Hello! I am trying to work out why I get so anxious about demands and I am really interested to hear from anyone else about their own experiences of this.
I get panic attacks and anxiety about demands. I want to give an example because 'demands' means weird things to me.
I had to sieve his Rice Krispies so they weren't 'dusty' ... anything could trigger an outburst: One mother's frank and loving account of living with a son who is autistic and has ADHD
...My only sibling, my sister Mererid, who’s 40 and a paediatric physiotherapist, has two children – Alby, aged ten, and Lenny, seven. They’re the most special people in my life. Alby is autistic which means he’s different, that’s all, and my best friend Sion also has an autistic nephew, Twm.
About two years ago we set up the charity Nai – the Welsh word for nephew – to help parents of autistic children.
Mererid’s such a Strictly fan that when I was on it in 2007 she used to dress Alby in a sparkly outfit to match mine each Saturday...
Autistic man Shaun Condon who was told he 'wouldn’t last one month' in his job is to retire after working 28 years for Newport Bus...
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/15387784.Autistic_man_wh...
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Meet the miracle micro pig who taught a non-verbal autistic child to TALK
A GINGER micro pig became the talk of the town during today's This Morning as a beaming mother recalled how the beast taught her autistic five-year-old to talk.
Sam Bailey was born bilingual, but his speech soon deteriorated until he was eventually diagnosed with classical autism.
Hello people, what are everybodies favourite or worst films related to autism? and why?
and what are peoples general thoughts of how autism has been or is portrayed in the media? is there a certain preference the media have?
I'm interested in peoples thoughts on the medias impact on how the general population view autism. As the media plays a massive role in collective mindsets I wonder if and how any of these 'favourite or worst' movies have impacted that.
and what about the news? aghhh I could go on all day.
...Hopkins has a daughter with autistic spectrum disorder (“She would describe me in facts: ‘My mum has a big nose; doesn’t wear pants; walks around the house naked’”) and Hopkins thinks she too may have traits of the condition...
http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/katie-hopkins-people-see...
I find the human tendency to label and categorize things interesting---the labeling and categorization of other people specifically. Sometimes it's practical---we do it naturally, subconsciously or consciously, all the time; it helps us to make sense of and create order and comfort in our lives. But it can also be lazy and unnecessary, and detrimental to others.
