Autism Awareness April 2015-04-04

It’s possible I may have lived with Autism for nearly forty-six years since birth but not been diagnosed. Whatever my disabilities and health problems are they have made me the person I am today. A lot of these things I am going to write about I have faced and overcome, others I have never faced and hopefully never will.

The disabilities and health problems I have I face for life like it is for Autism.

I am going to write down the signs and symptoms of Autism. Just because a person may not face all of them that doesn't mean I don't have Autism. It’s hard to know how many of these signs and symptoms you have got to have to know whether you have Autism or not, which is down to a Specialist to know.

This kind of behaviour can be misunderstood for someone not being a very nice person but then hard to tell whose behaviour is on purpose and whose not. The behaviour of people with Autism may appear odd to other people. People with Autism very are unaware of how they appear to others but then feel guilty and ashamed if and when others tell what’s happened, this also be rather embarrassing for them as well.  

·       As a baby most people may be slow at talking or they don’t say enough compared to other children.

·       They may not respond to their name.

·       They may reject cuddles.

·       They may be in their own world.

·       They may find it hard to communicate with others around.

·       Having too many people around them may be too much for them, which Anxiety could be linked as well, they may feel as since of panic but you don’t have Autism to have that kind of Anxiety.

·       They may not be safe out a lone until at least after leaving school age, they may have no sense of direction and unaware of others around them, traffic and etc, Anxiety could link into this as well.

·       They may not like others entering their space but they may enter the space of others, Autism is a sense self meaning they are unaware of others and things around them.

·       Not seeming to enjoy being with others but not seeming to be alone either.

·       They may find it hard to fit in what others are talking about.

·       Others may tend to leave them out of their company.

·       How people with Autism may say something might be upsetting to others but not mean to be.

·       There are certain behaviours that others can laugh at but the person Autism may feel hurt or and bullied.

·       Some people with Autism can be easily led, for eg; if someone said to them go and take a run and jump, they may will because they may feel bullied by the person who said it.

·       The way you say something very important to how you say it to people with Autism for eg; if they are in hospital and you say wait outside, they may wait outside instead of the waiting room.

·       Facial expression, they may stare at people when not needing to but not being aware they yet they may not like the way some people may look at them, which could make them nervous, scared or even shy. Due to the fact that the way they are appears odd to others but it doesn't mean everyone doesn't accept the way they are but then it gives the person with Autism that fear because they face it so much in their lives.

·        They may avoid eyes contact meaning if they have to look at you they find it hard to do but they may stare at you when you don’t want them to without being aware of how people see their behaviour. Very they are not aware of how they behave.

·       They may rock, flop their hands and ever flick fingers.

·       They may stick to a certain route for a long period of which they may or not change but if they do, it will in their time they will change it then the same will go again with another route, which will go on all their lives.

·       They may be fussy about toys for example, colours, texture, style, size and etc.

·       The same with food, colour, taste, texture and etc but it’s not in everyone, even people without Autism can be like that.

·       They may find it hard to share for eg; they may go off the topic others are talking about and find it hard to share things with others.

·       They may find it hard communicate in the way others do with each other.

·       They may behave in an unimaginative way but others have got a good imaginative. Most People who have Autism play on their own which imaginative some even grow to be fiction writers.

·       Many may be slow at having an interest due to comprehensive problems and memory, if they face this problem they also could have Dyslexia, Dyspraxia or both.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSWa6z8id1s
http://www.buzzfeed.com/emaoconnor/dating-on-the-spectrum?utm_term=.hb41ZyJex#.ceyykVqY52