“Mental health professionals need to get educated about autism” The sad truth is: In 2016 there are still very few mental health professionals with enough knowledge of autism, anxiety and depression, to administer effective treatment. In my experience, this is still a much overlooked problem. There is a knowledge gap between most mental health professionals and autism specialists. All too often, an autistic persons unhappiness or challenging behaviour, is attributed Read More
Autism: Feeling sympathy for inanimate objects
I have felt sympathy for objects since I was a very young child.This has caused me a huge amount of sadness and anxiety over the years. I feel sad for the photograph that gets pushed to the back of the display cabinet, the guitar that doesn’t get played anymore, and the once loved camera that has now been displaced by a newer one. As a young autistic child, I played Read More
Autism and my need to be perfect
“Everything I say and do, has to be perfect.” Are you on the autistic spectrum and does this sound familiar to you? There’s something about having autism that makes me need everything I say, every social interaction, every job I do at work, every bit of diy I undertake to be perfect. There is no inbetween, no middle ground. It’s either perfect or completely useless, and underlines my horribly low Read More
My under-developed autistic emotions
“I feel as though I never really grew up” Many of us autistic adults, seem to have an almost child-like character. I hope that readers will not find this observation insulting or demeaning in any way. I feel its important to be honest, and I am not necessarily saying it’s a bad thing. I have always felt as though my emotions and personality never really developed passed childhood. Around other Read More
Autism and my need to be perfect
“I need everything I say and do, to be perfect”. Are you on the autistic spectrum and does this sound familiar to you? There’s something about having autism that makes me need to be perfect. Everything I say, every social interaction, In my work, every piece of DIY I undertake. There is no in between, no middle ground. It’s either perfect or completely useless. The trouble is that my concept Read More
New services for people with autism?
At last! could there now be new services for people with autism in the UK? The UK autism bill was passed a couple of years ago. It proposed that more services should be available for autistic people and that autism training should be given to doctors, police and others that may come in to contact with autistic people. As yet I have not seen any difference either in services or Read More
Autism did not start in the 1950’s!
Today I heard an autism “expert” talking on the radio. The autism expert said that autism started in the 1950’s. This is just not true. It started to be called autism in the 1950’s, even though the term autism was probably not widely known amongst the public and even doctors. It was only when Leo Kanner followed by Hans Asperger, started to do their ground breaking work, that the word Read More
Autism and super sensitive hearing
Are you on the autistic spectrum and have super sensitive hearing? I was in Mcdonalds this morning having coffee. I could hear every tiny sound so intensely that I could not think straight or relax. The constant jumble of sounds made me feel very agitated. I could hear the sound of people talking, food wrappers being opened and mobile phones ringing. It wasn’t that anyone was making anything than the Read More
Autism and tiredness
Is it just me, or do other people with autism feel tired all the time as well? I try my best to be a vibrant and energetic person, but I often find that I am easily overcome with tiredness and mental fatigue. I have to work extra hard to concentrate on work related tasks, as a result this quickly leads to mental burn out. At these times I cannot think clearly Read More
Autistic children need the chance to try new things
One of the greatest things a parent can do for their children, is to provide them with opportunities to try out as many activities as possible. Through this, their children can find things they are good at, and learn new skills. It seems that from my observation, some parents do not think it necessary to take this view if their child has autism. Whilst there are many parents that engage their Read More
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