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Adults On The Autism Spectrum
Maybe you were really shy as a child. Perhaps you took home a huge stack of books from the school library, read them, and returned them the next day. Or did your best friend find you crying in your closet, unable to answer the question "Why?" At any rate, your life could be traced to the Self-Help section of the local bookstore. Unfortunately, most of the books were not much help. ADHD seemed to fit, at times. Your shrink said you might be Bi-Polar, although she wasn't really certain. All you knew was that you rarely fit in, anywhere. One day at work, it hit you square in the face: I don't speak these people's language! Really, it was like you were all playing this game, and everyone knew the rules but you. You couldn't tell a joke, and you never "got" any joke your co-worker tried to tell you. People started getting annoyed with you, because you had a memory like a steel trap. They didn't appreciate it when you called them on the carpet. Who knew? This was my life, and worse. I finally aced several tests that pointed me to the answer to my questions. The Autism Spectrum. Guess what? Little kids with Autism grow up to be Adults with Autism. Diagnosed late in life? This is the place for you!
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My IT guy is thirteen and amazing!!!! But he has to complete his assignments!!! LOL
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3 ReactionsI really like your post and your IT guy!! When I'm helping people in my day job over the phone and they are computer challenged when I'm trying to get them to locate a setting or specific screen my first question is do you have a computer savvy son, daughter, grandkid that is available? You would be surprised how many folks have family IT guys (and girls!).
John
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3 Reactions@johnbishop , I don't know what I would do without my IT guy. He's been on computers since nursery school. I would have to watch a lot of YouTube videos if I didn't have him. He says he wants to be a veterinarian when he grows up. But he really could do anything. He's been helping Papa take very good care of me since the foot surgery. I'm healing just fine. I've been checking in on different groups, trying not to miss anything. Thanks for the support and encouragement! Talk to you soon
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3 ReactionsThey are special those IT kids! When my daughter started elementary school I had been letting her play on my old IBM Ambra computer and she was really good on the keyboard. It had Windows 3.1 on it so was really in the early days of the Windows version of the graphical user interface. So when we went to a parent teacher conference at the school the teacher raved how much she knew about computers. She helped the teacher in the schools computer lab - mainly showing the teacher how to use the mouse and keyboard. I got a little chuckle out it. Dad still knows more about computers but it's not even close if we are talking about texting speed. I've never seen thumbs type that fast on a phone.
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2 ReactionsHi @mamacita
I found the website, but couldn't find the article on self care. Teresa
Teresa, I couldn't find the article on self care either. But I'm not giving up. I'm not used to this itty bitty new phone, and my Grand has to use the PC to finish up some assignments for school. Acck! But I'm going to try my husband's lap top later in the day. Really, I just Googled self care/ how to motivate , or something like that. We'll find it! Self care is the best care!
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1 Reaction@hopeful33250 , sirgalahad has so much to offer our group. He will be a huge asset to the community. Thank you, for all your encouragement and words of wisdom. Wish you lived down the street from me. You, and all the wonderful folks I have met here. What a blessing you all are!
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2 Reactions@mamacita Thanks, I'll try to just google it as well! Let me know if you find it first. Teresa
@mamacita and @hopeful33250 is one of these articles the one you are looking for?
A Review of Self-Help Skills for People with Autism: A Systematic Teaching Approach, by Stephen R. Anderson, Amy L. Jablonski, Marcus L. Thomeer, and Vicki Madaus Knapp
-- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2854062/
Autism Study Associates Self-Care Skills with Success in Adulthood
-- https://www.autismspeaks.org/science/science-news/autism-study-associates-self-care-skills-success-adulthood
John
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2 Reactions@johnbishop Thanks, John. I'm not sure if this is what @mamacita was referring to but they both look good. Thanks for the research. Teresa
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