Opinions and Veiws on Autism

[Beary]

For some reason, I'm very skilled in academics, but social skills? Nada. :/

 

[Hyoshido]

For some reason, I'm very skilled in academics, but social skills? Nada. :/

We have TV & Pizza, who needs to go outside and socialize? B)

 

[Beary]

We have TV & Pizza, who needs to go outside socialize? B)

Correction, 3DS, and potato chips. B)

 

[Lithia]

For some reason, I'm very skilled in academics, but social skills? Nada. :/

For me? I suck at both

 

[Hyoshido]

Correction, 3DS, and potato chips. B)

Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut, Pizza tho :<

 

[Beary]

Buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut, Pizza tho :<

Buuuuuut I don't like cheese and tomato sauce :<
Only bacon pizza

 

[undadac]

When I was growing up in school I always thought of kids with autism as super geniouses one boy I sat next to in second grade created amazing art and these little fuzzballs with googley eyes glooed on and it became a fad and everyone had his googley eyed invention! I also always thought he was really funny which is one of the best traits and he loved to be funny!

 

[akirb]

One of my closest friends has Aspergers, hes a great artist and friend! ^^

 

[Beary]

Bumpie.

 

[Jarrad]

I have aspergers as well. I've been different too throughout my life.
But in recent years I've become more social and effectively broken it. Like it's not even there anymore.

EDIT: They say anyone with any form of autism, has trouble making friends, but in reality anyone, regardless of mentality, has trouble making friends. It's human nature.

This is very true. I do not have any psychological illnesses, and yet I have trouble communicating with people and making friends.

In relation to this, one of my strongly considered close friends recently spoke to one of her friends behind my back about me and claimed that she presumed that I had something wrong with me, that I had autism or something else wrong with my head. What pissed me off big time was that I was actually with this friend the day prior to me hearing about this.

Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.

- - - Post Merge - - -

My view on autism:

There used to be this guy 2 years above me when I went to school and he was autistic. He literally paced around the entire school repeatedly everyday on his own. Everyone kind of knew him because of his strange behavior and used to bully him because he was considered abnormal within our school. A lot of us later found out that he had autism, so after that I imagine everybody pretty much left him alone to his own devices.

Anyway, as I was with the smoking/popular kids and we used to all sit in a big group on our school's field. One day, a girl in our group saw this autistic guy and beckoned him over; I'm assuming she did this to make fun of him or just to see how he'd react to a mild form of communication. He then jolts off the spot towards my friend in a full sprint. She holds her hand up for him to give her a high five, but instead he ends up punching her will full force in the hand, then running the opposite direction to resume his walk around the school. I'm guessing this person had a very strong form of autism.

Since this happened, I've always made the assumption of associating autism with uncontrollable violence. I haven't really come into contact with many autistic people, but when I did I made sure to stay clear away from them. I know it's wrong for me to mentally shun somebody because they have a life-changing psychological condition, but I do it out of my own safety. However, my parents have currently employed a young man into our shop who suffers from a mild form of autism - Asperger syndrome. Although it's not evident visually when you approach this individual, it's certainly evident when he communicates with people. When he speaks he does it really loudly and stutters quite a lot. I remember his first day in my parent's shop, when my step-dad was just socializing with him. They were talking about his family and I remember my step-dad saying something along the lines of "What does your dad work as?" To which he replied "My dad's dead." ;this is when I first realized that something was abnormal about this guy. Following this line of communication, I remember a string of more awkward questions and answered from him - all of which you wouldn't typically mention when conversing with an individual you've met a few hours prior.

But yeah, I have no problem with this guy. If it weren't for the way he talks, I would of never suspected him of having Asperger syndrome.

 

[SockHead]

if u have it that sux but u could also be a genius so uh yea

 

[Beary]

if u have it that sux but u could also be a genius so uh yea

Your avatar is swaggy.

 

[Jellybean23]

My son has Asperger's and the hardest part for me, personally is knowing when to advocate for him when needed, and knowing when to let him figure things out on his own. He's darned near genius, but his biggest troubles are social interactions. It just breaks my heart knowing that he has to try to actively remember a million little social cues, things that come naturally to neurally typical people. Bumping into someone in the grocery store, for instance, followed by a few minutes of chat...it's something a typical person wouldn't think twice about, but that's not how it would feel to my son. A lot of people think that he's just the weird kid, but I'm not about to go around apologizing just for my son being himself.

So anyway, I have lots of thoughts on the subject but I'll end this before it gets crazy long.

 

[Beary]

My son has Asperger's and the hardest part for me, personally is knowing when to advocate for him when needed, and knowing when to let him figure things out on his own. He's darned near genius, but his biggest troubles are social interactions. It just breaks my heart knowing that he has to try to actively remember a million little social cues, things that come naturally to neurally typical people. Bumping into someone in the grocery store, for instance, followed by a few minutes of chat...it's something a typical person wouldn't think twice about, but that's not how it would feel to my son. A lot of people think that he's just the weird kid, but I'm not about to go around apologizing just for my son being himself.

So anyway, I have lots of thoughts on the subject but I'll end this before it gets crazy long.

This is a fantastic example of how quick people are to judge others based on their looks, or how they act if they can't help it.

 

[Jellybean23]

This is a fantastic example of how quick people are to judge others based on their looks, or how they act if they can't help it.

It happens ALL the time. His own father doesn't even accept the autism diagnosis, which was a major reason for our divorce. He thinks it's just me being too easy on him. :/

 

[Beary]

It happens ALL the time. His own father doesn't even accept the autism diagnosis, which was a major reason for our divorce. He thinks it's just me being too easy on him. :/

Are you serious?! That's horrid!
I was diagnosed at age 10, and I've gotten better in the two years I've been working at it.
Therapy really helps. c:

 

[Jellybean23]

My son was diagnosed 2 years ago, after 2 years of me fighting for the right diagnosis. We got everything from ODD, PDD, ADD, to ADHD in the process. But since it was figured out, between therapy and his IEP (individualized education plan for those who aren't familiar) he has truly made leaps and bounds.

 

[fallenchaoskitten]

I think it is very misunderstood... by most of society.
I'll just quote my father on why he stopped the testing of me as a baby/child by doctors to see if I had autism,
"I'm not having a ******** kid"
... because, of course, if something isn't labeled by a doctor, it clearly just goes away or doesn't exist.


EDIT
Note that my mom was going to be a special ed teacher before my dad made her drop out of school... she was literally like 4 credits away from a degree.
So myself and my brother ((who has a learning disability and speech problem)) got some special at home attention when we were little.

 

[Princess Weeb]

I have a few friends with mild autism, but it has never affected the way I view them. They can be a little awkward in social situations (but to be honest, I'm not the best with people myself) so we sometimes have to help them out, but it isn't anything major. They're ridiculously intelligent (They're twins) but essentially they can be a little oversensitive about things or get angry very quickly. (I have bipolar disorder, not autism) I can be the same, so I suppose that I can relate and I don't really find their rapid mood changes weird like other people do.

One of my best friends's older brother (He's like..21?) has severe autism, and she loves him, but he makes her life hell. She can't ever have friends around to her house and she struggles to get any work done because he is ridiculously violent and disruptive. He struggled through school (He was misdiagnosed as a child and therefore couldn't qualify to get into a school that would support him properly) and now can't get a job, so he is home all of the time. Her family can't afford to pay for a re-diagnosis so he can go to the proper therapy, and my friend is now stuck doing everything for him. (Re diagnosis is apparently like ?400-?600 or something)

The effect it has on the families in the more severe cases must be horrible. But I think people need to differentiate between those mild and severe cases, and not immediately stereotype someone who has autism to be totally out of control. It's not always that way.

 

[Jellybean23]

I posted on another thread that the use of the word "********" as an insult was just as bad as using "gay" as an insult. Then I noticed people using "********" on that same thread. :/ It especially bugs me when people understand why one is bad, but think another is fine.