Your views on Autism

Hey, when I tell people my little bro is Autistic they often ask what it is. Now fair enough its pretty rare (1 in 5000) children have it so chances are not many people know about it. But when they DO ask I find explaining it is really hard. My typical answer is ' He has to have a routine, things have got be in place and he finds it hard to make friends and talk to people'. But when you think about it. Dont we all at times?

Most people have a routined life, so Autism kind of reflects a lot of the feeling inside of us. I have noticed simular things my bro Daniel does with what I do my Boyfriend does everyone really. Although he can be a bit imtimidating with his openess about life, he generally feels no different that any of us in most aspects.

Of course he has different traits like he sits there staring at his hands moving up and down and when the vacuums on he puts his hands on his ears and sings but I feel we all have Autistic traits inside of us? Anyone else who knows anyone Autistic feel the same?

Let me know what you think

Alex xx

I know. It is really strange to think how society have develped with disabilies over so little time. Today disability in way has become liberalised. People are open to speak about it and applaud those who do extraordinary things while being disabled.

I would not like to think about it if we were living before then. It is hard to imagine how people would deal with such an issue at that time.

The one difference I found out working with them is that they for the most part are the most genuine creatures on this planet, they have no racism, and sadness is a fleeting emotion with them, special, no. Blessed, yes

^^ The best words that possibly could describe Daniel. Bob I applaud you.

So, i don't really know a lot about Autism, and i won't pretend i do. sorry. but here's my one little insight of the day!

when the vacuums on he puts his hands on his ears and sings but I feel we all have Autistic traits inside of us?

^^ my little brother and i used to do that with the vaccuum cleaner. so maybe we all do have a few Autistic traits inside of us.

hope you find the answers you're looking for, hun. honest i do.
god bless..

I'm no expert on Autism, but my mom has been an occupational therapist for my whole life, working with all sorts of kids who are autistic, or have other mental or physical disabilities. I used to work at summer school with a bunch of the chillens, which was sometimes challenging, but very rewarding. I'd say you're kind of onto the right idea... it seems like autism, like a lot of things, doesn't so much denote an entire separate category, as much as it illustrates a spectrum. That would allow for your observation that you and other people you know seen to have "autistic" tendencies sometimes. They might be there, but not taken to greater extremes. It's such a big umbrella term... I wonder if anyone really knows exactly what it should mean... Good luck to you and your bro!

One day I hope to be a developmental pediatrician, so I have researched autism. I'm not going to go into detail about it, but it is something that I feel passionately about. I don't think that we should treat those children any differently because they are different. They don't know that they have disabilities, they think they're just normal kids. And if they think that, let them believe it. Don't change them, but get them help because they do need special attention and needs.

Well I believe in vh1s rock autism. I wanna find a cure for it ^^ but yeah we all kinda have autistic traits in us so....

-(*mwah*) (M3)ll0 oneninethree

Although I work with kids with a variety of issues,I have only worked with a few kids with autism,I don't think our facility is suited for them,the ones I worked with were very open ,saying pretty much whatever they thought,which I found refreshing!I treated them the same as I treated the other kids,...with respect.

My brother has mild Autism. He's graduating H.S : )

My 14 year old cousin has had autism for 11 years. he's currently starting 8th grade with me. there was a program at Western Kentucky University that he has been attending and has managed to bring his reading level up 2 levels. not all that great but he is doing much better. he used to rock back and forth when he got excited or upset but they taught him a new technique and that's helped miraculously. that's not a cure, but it really helps in the long-run.
he is one of the best friends i have and will ever find. ilovehim2death.
keep us in your thoughts and prayers. =]

Iv never really understood autism, i know a few people who have autism, i remember when i was going swimming and a met a guy who is spent most of my time talking to while swimming, not realising he had autism. We got onto the subject of school and he said where he went to and it rung a bell because it was one of the school the specialisted in disabilities, and so i couldnt help but ask what he had and so he told me, and i dont i would have notised if she hadnt of told me.

Well, when I was in elementary skool there was a special class for autisitic kids, at first I never understood and just watched them in curiousity.

Now I was a nephew that is very much austic, even though he is a lil different, he is just like everyone else. He is the cutest child and i love him =)