Autism Discussion Thread

[Xmara]

I am not autistic, but I have some sensory issues (not formally diagnosed, but I likely have sensory processing disorder).

I find it extremely difficult to filter out background noise when talking to people and I can't go to concerts because the loudness and the flashing lights and the chaos just completely overwhelms me to the point where I have meltdowns.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

I am not autistic, but I have some sensory issues (not formally diagnosed, but I likely have sensory processing disorder).

I find it extremely difficult to filter out background noise when talking to people and I can't go to concerts because the loudness and the flashing lights and the chaos just completely overwhelms me to the point where I have meltdowns.

You should probably talk to your GP about that. If it's too distressing, at least, have a formal diagnosis and perhaps a way to cope with that. I have severe social anxiety and can't go to concerts myself, and it's very distressing for me, I can't imaging how distressing it could be for someone who has sensory issues.

[Hammer Britannia]

I have Aspergers Syndrome, and let me just say it is not a fun experience. Every day I wake up and get a glass of water only for the glass to feel like its melting in my hand. I do everything differently from the other people and am ostracized for it. I hit desks, I scream, I cry at random moment. There are some things that tick me of for no reason whatsoever, and if anyone has the same symptoms/better/worse, then I give you my utmost sympathy.

[Xmara]

I am not autistic, but I have some sensory issues (not formally diagnosed, but I likely have sensory processing disorder).

I find it extremely difficult to filter out background noise when talking to people and I can't go to concerts because the loudness and the flashing lights and the chaos just completely overwhelms me to the point where I have meltdowns.

You should probably talk to your GP about that. If it's too distressing, at least, have a formal diagnosis and perhaps a way to cope with that. I have severe social anxiety and can't go to concerts myself, and it's very distressing for me, I can't imaging how distressing it could be for someone who has sensory issues.

I mean, if I can avoid a (for lack of better term) trigger, I do. I just don't go to concerts, I wear earplugs to school functions where I know there will be lots of noises. I bring my earplugs and fidget cube everywhere in case of an emergency (such as a fire alarm malfunction in a store or a rowdy kid at a restaurant). My parents are very understanding so the house stays pretty quiet. I've learned to adapt over time.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

You should probably talk to your GP about that. If it's too distressing, at least, have a formal diagnosis and perhaps a way to cope with that. I have severe social anxiety and can't go to concerts myself, and it's very distressing for me, I can't imaging how distressing it could be for someone who has sensory issues.

I mean, if I can avoid a (for lack of better term) trigger, I do. I just don't go to concerts, I wear earplugs to school functions where I know there will be lots of noises. I bring my earplugs and fidget cube everywhere in case of an emergency (such as a fire alarm malfunction in a store or a rowdy kid at a restaurant). My parents are very understanding so the house stays pretty quiet. I've learned to adapt over time.

That's good then. It must not be easy but if you've made it work for you, that's a relief.

[Xmara]

I mean, if I can avoid a (for lack of better term) trigger, I do. I just don't go to concerts, I wear earplugs to school functions where I know there will be lots of noises. I bring my earplugs and fidget cube everywhere in case of an emergency (such as a fire alarm malfunction in a store or a rowdy kid at a restaurant). My parents are very understanding so the house stays pretty quiet. I've learned to adapt over time.

That's good then. It must not be easy but if you've made it work for you, that's a relief.

On the bright side I'm a pro eavesdropper (as long as I don't have to filter out a lot).

[Western Vale Confederacy]

I have Aspergers Syndrome, and let me just say it is not a fun experience. Every day I wake up and get a glass of water only for the glass to feel like its melting in my hand. I do everything differently from the other people and am ostracized for it. I hit desks, I scream, I cry at random moment. There are some things that tick me of for no reason whatsoever, and if anyone has the same symptoms/better/worse, then I give you my utmost sympathy.

Well, in my case, I chew so many pens that my coworkers have made it a meme that I eat pens.

[Hammer Britannia]

I have Aspergers Syndrome, and let me just say it is not a fun experience. Every day I wake up and get a glass of water only for the glass to feel like its melting in my hand. I do everything differently from the other people and am ostracized for it. I hit desks, I scream, I cry at random moment. There are some things that tick me of for no reason whatsoever, and if anyone has the same symptoms/better/worse, then I give you my utmost sympathy.

Well, in my case, I chew so many pens that my coworkers have made it a meme that I eat pens.

You to?

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

That's good then. It must not be easy but if you've made it work for you, that's a relief.

On the bright side I'm a pro eavesdropper (as long as I don't have to filter out a lot).

Perfect material for spying, you are.

[Xmara]

I have Aspergers Syndrome, and let me just say it is not a fun experience. Every day I wake up and get a glass of water only for the glass to feel like its melting in my hand. I do everything differently from the other people and am ostracized for it. I hit desks, I scream, I cry at random moment. There are some things that tick me of for no reason whatsoever, and if anyone has the same symptoms/better/worse, then I give you my utmost sympathy.

Well, in my case, I chew so many pens that my coworkers have made it a meme that I eat pens.

As long as they're your pens and not your coworkers' pens I guess...

[Aeritai]

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[Shrillland]

I'm a special ed teacher and if I see anyone bullying my kids I usually report them to the office and have them get sent to detention.

Honestly kids or adults that bully autistic children have no respect for other humans.

Your students are very fortunate to have a teacher like you. Plenty of them either don't care or actively discriminate.

[Xmara]

I'm a special ed teacher and if I see anyone bullying my kids I usually report them to the office and have them get sent to detention.

Honestly kids or adults that bully autistic children have no respect for other humans.

Adult bullies are worse than kid bullies, IMO. An adult should know better.

Don't get me wrong. Kids can certainly be cruel, but there's still a window there where you can get them to change before they grow up. Adult attitudes and opinions are very hard, if not impossible to change, which makes convincing an adult that they are a bully and that bullying is bad is no easy task.

[Shrillland]

I'm a special ed teacher and if I see anyone bullying my kids I usually report them to the office and have them get sent to detention.

Honestly kids or adults that bully autistic children have no respect for other humans.

Adult bullies are worse than kid bullies, IMO. An adult should know better.

Don't get me wrong. Kids can certainly be cruel, but there's still a window there where you can get them to change before they grow up. Adult attitudes and opinions are very hard, if not impossible to change, which makes convincing an adult that they are a bully and that bullying is bad is no easy task.

Aye, that happened to me at school. Not only did teachers seem like they didn't want me around, but they refused, actively refused, to fulfill their legal obligations towards special needs kids like me, so I was pulled out after Grade 3 and homeschooled. Any of you have trouble like that at school?

[The Supreme Magnificent High Swaglord]

I'm a special ed teacher and if I see anyone bullying my kids I usually report them to the office and have them get sent to detention.

Honestly kids or adults that bully autistic children have no respect for other humans.

I wish you would have been there to vouch for me when I was in elementary/middle school; perhaps then I might have known some justice.

One of the reasons why I disliked the public education system (and why I'm thankful that my high school years were spent in private schooling) was the "zero-tolerance" policy which mandated that everyone involved with an instance of bullying, including the victim, be punished. I think that the policy was more meant to deter lawsuits, as opposed to ensuring that students weren't suffering every day for eight years without any hope for respite from the pain. But I digress, and I apologize if I was impolite. Please forgive me.

[Area 6-Z]

Adult bullies are worse than kid bullies, IMO. An adult should know better.

Don't get me wrong. Kids can certainly be cruel, but there's still a window there where you can get them to change before they grow up. Adult attitudes and opinions are very hard, if not impossible to change, which makes convincing an adult that they are a bully and that bullying is bad is no easy task.

Aye, that happened to me at school. Not only did teachers seem like they didn't want me around, but they refused, actively refused, to fulfill their legal obligations towards special needs kids like me, so I was pulled out after Grade 3 and homeschooled. Any of you have trouble like that at school?

I have a little sister who goes through the same problem, but I don't want to dive deep into that so this thread doesn't get turned into a blog.

[Shrillland]

Aye, that happened to me at school. Not only did teachers seem like they didn't want me around, but they refused, actively refused, to fulfill their legal obligations towards special needs kids like me, so I was pulled out after Grade 3 and homeschooled. Any of you have trouble like that at school?

I have a little sister who goes through the same problem, but I don't want to dive deep into that so this thread doesn't get turned into a blog.

Understandable, just good to know I wasn't alone in such a regard, and sorry for your sister.

[The Supreme Magnificent High Swaglord]

Adult bullies are worse than kid bullies, IMO. An adult should know better.

Don't get me wrong. Kids can certainly be cruel, but there's still a window there where you can get them to change before they grow up. Adult attitudes and opinions are very hard, if not impossible to change, which makes convincing an adult that they are a bully and that bullying is bad is no easy task.

Aye, that happened to me at school. Not only did teachers seem like they didn't want me around, but they refused, actively refused, to fulfill their legal obligations towards special needs kids like me, so I was pulled out after Grade 3 and homeschooled. Any of you have trouble like that at school?

I was bullied from Kindergarten to Eighth Grade. It was hell; while academically my educational experience was outstanding, socially and emotionally it was truly horrid. I still have nightmares, tbh. I apologize.

Luckily, I was able to pass the rigorous entrance examinations for one of the better private schools in my region of the country, and my high school years were/are free from the constant torment. Tbh, the school I currently attend (I'm a high school senior, as of this post. I begin university in the autumn.) saved me, in a way.

EDIT: I apologize.

[The Xenopolis Confederation]

Well, in my case, I chew so many pens that my coworkers have made it a meme that I eat pens.

You to?

Oy, don't make fun of him for chewing pens. Chewing pens lightly and grinding the screw of pens between your teeth is a nice form of fidgeting, try it sometimes. I'm unironically serious.

[Xmara]

I'm a special ed teacher and if I see anyone bullying my kids I usually report them to the office and have them get sent to detention.

Honestly kids or adults that bully autistic children have no respect for other humans.

I wish you would have been there to vouch for me when I was in elementary/middle school; perhaps then I might have known some justice.

One of the reasons why I disliked the public education system (and why I'm thankful that my high school years were spent in private schooling) was the "zero-tolerance" policy which mandated that everyone involved with an instance of bullying, including the victim, be punished. I think that the policy was more meant to deter lawsuits, as opposed to ensuring that students weren't suffering every day for eight years without any hope for respite from the pain. But I digress, and I apologize if I was impolite. Please forgive me.

I was in one private school for pre-K through 6th, and another for 7th grade only before being transferred to public school where I finished high school. The school I was in for 7th grade was the worst when it came to handling bullies. I was called names, ostracized, insulted, had personal property damaged, had vicious rumors spread about me, you name it. I complained to the teachers and principal, but the closest thing to action they took was an assembly on why bullying is bad.

One of my bullies did get expelled after he sent a death threat to me via Facebook (and even then I didn't want to report it because I figured that they wouldn't do anything and that it would backfire on me). But honestly that was the only time I remember anyone getting punished for anything.

Crap like this is why victims don't go to authority, because 99% of the time, authority is useless when it comes to dealing with these kinds of situations.

[Area 6-Z]

You to?

Oy, don't make fun of him for chewing pens. Chewing pens lightly and grinding the screw of pens between your teeth is a nice form of fidgeting, try it sometimes. I'm unironically serious.

I'm pretty sure Hammer was just asking a question, and not making fun of him.

[The Supreme Magnificent High Swaglord]

I wish you would have been there to vouch for me when I was in elementary/middle school; perhaps then I might have known some justice.

One of the reasons why I disliked the public education system (and why I'm thankful that my high school years were spent in private schooling) was the "zero-tolerance" policy which mandated that everyone involved with an instance of bullying, including the victim, be punished. I think that the policy was more meant to deter lawsuits, as opposed to ensuring that students weren't suffering every day for eight years without any hope for respite from the pain. But I digress, and I apologize if I was impolite. Please forgive me.

I was in one private school for pre-K through 6th, and another for 7th grade only before being transferred to public school where I finished high school. The school I was in for 7th grade was the worst when it came to handling bullies. I was called names, ostracized, insulted, had personal property damaged, had vicious rumors spread about me, you name it. I complained to the teachers and principal, but the closest thing to action they took was an assembly on why bullying is bad.

One of my bullies did get expelled after he sent a death threat to me via Facebook (and even then I didn't want to report it because I figured that they wouldn't do anything and that it would backfire on me). But honestly that was the only time I remember anyone getting punished for anything.

Crap like this is why victims don't go to authority, because 99% of the time, authority is useless when it comes to dealing with these kinds of situations.

I tried to go to authority, but it didn't work and the bullies got off scot free. I'm sorry. I tried to stand up for myself one day, but I was punished for doing so. I'm sorry. I apologize. Please forgive me.

[Steampunk World War 1]

Parents who think having a autistic kid is bad just disgust me like you can find stories about parents giving up their child for adoption just because they were quote on quote "different" from the other kids.

Like what's wrong with having a autistic child? I know this one is used a lot, but autistic kids can be smarter than the average kid.

Like for example Albert Einstein had autism and he grew up to be famous in the scientfic community!

[Yusseria]

I have Aspergers Syndrome, and let me just say it is not a fun experience. Every day I wake up and get a glass of water only for the glass to feel like its melting in my hand. I do everything differently from the other people and am ostracized for it. I hit desks, I scream, I cry at random moment. There are some things that tick me of for no reason whatsoever, and if anyone has the same symptoms/better/worse, then I give you my utmost sympathy.

i have aspergers also. it's tough but you just have to learn to keep it inside. i used to flap my hands as a child and other kids mocked me for it. they even made up a dance named after me where they imitated my hand flapping. i still flap my hands sometimes but i learned to control it and not do it in public. only when i am alone do i let myself have outbursts.

[Deutschess Kaiserreich]

I would recommend that we all thread carefully on this thread.