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Wednesday, 9 April 2025

What are Anxiety, anger, and ADHD?

 

What is anger? What is the difference, the same, between anger and anxiety?


There are no excuses for bad behaviors and taking it out on people, but no Mental illness helps. It can be serious without the right treatment and support, people may be a danger to others, themselves, or both.

 Mental illness is not an excuse, it is not on purpose or intentional, in fact without the right support and treatment it can be serious.

 It is all down to the person to try and open to try and get help, treatment, etc, or someone brave enough to make them aware they may be facing a mental illness.

 People who face any mental illness not just anger need to know there is help there and admit it to themselves, but I also understand it is not easy because no one wants to be misunderstood, no one wants to be blamed, feel guilty, etc. Really no one should have to be ashamed, guilty, etc of having a mental illness but somehow some people do.

 Even though these days more than ever before there is still a lot of people who are still afraid to open up about mental illness there are also a lot of people who have.

 We have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go. 

The hardest part is beating mental illness before it beats you.


 The important thing is that you are not alone, even if you do not have anyone who faces the same as you there are people who face the same, you just may not know them and you need to face those who face the same, so you start feeling less alone. Where you may feel less named and shamed and you may be less likely to harm those who have never done any harm to you, even those who have not brought yourself down to their level. 


 The reason I am explaining this is because it is easy to think when you hear the word anger, some of us may misunderstand people for not being nice people but really we do not know anyone’s mind only our own.

 I am not saying one way or the other whether it makes things right or wrong, whatever the situation may be. 

 To be honest mental illness is not an easy subject but is an important subject. To be truly honest, let’s be honest none of us know what makes each other click, it could be nothing, some things, it could be everything. Whether it is people know and people who we do not, family, friends, etc. 

 

This is not always the case, so why does this happen? The main cause may be what the person has seen in their family, someone else in the family may have had family issues whether they knew it or not. Family history, Family rows, fallouts, parents splitting up, divorce, even some peoples’ parents still together even those they may not be getting on, which can go on for years or they never split up. This does not do a child any favors and it could affect them the rest of their lives.


 This may affect how they are towards people in their lives. Some people may even be in trouble, committing crimes, etc. Anger may not be the only mental illness that may cause these problems. It may not be always the case depending on the person, the extreme of the anger, mild, minor, or major.  Whether they are getting help, treatment, etc, and how much, how little. 

 

What is Anger? According to research, it says Anger is good. When heard that even I, included wonder the answer to that question. Do you think that is anger good?  It is and is not. It is good to get what you are thinking, feeling, etc off your chest they say but off your mind.

 Not everyone does that or most go about it the wrong way.

 Now even though I am no angel, none of us are, I have done wrong things and gone about things the wrong way, no one is alone in that one.

 Like I do, a lot of us know that but for a lot of us, it becomes easier said than done. 

Taking it out on those who have not done any harm to you or those you protect is not the answer and guess many of us have done that at some point,

 those who have done what they did to you really is not the answer because it makes you as bad as them.


 When comes to family history, you may not be able to do anything anyway because most of those people are not alive. That does not mean it does not give you the right to not feel upset, angry etc but to get help, treatment, etc that may help you manage, which I know is easy for me to say it does not take it away, but it may help you to manage it better. 

 

How do I manage my anger?

Anger is one of the important Mental illnesses to learn to manage and try to get treatment and support for the safety of others and your safety, even though it is good to get it out of your system. It is important to be honest with yourself and know how bad your anger is  and if you are struggling to manage it Infront of people, you need tips on how to manage yourself before you even find out where there is help for others and if you are supporting someone who is facing Anger or any other mental illness if it comes to that, you need to let know that and give them basic tips how they could try to help themselves and the rest up to them. 

This is not an easy subject so sorry if I say too much. Firstly, this chapter is for professionals to help clients deal with anger and for how clients could deal with it themselves if they choose to whether they have disabilities or not. I do understand that most services can face cutbacks in most countries like the UK; to be able to do their jobs so in the meantime, it may be hard for people to deal with their own mental health. 

You could be trying to help yourself or others deal with anger or any other way you may be feeling negative.

 It may be one reason, more than one or nothing at all, which hard for people to understand who is not going through it. Thinking about it bothers you and why.

 You could be tired, or over-tired, it may be something you're drinking, not drinking, eating, not eating, many reasons it may be or not be. The hardest thing you need to do is admit it to yourself. 

I am not always right but one of many things most of us fear is the truth, blame, and guilt. You may or may not know someone or others in similar situations but even if you do not those people are out there, and you are not alone. It is hard to understand unless you know them or come across them.

Think about how your mood is, how it is not, how you feel inside, and more. 

You may not be but if you are facing addictions such as smoking, drinking heavy alcohol,l etc, you may need to think about what to do about that. Do not get me wrong, I have been there myself I am not going to judge, name, or shame you, they are the hardest things to come to an end, whatever the case may be, I just want to thank you for being brave enough to read this book.

Another thing to think about is how have you been sleeping? Have you been struggling to sleep?

Are you eating too little, handy at all, too much?

So sorry for the questions but a lot of these things make a difference not only the way you feel, think, behave, react, etc but what it does and does not do to your body as well as your brain. I am not a health professional, I am not always right, but through what I have faced myself. Remember I am still learning just like us all. 

You may need to try and get in touch with professionals and tell them what’s going on so they can either suggest things to you or signpost you elsewhere. 

If you are trying to help a person or people what I have just said, this I advise you is what I just said you need to be telling them.  

 

Now I, again, have been no angel, I was a heavy smoker and heavy drinker for example, and I did not make good choices in life.

When being in the moments of feeling negative, mainly for a certain length of time, it is very easy to make not good choices in life, thinking it will calm things down, in moments it probably does but then your problems are always there the next day. If this is you, you are not alone and you are not in trouble whatever the case may be, no one has any right to judge you and tell you you are doing wrong. There are plenty of others in your situation.  I will never make you feel you are to blame, Make you guilty or you not alone, etc. No one is forcing you to open but no one is a mind reader if you do not open either.  Every smoker and everyone who drinks alcohol knows it is not good for you but it is not an easy one to give up or cut down but if you can better it is for you. 

I stopped smoking and cut down drinking after many years but that does not make me any better than the next person. 

If you ask me if admitting it to yourself and others is the hardest? I would say both. Others in my situation or similar may say something different. 


Let us get down to what really what did chapter is about by giving some suggestions you could manage your mental illness and may be trying to help others manage theirs, just by suggesting things. There are people with and without disabilities and other problems but it may be hard for those with disabilities and other problems to manage without the right support. Some conditions such as ADHD and Autism can be emotional problems of their own so please learn you can understand that. 

I see no right or wrong way to manage, only how people feel how comfortable to manage but remember to think about others around you. Quite a bit I have researched off another site, some things I knew already.


Firstly, ask yourself how you are feeling and why you are feeling it, the same as thinking, behavior, reacting, and more. 

Why are you feeling this way? This could mean. A person or people. 

They say get yourself out of the situation but that may or may not be easy for you. 

Try to do things you enjoy but that may be hard if you are struggling to concentrate.

Have you got friends or family you can talk to? This may be easy to say I know.

Before doing that, think very carefully whether you 

feel safe at this point to talk to people, not only thinking about your safety but there’s as well, 

if it is an anger situation you may not be thinking as you may be thinking normally,

 most people may not want to try and help if you take it out on them. 

Be mindful if you are drinking alcohol because alcohol is likely to change your behavior.

Make sure to talk to someone you can trust.

If you are online consider your safety and the safety of the person or people you are talking to. 

If you do not think it is a good idea that you should talk to someone yet, maybe this could be a time if you are feeling angry,

To take breathing exercises Anger | Tips for coping with anger right now | Mind - Mind


 




Difference and the same between Autism Spectrum and Asperger syndrome

What is the difference between autism spectrum and Asperger syndrome, what is the same?

 As confusing as this sounds that (AS) and (ADS) are not these days classed as separate forms of Autism anymore, which understandably throws everyone, even me. Your question and my question in too, not if I am right or wrong you are thinking the same, which is.

 How is that? It makes no sense.  You would be right to think it makes no sense at all but if, but I guess maybe when we get used to how it is set out, it may be less confusing. 

A page or few pages ago, I wrote about different levels of Autism, which is the way someone has changed the way of explaining Autism is why that is I have no ideas, and not if anyone knows why but I sure may have good reasons to do it this way.


 All the same (As) and (ADs) have their own differences and parts of form Autism that cause the problems. 

Therefore there is very little difference between the forms of Autism, which now is considered as one big developmental disorder. (ASD) compared to (AS) face milder speech problems but that may vary, to be honest.


 For both forms difficulty with communication with society, we find it hard in different ways to one another, difficulty with social imagination. By a guess I have (AS), I have motor skills and gripping problems, poor co-oration, and I struggle with my strength which is known as Dyspraxia, which is linked to Autism.

 It is not shown, in fact, it is very hidden, which makes it very hard for a person to prove themselves, unless others spend a lot of time with them, which is not always possible. 

However,’ they say (ASD) people do not appear to have learning disabilities, again sorry am confused on that one because I am? The answer is we do have learning disabilities though, which is hidden, and classed more as learning difficulties, conditions can be linked, it may be one or all such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, etc, which may linked to mental illnesses such as Anxiety and or Depression. Communication, little language, speaking in the same tone, being unable to understand facial expressions, mixing words up like you and I, repeating what others say.


 Movements, flapping hands, rocking, twirling toes, talking about and repeating the same topic, which varies to how long they talk about something to when that changes to when the next topic lasts for so for, having fixed routines, upset and anxiety by change, may appear nervous even if the change positive, sensitive to sound, smells, taste, etc; misunderstanding people’s thoughts, feelings, actions etc. Asperger syndrome (AS) comes under Autism Spectrum Disorder (ADS). They both cause social interaction but (ASD) does not cause people to struggle with thinking and language problems both (AS) and ASD) behavior and relationship problems around people in general, mainly from my experience if I do not know them. Even though I have not been diagnosed by professionals.






Human behavior


There are at least five types of human behavior mentally, physically, socially, psychologically. 


As we all know, friendships and relationships link to social behavior, which is sociology, and mental behavior psychology. 



One of the causes in some cases etc not necessarily all. Is peoples’ family, background, and upbringing. 


Some people may have been raised for it to be okay to behave angry, aggressive, or violently towards others, which is hard for us who haven’t been raised that way to understand. However,’ we all have faults every single one of us but how we behave is all different extremes.


You may have been brought up to not complain about anything, which behavior-wise is good in the sense of health and safety but what is not good is to keep the negative inside of you but also not to bring yourself down to someone else’s level. Therefore, what is the answer to all this?

Anger is an emotional reaction. 

It can make people stressed, anxious, emotional, and even depressed. Ashamed, embarrassed, helpless, hopeless, useless, jealous, grief, frustrated, insecure, lonely, etc.



People with Autism face high levels of anxiety but that doesn’t mean other people don’t too. 

For example; struggling with changes.

Like when routine must change, which may take some getting used to. 

The unexpected may make them feel stressed, anxious, or even angry. 


When someone fears a certain situation but has no choice regarding the matter, it makes them stressed, angry, anxious, etc. 


Anger is not always to do with mental illnesses necessarily in some people in some situations.

Never judge a book by its cover, never judge what you don’t know.


However,’ there could be many reasons why a person feels angry. Things that make them emotional. Where they feel attacked, controlled, and powerless, by whatever might bother them.

For example; the way the governments run countries, but it plays on different peoples more so than others. 


There are different levels of anger and behavior. We need to work out the different extremes of anger and behaviors in people’s mental health, health ,and safety. 


It is easy when one thinks of the word anger and what it means that one understandably wants to shy away from it because in case someone has a problem.  The truth is meaning it can be one or both reasons or no reason at all. 


This means someone may be facing a problem with themselves or someone else. That does not mean it makes it right or wrong but whatever it is, it is not making that person themselves, or they may be feeling this way for no reason. 

This is not good because it is emotional, no one should feel ashamed, judged, etc but the safety of themselves and others matters. 

However,’ it is also not good to ignore that emotion to the point it bothers the person more and more. The problem is how to draw the line for the person not harming themselves or others or just ignoring the feeling, which doesn’t do anyone any good, and fearing upsetting others may be one of the reasons why most people don’t try to get help for their mental health. 


At the same time though, in some things, anger is a natural reaction. 

In some cases, anger is as strange as it sounds normal, healthy, and natural where not everyone may disagree on how a person may feel because they may feel the same way, depending on what the situation is but anger is how someone feels inside themselves. Yes, there are times that someone or something is to blame but how do we deal with it in the safest possible way? That is the question. 

It can be easy when we are in the moment to say or do the wrong thing. Where we need to think of whatever is bothering us to think of ways that are not going to get us into trouble.

Some things may play on the mind more than others.

Therefore, for example; Anxiety can cause someone to think about the same thing nonstop. Mainly if someone is worried about something or someone. 



People have choices whether they open how they feel inside but knowing what and why people are angry, should help mental health workers to get the right support and help them. 


There could be more than one reason. To know someone can take time to understand them.


It can be hard for most people why the past of negative experiences can haunt most people for so long.




Again, no one is forced to do what they don’t want or do.  In fact, the truth probably is not so much most people don’t want help but the fact they may not know what to expect. Most have coped alone so long they may not be used to any other way. It may take them their own time or not all to have the confidence, and self-esteem to try even. 



Most people may have seen as children and young people their parents or, and other adult’s anger get out of control with each other or even other people.


There are advantages and disadvantages to these emotions coming out, but anger is not nice to see.

For e.g.; parents and families understandably don’t like to be shown up in public but then it is hard to know when the best time for them is to express themselves and how. 



What is Anxiety?


Anxiety is a feeling of panic,

 stress,

Emotional 

Hyperventilation, sweating, trembling, intense heat rate,  

worry, nervousness etc to a point most

 people over worrying, thinking, lot, even tension, depending how 

severe the person is facing even risk of 

heart attacks, panic attacks, strokes 

even deaths, 

it is not always the case but can be. 



Types of Anxiety.


The person could have a mixture of emotions where they want to meet new people of things changing whether it is good or bad, just the fact something is new.

They may struggle to move on from maybe some negative situations from their past. 

They may struggle to have trust in others., which may be a fear whether they have Autism or not.







Post-traumatic stress disorder. 


Depression, anxiety, and hopelessness.

Struggling to enjoy activities they may normally or used to enjoy.

Nightmares, flashbacks, hearing, and seeing things they may worry or even panic about.

They may worry about what someone may say reaction etc. 

Nonstop thinking about what’s happened or what may happen. 

They may struggle to stop thinking once someone has tried to trauma them. 

Finding it hard to sleep at night or any time, insomnia.


Any situation can cause PTSD such as road accidents, sexual assault, abuse, mugging, robbery, health problems, childbirth experiences, etc. These situations can haunt the mind for a long time or forever. Really nothing goes away but most of us learn to live with the fact whatever happens.


You might need to learn about other types of Anxiety such as.




 

Types of Anxiety to search engine.


Body dysmorphic disorders, OCD, General anxiety, GAD, phobias, agoraphobia, separation anxiety disorder, selective. Anxiety and more https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anxiety-and-panic-attacks/anxiety-disorders/


Introduction to Epilepsy.

Seizures may brought on by stress, Anxiety, panic, tension, etc apart from other causes such as brain damage, injuries, trauma, etc. 


The person may be diagnosed 

by their GP,

 if they have a lot of 

seizures a lot time 

rather than just now

 and then. 

Seizures can start at any age for a length of time, stop any length of time, stop for life, or come back, no one knows if or when. 

There can be differences in time from how long someone is having a seizure to how long someone has to be on medication.

 Just because your seizures may stop for however long does not make you non-epileptic, even if they never come back again, it is there in your history. It is a very strange condition where different people face it differently.


For e.g.; I was born with Epilepsy, I had seizures from birth and took medication when I was twelve to thirteen then I was seizure-free till I was thirty - years old till I was forty - three. 

what causes Epilepsy and what causes people to have seizures?


Really the cause of Epilepsy is what it is.


It can be several things like a lot of stress, tumors, electricity to the brain, chemicals, etc; even if the person is worrying a lot about something, someone, etc, lack of sleep, even too much sleep, panic, and maybe more. 


This could also be if a lot is playing on the mind such as emotional issues, which may affect other issues with their health as well mental health illness such as Money problems, house problems, moving house, falling out or and breaking up with friends, family, partner, one the other or all three, deaths of people they know, etc.


Epilepsy can be a death risk it’s self but not everyone faces it. https://www.cdc.gov/epilepsy/about/types-of-seizures.htm Seizures like most conditions, and problems, etc can be mild, moderate, severe, minor, major, etc. My seizures for e.g.; have been what used to call at the start of my life in the 70s Petty Mall, most people have a Gram Mall, chronic Tonic, there is more in the link I put on.  https://www.cdc.gov/epilepsy/about/first-aid.htm


A panic attack and an epileptic fit 

can be very similar.

Epileptic seizures do not tend to last long

 overall whereas Anxiety panics 

attacks can tend to last up to twenty minutes 

overall, according to Google. 


https://seermedical.com/uk/blog/stress-anxiety-and-epilepsy


The signs of Anxiety panic attacks and epileptic seizures understandably people may get confused with, the link I have just put should tell you why and this is or could be. https://www.dh-attorneys.com/blog/2020/january/genetic-tests-reveal-cause-of-seizure-disorder-i/





Anxiety can be a sense of fear and panic, 

even a sense of anger, worry or, and fear, 

whether the person is fearing or worrying 

about what happens or not. 


Seizures and panic attacks can be similar 

in a sense that it can be done with the Nerva 

system, such as headaches, dizziness, choking,

 shaking, going hot and cold, pins and needles,

 electrical shocks etc. There can be times when a 

a person may not be aware of what is going on 

around but it is not necessarily that 

everyone faces that.


There are also similar links between Anxiety, 

Autism and ADHD. 

Autism sure can cause high Anxiety 

and even stress levels it is the most common

 for those who face Autism to be sensitive

 change and some things changing, the unexpected, 

built up to positive changes such as studying for 

exams, taking exams, driving lessons, driving tests, 

moving house, even leaving one country

 moving to another as much as even moving areas,


 It is not negative things in their lives such as bad 

new that can affect people but the buildup of 

positive as well but then passes

 if whatever is achieved successfully.


 This may bring meltdowns, but some meltdowns may bring meltdowns 

can be more severe than others,

 which may be caused by Autism

 or ADHD or and the treatment they 

make such as medication, 

which may need to be investigated, 

it may be different for different people.


Anxiety and ADHD are separate problems, 

Anxiety is a mental illness and 



ADHD is developed in a condition like Autism.

 However,’ there is a strong link between the two.

 Like struggling to focus on things, 

insomnia which causes a lack of sleep, 

it is likely to affect most people’s moods, 

frustration, struggling to do and finish a 

course or task on time for example, 


Surely there is a link between Anxiety

 and seizures. Certain Google researches,

 other years of writing 

 this book, 

not everyone but in some people that 

Shingles can be contacted.https://www.healthcentral.com/article/shingles-and-stress


https://www.defeatingepilepsy.org/living-with-epilepsy-series/anxiety-depression-and-epilepsy/


Anxiety and stress. 


It may depend on how something 

may be bothering or worrying them.

stress is the worst death risk of all. 

Each person copes with it differently.

 https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/mental-health/anxiety If or and when we 

worry too much the risk is that 

we may get depressed. 

Also, what is a part of Anxiety is a part of 

thinking to point like one’s mind is

 none stop chatting to oneself or

 not at a point we can’t think at-all,

 which is all to do with the mind, 

where at times we can over thinking

 or not at all and even worry, 

where it can keep us awake at night,

 which is insomnia. 


It is not just the negative things 

can be stressful but the buildup of 

positive things too like achieving and learning, 

studying, exams, driving lessons, driving tests etc.

Therefore, what do we worry about?


  For e.g.; Money problems, moving house, job loss, exams, and more.


How do we help people get through it?

 Sadly, we can’t help with everything 

because we are only trained and qualified 

for so much but we don’t have the same 

strength and weaknesses, which could  

be someone you work with, your manager, 

you could sign a post or referral 

the person to services that are trained 

and qualified to help the person.

 Yes I know this is all very me 

saying that as due to the cost of 

living funding could be cut etc. 

This is easy to say to be honest, 

help and support people you may know,

 friends, family, etc.

The difference, 

the same if not similar between 

Anxiety and ADHD.


If you have Anxiety you may find it hard

 to focus on things but if you have ADHD 

you find it hard to concentrate most of the time

 but if you have both the levels are high,

 therefore’ they are similar but the difference

 is if any, it may depend on whether you 

are worrying a lot.

 You must have Autism to have high 

stress levels but most people with Autism  

have high-stress levels of Anxiety and 

most have ADHD.


 However,’ it is possible for ADHD to 

affect people physically, mentally or both. 

ADHD stands for Attention Deficit 

Hyperactivity Disorder, it affects concentration.

 This is because ADHD can cause short attention

 span, restlessness, fidgety, being impulsive,

 physical and verbal behaviors, snuggling with

 education, employment, they may need 

quite a bit of support to be successful and 

get the work done within its time limits at the same

 time as other people whether it is work, study, 

causes etc.


The person may be very anxious or excited. 

For example; an excited, we can be happy 

with positive things and there is no wrong with that. 

With ADHD it causes a person to become over-excited

 in their reaction but there is nothing wrong with that 

either. Anxiousness  

as I said before can work in positive and 

negative responses to situations. 

With positives, it is likely to be for example;

 the buildup of working positive things, studying, exams, driving lessons and driving tests, etc. 

Negative and positive ways can build up a person’s stress levels in positive and negative ways, even built up of positive changes.


When it is a negative experience, it could be something unexpected to them, something changing negative ways, etc, which we all may need to face but a scream of the person’s reaction, if they do not want to do something or and go somewhere, etc. 



Help support you can offer to those

 who may let you try to help them. 

No one knows everything including me. 

Counseling, emotional support,

 medication, mindfulness, creativity

 therapy, talking therapy, and more. https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/25036313

https://intelitalk.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwjOunBhB4EiwA94JWsBbxyTVkuQZXXJPN6LobjrAGpHRcYoeArSN6ejfNY1hgsxaQVJ9iBBoC6QAQAvD_BwE

https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/mentalhealth/psychosocial/foundations/Pages/types-anxiety.aspx


Going by my own experience has taught me 

and this example of any disability, illness, 

conditions etc, health professionals

 need to investigate whether meditations

 are causing these sorts of

 problems or is it part of the person’s 

conditions etc.

https://npbalyint.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA6vaqBhCbARIsACF9M6m4vSGATl9MrpQsSORkBlRJaFaUqP4B2Fnm7Pji6zPA-nw00cdxnicaAlhGEALw_wcB


Wednesday, 2 April 2025

What is Autism?

 Every April is an Autism awareness mouth. It is now April 2025.

 Autism is a serious impairment development condition causing

 to struggle to interact and communicate with people.


Autism is a long - life condition,

 which mostly links with the mental illness? 

Anxiety and Depression. Most of us with

 Autism have learning disabilities, social. 

interactions and communication problems. 

We might find it hard not to let things get to autism

 affects the nervous system, how is this? 



Autism is a neurodevelopment disorder it affects

 the nervous system in the way we function, 

heart rate, respiration, and sensory processing. 

People with Autism have an overactive nerve system,

 which causes stress and anxiety.

We also struggle to manage our sensory processing.

Therefore’ we are likely to worry more than other people,

 even over things that may seem mild to other people seem major to us. 

There is no right or wrong, only we cannot always monitor 

 how concerning or not concerning something may be. 

It is what most people may say, we are making a mountain out of a mole hill without meaning to.

Some researchers say that people with Autism have low heart rate and have an overactive nervus system. 

Autism affects the brain as well as the nervus system, but it also has a positive side,

 which is different to non – Autistic humans in a creative way not to say those with Autism are not creative,

 it just could be different ways even to each other.

  How Autism affects the brain and nervus system, for example;

 when a person feels stressed out about changes, route and social interaction. 

Another example, there could be bright lights, busy places, a lot of people etc.

This could be positive or negative changes or even neither, where the person could be

 just overwhelmed of maybe the unexcepted or and everything all going on at once etc.


Although there are only two forms of Autism, well one,

 Autism Spectrum and Asperous which is not diagnosed anymore,

 which I will talk about later in the book/ blog,

 there are 3 different levels which I will also talk about.

 Some people who face this condition appear

 without meaning as if they don’t have Autism, 

they may have mild speech problem but overall are rather clear,

 and possibly words may not come out clearly,

 but they may not be able to explain or express

 what they are trying to say in the same way as other people. 

Whereas others may shout and yet their words may not

 be easy or clear to what are saying or trying to say. 

Whereas others may not know how to create or start a chat off, 

but they may repeat what others say and 

be as clear as people who do not have Autism.  


Central Nervous system (CNS) brain and function, not everyone with the same condition thinks the same.

It is a larger brain volume, sometimes it alters connectivity between brain regions. 

Research also says synapses is a small gap or function where the two nerves cells (neurons)

 communicate by changing signals, which could be electrical or chemical. 

The neurotransmitter imbalances switches to start with the development that can disrupt

 the assembly of the nervous system, it impacts on further development. 

Co – morbidities affects motor impairments, epilepsy and sleep dysfunction are well – known with people with Autism. 


(ANS) Autonomic nervous system control the body functions, heart rate, breathing, and digestion

 but as I said, people with Autism have an overactive nervus system.

Due to for example; change, route and social interaction.

 Another example; could be loud noises, bright lights, different textures, which may make 

us hyper – sensitivity causes stress to increase, making them destressed. 

This is where sensors kick in.



Autism and ADHD are two conditions that affect the nervous

 systems making people vulnerable and sensitive.

Neurodivergent that makes people struggle, with accepting it when things change, 

where they may get stressed, they may face panic attacks, anxiety, depression,

 even Epilepsy, some people if not most people who face Autism and ADHD.


To be able to understand the nervous system we need to

 understand the difference between Autism and ADHD.

ADHD is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,

 we also even need to understand

 the difference between anger and Anxiety.


ADHD is a condition that affects the brain, even the body as well, 

which could physically or mentally. 

It starts from childhood, some of us grow out of it and others do not. 

However,’ those of us who do it is probably still very hidden. 

I went from too much energy as a child till I was a close to teenage years, 

Where I had no energy at all, and I have been the same as far as that is concerned ever since.

ADHD causes the body or the brain to be overactive, which is why is called hyperactivity.

When it comes to the brain, the person may over think at times they do not need to,

 for example, sleeping hours, which may keep them awake at night. 

They call it insomnia today,

 which no one really knew when I was a child.

This then makes it hard for them to focus on whatever 

they are doing on the day to.


 This was why I struggled to learn in school, but I was not thinking about education,

 I was facing bullying like a lot of kids do.

Therefore’ it can affect sleep and relaxation.

What has not changed is I still need support in the classroom, workplace, etc with most things.

I spent a lot of my young adult life going to college and trying to catch

 up with what I missed in school, I caught up with some thin not others.


ADHD does not only affect your thinking but your mood, how you feel and your behavior as well.

It is hard to know for sure whether ADHD or Autism causes melts downs or even both.

There are many reasons why this is, everyone feels emotions and as if life is not fair times.

Naturally there are things we can’t do anything about and

 no matter who we are to not go our own way all the time.

there is no excuse

 negative behavior but conditions do not help either.

Getting to the point, Autism and ADHD do cause these difficulties.

ADHD struggling with organizing, planning, tasks,

 management, memory, and emotions.

Autism lack of communication, lack of understanding, 

difficulty with socializing and getting on with people,

 difficulty with planning tasks struggling with abstract thinking, 

struggling with problem solving, struggling with change and routine.

Without pinning blame on people in our lives, no one is

 to blame but naturally not everyone has the conditions.

For safety it is too easy to focus on the person’s struggles, when underneath 

those difficulties it is easy to forget there are strengths.

There is no wrong looking out for safety, but independence is important too.


They say that Autism Spectrum is the main type of

 Autism ASD that affects the nervous system 

Where it affects taking in information, emotions and social interactions.

It’s not all about me but I believe is also about reactions

 as well as how people feel and react to life around them.


Autism makes it hard for people to understand 

how people they come across and those in their lives how they feel and think.

Most people with Autism may be sensitive to bright light, busy atmosphere,

 a lot people around them, loud noises and more.

They may get nervus of unfamiliar people, unfamiliar situations,

 not ungrateful to new positive things but over- welled. 



What is confusing is that different people may write about this 

subject different ways depending who is writing about

 it and how they are involved in the subject.

It could be those who face the conditions like me or trained professionals.

 Even those who face the conditions face them differently.

There is no right or wrong, it is just peoples’ experiences. 




Like a lot of disabilities Autism affects a lot of different people in different ways.

 Autism is a lifetime development disability, which affects people’s

 communication and understanding and interactions. There are at least one hundred.

people or more who are on the autism spectrum. At least 700,000

 People in the UK are alone who face Autism. 


Not everyone who faces Autism is affected the same, they do 

not share the same strengths and weaknesses, like other people don’t.

Like all people with and without disabilities, people with Autism want to live full lives.

 We want to make the most of life. We live in society too and we are human beings. 


lack of social communication and Anxiety is most common in people with Autism,

 mainly with people we don’t know and or as we are getting to know people. 

 Most people may find us strange, as most of us may struggle to communicate 

verbally and nonverbally. Unable to speak or limited speech. 

Most of us have good language skills but have difficulty with

 understanding sarcasm, jokes, tone of voice etc. 


Most of us may take things literally, for example

e saying things like breaking a leg. 

Most of us may need extra time to take in and understand

 most information or what people say to us. 

Some of us may repeat ourselves without meaning to.










My experience with travel. I find airports busy, too many people rushing.

 Information hard to understand flashing on and off too quickly. 

I get into route and struggle to get used to change. 

I like my independence and my support when I can get it.

 I like to know where I am going, I get lost easily if I have not been to a place before and

 when I have it can take any length of time for me to find it. 


I would like to raise awareness of my experience of traveling.

 Not everyone with disabilities etc. can drive.

 It may be hard for those who live in the country without depending those who know who drive, 

even harder if they don’t know anyone who does, public transport etc. 

Even for those who live in towns and cities, transport is not always dependable. 


Some people with Autism and other disabilities etc.;

 have no sense of direction and may be slow to find where places are if

 they know where they are, which may make it tricky,

 if they need to get somewhere for a certain time.

 Some people may need support getting out and about, travel training etc. 


Most people with disabilities don’t get out at

 night as there may be little or support,

 plus, safety as well. Fundings have been on the learning

 disability social events over the years in the Uk. 

Most people like me have been bullied in school, 

and did not have many friends during childhood and teenage years etc. 


Most employers don’t understand learning disability.

 Not everyone follows the learning disability Discrimination act, but they should. 

Society says people with Autism find change a hard thing and it is true, 

it causes us a lot of anxiety. However,’ with a lot of difficulties we face,

 I won’t say goes away but the older we get, 

the more we learn to live with them, the less that is what I have found for me. 

Things have improved to what they were, but we still have a long way to go.

 We live to make the most of what we can do just that society needs to let

 we put what know into use. Just like other people we have hobbies, interests and even careers.



Not all people with disabilities know how to use computers and other devices, the internet etc.,

 even those of us who can, don’t know how to use everything on their necessarily but we know most. 

There is not always the jobs in what do need and not always 

the training and qualifications in what we don’t know or support. 

The government tends to spend money on the least important things. 

They are robbing off the poorest instead of the rich. 


 If you work or study in the learning disability field or and you’re a parent,

 or family member life may be little easier if you learn to understand the person or people you support,

 such as communication aids as I have written at the bottom of the paragraph next to this one,

 plus making information easy for them to read.


There are too many mistakes most employers make.

 Most service users with disabilities don’t understand jargon,

 there is not any or enough accessible information. We find it very confusing.

 (language barriers), sigh language, brail, accessible information etc. is needed. 


Most people don’t understand that many people have hidden disabilities because in most

 people it is hard to see the difficulties they face unless they are in their lives most of the time. 

There are two forms of Autism, which used to be separated but now they have joined together,

 Autism Spectrum and Asperger Syndrome. 


The reason for this is because Autism is on the spectrum. 

Despite this, some people’s disabilities may show others they may not be as much,

 depending whether they are mild, minor or severely Autistic. 


This may be such signs I may have already said such as rocking, spinning, no speech, 

very little speech etc. most of us, if not all of us have at least a little 

bit of those signs but some of us more so than others. 


Autism spectrum is not that much different to Asperger’s syndrome apart 

from people with Asperger’s syndrome very signs are shown where it may

 seem as we don’t have a learning disability, really we do but very mild.

 We may have a mild stutter in our speech in most of our talking.

Autism spectrum may vary, from minor to severe speech problems.


Overall, as far as I am aware, we all face difficulties in communication, social interaction, social imagination.

Not necessarily all people with Asperger syndrome and Autism Spectrum face but most do, and I am one of them. 

Dyspraxia motor skills, balance, gripping and coordination problems.

 This affects skills such as cooking, housework, hygiene, tying shoes laces, climbing, and more.

 https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/



https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/application/files/8315/4142/8187/Autism_Spectrum_Disorders_ASD.pdf


https://sparkforautism.org/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=how%20is%20autism%20caused&utm_campaign=&utm_content=648201310721&gad=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxuCnBhDLARIsAB-cq1oxdrrVZdF1nl5j_ztnzvh04MIMkJdR2Fh6MS7XH8YB6SUGt-sfSAkaAt1gEALw_wcB





If anyone remembers that the risks and concerns that

 it could cause Autism, to protect German meseases/

 rubella. Yet did not see a learning disability as


I thought Autism as a side - effect from an injection,

 I found that hard to understand but maybe you have.

 your own views. I thought if this study was right.

 it is likely to cause autism spectrum rather than

 Asperger, not sure why I thought that. 



Causes of Autism.


Cause Autism is unknown yet in my case I.

 was born lack of oxygen to the brain. 

I guess in the late 20th century to the early 21st century,

 it was reported on the news about the MMR vaccines,


I admit this study is probably wrong but going by me. 

Mother and experience, I was born lack of oxygen. 

because my Mum was neglected, where she had me. 

before help came to deliver me. Therefore’ 

I was born too quickly, and I was fitting but 

despite of that my weight was fine, I was 7lb 6 months old.  

There are probably other causes into which I am looking. 

https://www.dh-attorneys.com/blog/2020/january/genetic-tests-reveal-cause-of-seizure-disorder-i/






Autism affects different people different ways. 

It may depend on the of Autism or and the person. 

within themselves. Even two people with Same

 problems as odd as it sounds do not always face. 

the difficulties and strengths. Except the unexpected. 

Sure, may know this but people have disabilities and so have. 

strengths etc., as they was a time when society people. 

with disabilities having all weaknesses no strengths. 

We have strengths and weaknesses in different ways. 

like other like other people but naturally not the same

 to one another. Try supporting people through them.

 difficulties but take interest in what they are.

 good at well, to encourage them to see that. 

life is worth living in the positive way they have, 

and no one can do everything. 



I guess what the world trying to understand is,

 what causes Autism and many hidden disabilities and more.

 If. I am right most people with Autism, 

find it hard to explain what they are trying to say.

 people, which part communicating, people.

 with Autism, can struggle, it can affect us socially. 

We can lack communication and understanding.

 There can be misunderstandings between us and others. 

It can make us feel as if we haven’t.

 got any control over our lives, we have or haven’t. 

If we don’t have a great choice and 

control over our lives, this does not help. 

us to be independent, yet support is not always. 

around when we need it, needs to balance.


We may struggle with managing money but

 support for most of us is very little support.

 with home, benefits etc.


Not sure what it is like by you, but services are few. 

and far in between in West Midlands 

or and Wolverhampton., funding seems. 

to be cut a lot for Autism and other services

 for vulnerable people, children and adults. 








With Autism there are two forms that used to be

  (ASD) Autism Spectrum and Asperger Syndrome.


(AS).


Levels of Autism. ADS comes in three different levels, 

Autism affects people can vary where they face.

 of these difficulties, one or just a few.

Level one struggles with communicating with

 people who can vary to friends, family, 

relationships even professionals in their lives 

even all sorts of people. 

Struggling to manage social skills, lack of

 communication and understanding between 

them and others where always the person

 with Autism has misunderstood the other

 person but the way round, which maybe in 

some cases, which happen work, school, 

college, home etc.,

 in some or and all walks of life.

We May spend a lot of time alone.

We may find it hard to understand. 

people’s feelings and thoughts but 

the person may overcome the

 older they get.

We may behave in a strange manner. 

others may find odd.

We may find it had to make friends.

We may have poor eye contact.


Level 2 difficulty with basic living skills, 

money, shopping, home skills, study, work, 

traveling and more, they need support in those areas.


Traveling, 

Level three is outside difficulties and support,

 for example, getting themselves out and 

but in some cases, they may have strengths.

 as well as weaknesses where they may know. 

their way round locally to them but not for 

away from them, mainly if it is somewhere. 

they have not been before, but this may vary. 

However,’ it may be if they go somewhere not. 

necessary every day but regularly they may 

pick it up, it may take some people longer than others.



My experience with the outside world has been. 

overwhelming and crowded with people and places. 

where there is no one to ask for help if I need it,

 mainly in airports for example. Airports can be. 

very busy. Information find where your gate to your 

plane flashes on and off far too quickly. 

This cause people a lot of Anxiety, where 

they could miss important information. 

Where they may struggle to get to where 

they are going whether it is going or 

coming back from somewhere.

 Little support is still given airports. 

and on the plane well but it has 

improved to what it was but

 we still have a long way to go. 


Few people with disabilities 

drive, me included. 

Most of us are having to rely on 

public transport. 

Not everyone like me is lucky to 

be independent but there.

 only a limit of places I can go. 

Some people need support with money.

Nighttime seems to be a dangerous time.

 as support workers do not work at night

 and we should not except them to either.

 However,’ people with disabilities should

 have rights to choices as much as anyone, 

even though some are one of the lucky ones.

 like me but that does not mean 

do not look out for others.


This is not only difficult for

 me but for others too,

 mainly those like me. For example; 

woke up to find on the news,

 if I have not misunderstood 

about all if not most railway tickets

 offices are closing. 

The change will be if I am right 

ordering our tickets online,

 where not everyone knows how, 

mainly vulnerable people such as the 

disabled and elderly people.

 It's understandable that there. 

cannot be IT courses in everything.

 no one knows everything IT, 

however,' I understand there may be some. 

positives as well negative the change. 

where most people face positives and 

negatives, others may say one or the other, 

feel free to tell you your views, experiences etc., 

which may you or and someone you support, 

care for etc.

 However, if you are commenting on behalf of someone, 

make sure they have their permission,

 if they say no or say one or the other do 

not-comment on their behalf. In the west Midlands,

 the disabled people have three disabled bus passes. 

and we can travel by rail, bus and tram around the 

West Midland but no further.

 I am sure how pension bus passes work. 

In the week we can travel three from half past night,

 Saturday all day, not sure about other parts of the 

UK though. It is not possible to suit everyone's needs. 

but accessibly needs to improve,

 the only way to learn that is to find out.

 from those who face difficulties. 

This is an example of other things too such.

 as most shops that self-service,

 cash machines etc. most people.

 may struggle. We understand privacy, 

such as naturally

  PIN numbers etc. are private but not.

 everyone can manage everything there. 




What is the difference between?  

autism spectrum and Asperger syndrome, 

what is the same?


As confusing as this sounds that (AS) 

and (ADS) are not these days classed. 

as separate forms of Autism anymore, 

which understandably throws everyone?

 even me. Your question and my question in too, 

not if I am right or wrong you are thinking same, 

which is. How is that? It makes no sense.

 You would be right to do so makes no sense. 

at all but if but I guess maybe when we get 

used to how it is set out, it may be less confusing. 

A page or a few pages ago,

 I wrote about different levels of Autism, 

which is the way someone is?

somewhere 

has changed the way of explaining with

 Autism is why I have no ideas and not.

 if anyone knows why but sure may have good

 reasons to do it this way. All the same (As) 

and (ADs) have their own differences and parts of 

form Autism that causes the pr emblems. 

Therefore’ there is very little or difference. 

between the forms of Autism, 

which now is considered as one? 

big developmental disorder.

 (ASD) compared to (AS) face. 

milder speech problems

 but that may vary to be honest.

For both forms difficulty with communication with society, 




we find it hard in different ways to one another,

 difficulty. 

with social imagination. 


By a guess I have (AS), I have motor skills and 

gripping problems, poor co-oration, 

I struggle with my strength which is known as

 Dyspraxia, which is linked to Autism.  

It is not shown, in fact it is very hidden, 

which makes it very hard for a person to prove themselves, 

unless others spend a lot time with them, 

which is not always possible.


However,’ they say (ASD) people do not appear.

 to have learning disabilities,

 again, sorry are you confused about that one because I am?

 The answer is we do have learning disabilities though,

 which is hidden, classed more of learning difficulties,

 which conditions can be linked, 

it maybe one some or all such dyslexia, 

dyspraxia, ADHD etc.,

 which may link to mental illnesses?

 such as Anxiety and Depression.


Communication,

 little language, 

speaking in the 

same tone, unable to

 understand 

facial expressions, 

mixing words up 

like you and I,

 repeating what 

others say.



Movements, flapping hands, rocking, 

twirling toes, talking about and

 repeating the same topic, which 

vary to how long they talk about

 something for to when those changes

 to when the next topic lasts for so for, 

having fixed routines, upset and anxious. 

by change, I may appear nervous even if.

 the change positive, sensitive to sound,

 smells, taste, etc.; misunderstanding

 people’s thoughts, feelings, actions etc.

Asperger syndrome (AS) comes under 

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ADS).

They both cause social interaction. 

but (ASD) does not cause people to struggle. 

with thinking and language problems both

 (AS) and ASD) behavior and relationships 

problems around people in general,

 mainly from my experience if 

I do not know them. 


Even though I have not been diagnosed by

 a health professional, my family have learned.

 what I have faced and what I have been through 

with my problems, strengths as well weaknesses,

 reading books, films etc. on Autism etc. 


In some ways people with LD are them 

own health professionals in many ways

 of everyday life because 

we must live with the problems.

Dyslexia can also link to Autism.

 so, what is the difference between

 Dyslexia and Dyspraxia? 


They are so similar it is hard to whether. 

you can have both or not but then there.

 is an easy way to work it out.

 Dyslexia is all to do with reading and 

writing but before I go on, never say a person. 

can’t read and write when they dyslexia,

 that is not to put politely, we just face.

 difficulties with reading, writing along

 the way, for example; mixing up bs and

 dbs., spelling words, writing numbers.

 the wrong way round, 23, 32, bad, dad.


Dyspraxia can be similar but with more added on, 

such as untidy handwriting, 

Pressing too hard on pens and pencils, 

struggling to grip. Dyspraxia affects. 

everyday skills mentally as well as 

physically whereas Dyspraxia doesn’t affect. 

physically only mentally.

However,’ both have positives in creative ways, 

which people are talented in different ways.



Therefore, how did (ASD) and (AS) come

 about in the first place? 


(AS) was discovered by Han Asperger in 

1944. He was doing studies in Autism with 

Lora Wing 1981, me and family knew nothing,

 I was eleven years of age. He gave he gave.

 the development condition a form of 

Asperger Syndrome. en.n.Wikipedia.org 

History of Asperger Syndrome. 

https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism/the-history-of-autism/asperger-syndrome



Since then, support has come in place,

 but we still have a long way to go.


More than fifty years ago, Leo Kenner 

described his Autistic syndrome but 

a German psychiatrist named Eugen Bleuler 

described the most severe cases of childhood Autism as Schizophrenia.


 https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/evolution-autism-diagnosis-explained/Leo classed Autism as a pattern of ad normal behavior 

back in 1943.

DR Jean Marc Gasped Iraq was a French physician.

 She discovered a boy who was afraid and neglected. 

in a forest.

 He could not speak; he was deaf and he 

rocked a lot. This was in the 1800s.

There were famous writers who had autism.

 such as Hans Christian Anderson children’s 

writer, Lewis Carol children ‘s writer 

Charles Darwin naturalist and geologist,

Emily Dickinson poet, Albert Einstein scientist and mathematician, Thomas Jettison Politician.



Research famous people with disabilities and other. 

problems for example; 

Han Christian Anderson was.  

born in Denmark 2nd April 1805. 

His Father was a shoemaker and him. 

Mother was a stay-at-home spouse.

 He was an only child, had great imagination. 

with his toys and he was great.

 children’s fairy tale writer. Google search for example;

 jobs for people with Autism.

 Course search tips, animal care courses

 for people with autism.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/what-is-autism/https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center/vaccines-and-other-conditions/vaccines-autism https://www.thevillarifirm.com/2020/11/can-birth-injury-cause-autism-here-s-how-the-two/https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism/the-causes-of-autism