Thoughts about people with autism
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My youngest son has autism and I love him dearly.
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I should probably add my son was a child at age 3 who could only say 10 words and sit in the corner of a room and scream while banging his head or "stemming". Now at age 8 with a few supports he is at his local "typical" school with his big brother. He is picked first in playground teams because he can hit a ball clear over the fense. Has more little girlfriends then I want to count and has a great time with his buddies in the neighborhood. Autism is a tough journey for any an family. But every day I feel blessed that he is my son.
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Last note...please excuse the typos, lack of coffee. Anyways, If anybody has questions regarding autism or just needs support in just learning about it feel free to PM me in game or on PAL.
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Ty for your post Johnny. I am sure glad that your son could overcome his mental illness, Ty again for posting
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Treat them as normal people lots of kids make fun of them and I hate it I try to stop it when I can my cousin has sotoslike syndrome
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That's great that you do that Golden, Ty alot for posting
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if every1 was autistic the world would be a happy place.
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That is a pretty good idea but, might have some issues. Ty for posting
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➡™🔙 wrote:
if every1 was autistic the world would be a happy place.
Highly doubtful. Autists cirtainly can contribute to society and some autists can make differences that benefit us in ways that a neurotypical person could not, but a purely autistic society could not function. Unless entirely compromised of high functioning and socially aware autists.
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G༠།Dཇམ ནཐང༠ཉ wrote:
Treat them as normal
This is the best advice I could come up with. Especially with high functioning autists, Such as those with aspegus syndrome and other similar conditions. Depression is much more common place for people with AS than in the neurotypical or low functioning autists. This is widely accounted to being because high functioning autists know they are "different". Having reinforcement of this from the outside only helps to fule the fire. Often even people with good intentions will harm a person psychologically by patronising them for example. Treat them the same, and this means don't over spoil them either. Spoilt children are horrible, weather they are autistic or not.
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Ty you for the info rhino, very important.
Anyone else that wants to contribute a post, Plz do, Ty -
People with Autism should be treated like you'd want people to treat you. I work with autistic children and adults. Sometimes they need to be reminded when something is not appropriate, but so do people without disabilities. The most important thing to remember is their ability can always grow. To dismiss someone with autism as unteachable is probably the worse mistake one can make. To sum it up, people with autism require most of the things those without require. Love, encouragement, and opportunities to grow and expand. 👍
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My lil cousin wa born with autism. She finished 4years of college!
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Mr. 9 Toes wrote:
Are you gonna coach everyone throughout the thread? Most of us know how a forum works.Ty you for the info rhino, very important.
Anyone else that wants to contribute a post, Plz do, Ty
As for the topic, I don't know much more than I've read in Jenny McCarthy's pregnancy & baby-related books. My roommate is going to school to work with children in moderate to severe level special education. She's currently doing her observation hours & she has a little boy with autism that she's been working with. They have to record some of their sessions (I think so the supervisor can observe the interaction between teacher & child) & she's shown me a couple of the videos, so cute. -
No bella I'm not going to coach everyone, just want to thank them for posting. Anyway, it's great that your roomate is helping a kid with autism
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ℬeƖƖɑIƗɑƖiɑɳɑ wrote:
Great post, Bella. Well thought outMr. 9 Toes wrote:
Are you gonna coach everyone throughout the thread? Most of us know how a forum works.Ty you for the info rhino, very important.
Anyone else that wants to contribute a post, Plz do, Ty
As for the topic, I don't know much more than I've read in Jenny McCarthy's pregnancy & baby-related books. My roommate is going to school to work with children in moderate to severe level special education. She's currently doing her observation hours & she has a little boy with autism that she's been working with. They have to record some of their sessions (I think so the supervisor can observe the interaction between teacher & child) & she's shown me a couple of the videos, so cute. -
Now to stay on topic I really don't know any autistic people. There is one autistic guy who comes into a grocery store with his parents every Friday around noon. Such a bundle of joy. The meat cutters there save boxes for him so he can go back to the back room and throw them in the baler. Makes his day. I have a ton of respect for those guys for being as kind as they are.
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That's great
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Turf🐑Warrior👊🔨💀 wrote:
I just got that. You're coaching me. 😂Great post, Bella. Well thought out
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if anyone has anything else to add, Plz do. Ur post is importent
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I'm really encouraged to read many of the open, honest and encouraging posts on this topic. Among other disabilities, my son is also on the autism spectrum. At 9 he still is mostly non-verbal though you can definitely tell what his preferences/likes/dislikes are. He "can" speak but the trick is getting him to--haha! His physical disabilities limit him in other ways socially but nevertheless he has a way of working his way into absolutely everyone's heart. And if, say, the Doritos aren't to his liking I can now get a "Momma chips noooooo." But he is incredibly musically inclined. He will go into his room and play with his synthesizer and find chords, rhythms, melodies, etc. and at the age of nine that's pretty remarkable. You're right, GMX (greenmanx etc.) about the ability to focus on areas of interest. He also allows me to teach him how to direct music. Symphonic/choral music like Handel or Bach. And that's what we do for fun. Though I still am wrankling at his love of opera (lord help me).
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That's cool your son is an musical genious. Hopefully he will learn to be more social. Ty alot for posting this Karma
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Dunno about genius...but there is definite talent there!
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Being a teacher, I have had and worked with many kids with different levels of autism and aspergers. I had a child that could do 100+ piece puzzles in literally minutes. While this is amazing in itself, he actually did the puzzles with the cardboard side up and the pictures face down. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen a child do. I had another student who was literally a walking calendar. She could tell me dates and times as to where she was and who she was with from several years back. She also had a photographic memory(if that is what you call it) when it came to music. She was incredibly tone deaf but she was capable of memorizing every word of any song she heard after only listening to it one time.
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Ty for posting this amazing info Mason
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If someone wants to post anything else, Plz do
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I had an autistic friend. He was the best friend a kid could ask for. No one accepted him. It was sad. The "r" word was used frequently, and it really angered me. And that's how I almost got suspended.
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That was great you had a autism friend, Ty for posting
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Anyone else want to post? Plz do. Ty
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Ξམར། Ξཀཥརཞཇ 🔨🔥💀 wrote:
This is the best general summary I've read yet from someone I know cares a lot about what he does.People with Autism should be treated like you'd want people to treat you. I work with autistic children and adults. Sometimes they need to be reminded when something is not appropriate, but so do people without disabilities. The most important thing to remember is their ability can always grow. To dismiss someone with autism as unteachable is probably the worse mistake one can make. To sum it up, people with autism require most of the things those without require. Love, encouragement, and opportunities to grow and expand. 👍
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