Autism problems

[OmegaBeamOfficial 622]

I have Autism myself, and I can honestly say It's the worst thing that ever happened to me. I'm still in school ya see, and It's not exactly great to go through, when every single teacher you're involved with talks to you like you're a fucking idiot. But as for your problems.

 

1. Not really sure what that's supposed to mean, but OK.

2. I never actually tap my foot.

3. Honestly, It's the other way round for me. I think better WHEN people are talking.

4. Buddy, everybody can have trouble making a decision, It's not exclusive to Autism.

[Scrubbed user 3,417]

 

 

1. "You're not autistic. You're smart."

2.When you tap your foot, and people think you're rude.

3.When people just wont stop talking, and you can't think.

4.When you can't make a decision.

 

 

1. I'm pretty much only knowledgeable in the few things I'm interested in.
2. Sounds like stimming. I do very little physical stimulation, for me, 95% is done mentally. It really helps at work.
3. A lot of the time when someone is speaking to me, it takes longer to process information, and I end up saying "what?". I do have a very minor problem with hearing, but the majority of the time I need to hear it again.
4. This happens all the time for me at work. I usually just tell the other person to ask someone else.

[Derpaherpamerpa 160]

I've heard the first one myself too. Not said to me, but it's kind of weird because I have a very high iQ that plays alongside my autism, augmenting it at times.

Never really understood why people assume it's one or the other.

[Shanks 10,816]

As far as online tests, according to them I would be in the 'possible' to 'likely' range myself, which is not the case ... I've noticed the tests can't correctly differentiate eccentric behavior from actual symptoms.

What is disturbing to me is that people actually take these tests seriously, something like Autism is way too complicated to properly diagnose online.

 

 

Indeed, the whole self diagnosis of Asperger/Autism thing also irks me, and it irks me even more when people use it/other disabilities as a shield to hide behind and as an excuse for their behaviours. 

It does ruin it for the people that actually are trying their best, and has fed into the trolls who are using the term Autism as an insult.

 

Sometimes I feel like it's harder having a mild case of Asperger's than actually having full-blown Autism because people just kind of assume that you're doing the things you do because you want to, not because you can't do anything about it.

I have experienced a bit of both ends and can say that much of it depends on the situation. I still remember when I was younger and struggling to learn to talk, I remember how frustrated I got when I couldn't tell anyone what was wrong, and how frightened and upset everyone around me was as I kept melting down. I remember all the sensory issues I had, even the sound of a toilet flushing would have me screaming in pain. Some people understood, but there were also plenty of others who judged me and my parents. There were plenty of encounters involving a frustrated adult saying something like "if that was my kid I was smack him good" or "why can't you control your little brat?" People don't realize how cruel and judgmental people can be until they are in a situation like that, the good news though is you also see a bit of the better parts of humanity as well.

 

There are still people who judge, but they do so for different reasons. Instead of random passers by judging me for being an out of control brat and my parents for not being able to control me I now have customers at work who want my head on a platter for making a simple mistake, there have been a few cases where customers did so even when I didn't "greet" them or won't smile. They don't realize that because of sensory issues I still have I have to concentrate twice as hard just to not screw up and because I am concentrated so hard I often miss other things going on around me including social cues most people may pick up on. What is worse is due to the ungodly hours I work I often struggle to stay awake (I am seriously not a night person, goddamn them for putting me on that shift). And I am really not good at doing fake smiles, every time I try I either end up looking like a child molester, a serial killer or some disturbing combination of the two. I once had a coworker who could turn it on and off like a light switch, and could sarcastically give a screw you to rude customers while still making it sound like an offhand compliment, as much as I hated that little turd I envy him for being able to do that.

 

My situation is much better now than it was during my early childhood years, but the fact is that a lot of people don't see how much work went into becoming who I am today and how much still goes into it. That is why I am trying to raise awareness about adult issues, there is a great deal out there about child and teen issues but not nearly enough about adults. Children just don't stop having Autism when they grow up, sure they may overcome certain challenges and improve but many of them still have challenges. One of the biggest challenges for Autistic adults is employment, many of them can't hold a job because they are in a similar situation as me. They have advanced far, far enough to where people may not be able to tell but they still have challenges which may cause misunderstandings with customers and employers. Because of this I am working on a youtube video series about Autism and employment. I want to give what knowledge I have to this and the next generation.

 

 

I've heard the first one myself too. Not said to me, but it's kind of weird because I have a very high iQ that plays alongside my autism, augmenting it at times.

Never really understood why people assume it's one or the other.

It is because most people have limited knowledge of Autism, most people have heard of it and there is a good chance they know someone affected by it but they judge it either by what they have heard of their limited experience. I have been active in the Autism community for a long time and have been exposed to various people on the Autism spectrum that have similarities as well as differences from me, but I have noticed that no matter how similar they are still different in certain other ways. 

Edited August 21, 2016 by Shanks

[God Of The Void 296]

Yeah, I've got autism, too. However, that's never stopped me before!

My saying of philosophy for everypony with autism:

 

If autism could speak,

this is what it would say;

"To which others are blind

I can see clear as day."

 

(I made that up!)