despite da autism, not like he actually has much choice in the matter or even feels remotely the same way about it as you do since he's never known any other existence and doesn't view it as anything special or different'') and then put away. Even people who know us do this. They come to their friends and talk about how they're so "proud" and "inspired" and how it "must be so hard" and once they've had their little bullshit sentimentality orgasm, they kind of brush us awkwardly off to the side to do something else, since they've got nothing else to gain from the conversation and it's not like our awkward selves really care, right? Not like we understand. We can just go play with Legos or whatever it is the autistic kids do.
We're not "equals", even as adults.
We're seen as avatars of a condition. I don't normally share that I have it because from that point on, I'm viewed with a kind of uncomfortable fascination, as if the other person is just watching everything I do and say and thinking, "So this is what autism is like."
No, this is what I'm like.
People just... generally forget that we're people. We're considered as something different from "human", where "human" is an emotional understanding of the word and not a literal one. People often assume that we have this utterly alien and incomprehensible minds, and so they keep us at a distance, don't really take us seriously, give us some minor distraction and just kind of try to ignore us.

We aren't autism; we're people. Just like you're people. Raising us isn't damage control. Befriending us isn't making contact with an utterly alien entity. Having a conversation with us isn't chatting with a brick wall.
Yeah, we're different in some ways, but in most fundamental ways, we're still the same.
I just want people to stop forgetting that.

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GandalfInSpace
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I exist on the spectrum


I ******** knew it. everyone in the LD has some level of autism. rofl

I've also referenced this multiple times in the past, so it isn't really new.

I don't think they do, really.
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I exist on the spectrum


I ******** knew it. everyone in the LD has some level of autism. rofl

I've also referenced this multiple times in the past, so it isn't really new.

I don't think they do, really.
It's certainly not new to spacenavy, since he actually has autism. No joke, he refuses to take his medication. Like those loony antivaccers, or an ignorant child who doesn't want to eat anything when he/she is sick.

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