As someone with autism, I live in a world of extremes. Extreme emotions, extreme sensitivity to sound, itchy fabric and social situations.Extreme generalized anxiety, and all too often, extreme depression. There’s more; Extreme agitation when someone sits too close to me on the bus, and extreme anger if I think that someone isn’t playing by the rules, does not listen to what I have to say or calls me stupid and childish. Read More
The big secret
As an autistic person… I have always assumed that there was a sort of secret that everybody in the world new. Everybody except me. I had always thought that everyone understood the social rules. There was hidden knowledge of how life works, that everyone shared, apart from me. Before my autism diagnosis, I had no idea why this was. My long entrenched low self esteem, informed me that I was Read More
Autism and relationships
“For people on the autistic spectrum, love and relationships can add an extra layer of complication to an already confusing life” Autism and relationships: The video As a person with High functioning autism and married to an neuro typical, I’ve had a lot of experience in the ups and downs of being in a long term relationship. Even for neuro typicals, being in a relationship can be very challenging. Most Read More
Diagnosed with high functioning autism
In 2008, I was diagnosed with high functioning autism. I’d had very little knowledge of autism before this diagnosis. I was being assessed by a clinical psychologist to see if I was suitable for cognitive behavioural therapy for my problems with anxiety. During the session she told me that she thought I was probably on the autistic spectrum and asked me if I would like to have a diagnosis. This came Read More
Autism and mental health
In this video I talk about the difficulties many autistic people have with mental health problems such as Depression, Anxiety and OCD. I have written a lot more about my own personal solution to the problems of anxiety and depression related to autism. You can read about it here Autism: A world of extremes Autism: diagnosis and after The big secret Autism: Is poor mental health the bigger problem? Autism and Read More
Autism-my solution
“As high functioning autistic adults, we have to become our own experts” I have written this article to explain the way I cope with being an adult with high functioning autism. But firstly, just a little background on how I arrived at my “solution.” As we know there is not a “cure” for Autism. There are no magic wands that will make a person neuro typical, and even if there was, Read More
Autism: “auditory dyslexia”
“Words arrive at my ears in a vague, jumbled up way” Are you on the autistic spectrum? Do you have trouble working out what people are saying to you, understanding information and instructions? Like many other autistic people, I usually have great difficulty in this area. If there is a lot of background noise, it becomes even harder to focus on what is being said. Recently I heard someone describe Read More
Telling people you have autism
“Will your life be better if you tell people you have autism?” This post is aimed at high functioning autistic and Aspergian adults, that are doing their best to live independently. Should you tell people you have Asperger’s syndrome or high functioning autism? I would say yes. Later in this article I will give my reasons why telling people has worked for me. But first a little background. For those of us on Read More
40 years to get an autism diagnosis
In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of older adults being diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder. If, like me you were diagnosed with autism in your late 4o’s, we may share a similar story. It goes something like this: As a child in the 1960’s, or 1970’s, you suffered from anxiety and depression. You may have “stuck out” because you appeared different to the other children. You found Read More
Autism: Successful communication,10 things to make it easier
“Getting to understand how a particular autistic person likes to communicate, can be extremely rewarding” I’ve written this article from the point of view of a neural-typical person communicating with someone on the autistic spectrum. I created this list based on what works for me as an autistic person, and what I’ve learnt over the years as a tutor for the National Autistic Society in the UK. It’s really important to Read More
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