How I Want To Be Treated

The way I wanted to be treated. The article I read talked about autistic people on Reddit talking about how they wanted to be treated and I agree with most of the things they have mentioned. For example, I am horrid with social interactions with new people and I’m as awkward as President Clinton when he got accused of cheating on his wife and he couldn’t lie at all about it during a press conference. To put it bluntly, I’m horrible at it and I’m completely blind to people's tone of voice and facial expressions. People, unfortunately, look at me like I grew a second head and I get embarrassed and it only gets worse from there.

I also love my privacy but people don’t listen to me sometimes. When I say I want to be left alone, I mean I want to be left alone. I am a very chill person so I can’t handle hyper children running around and screaming their heads off. I like relaxing either reading, writing, or just watching youtube. People, though, just don’t have good  common sense like some students at my school. It’s quite annoying when the person I don’t like start talking to me after I said don’t talk to me over and over again.

I’m quite blunt and I’m not subtle when I say something or ask something. It’s not my personality to be subtle and people sometimes don’t like that when subtleness and being tactful is the best solution. I would be a horrible politician and political leader of a party and country; however most politicians are snakes anyway so I don’t mind very much about that. Ah, dry humor. My favorite humor of all time. Insulting politicians aside, I’m not subtle and probably never will be.

Sometimes Teens With Asperger's And Social Awkwardness Gets The Pretty Cheerleder

Youth on the high-end spectrum of Autism, formerly known as Aspergers' usually has a higher degree of social awkwardness. This social awkwardness can be doubly hard if the youth doesn't get the positive response they seek. They will then resort to one of two areas - they will retreat to their rooms that are full of solitude and not face the issue of socialization or they will feel the need to dominate a conversation. They will take control of the situation which is not great either as this does not promote "a true give-and-take relationship" **Source

This video really touched me as it portrays many aspects of signs, symptoms, and issues that youth on the Autism Spectrum scale deal with on a daily basis. The first, and most enlightening, is the surprise, gratefulness, and pure joy that the boy shows after realizing what the cake question meant. The video also shows the empathy of some great high school students. It is also great to see that "The boy with Autism can still go to prom with a popular, cute cheerleader" which fills my heart with joy, pride, and hopefulness. Next, it is obvious that the young man is very surprised as if he doesn't believe what is happening. His response is one that seems awkward in some sense but, at the same time, similar to the same way a young man asked to prom by a pretty girl would react.

I decided to write about this topic because of a situation that happened between Jacob and myself. I have been designing websites for a couple of years, teaching myself as I go along. Currently, I am working on two different platforms that I have never used before. When I take on these challenges, I like all the feedback I can get especially since I am teaching myself.

So I called Jacob in the office recently to view a few different options I had developed. First, like many Aspies, he was completely honest with me. He made some remarks that I took as productive and as critical criticism but he felt bad after he told me the truth and started acting very nervous and anxious. I could see it in his body movements, eye contact, fake smile, repetition of the same sentences,  as he paced back and forth around my office, etc. Those are just Jacobs' tell-tale signs of being socially awkward. This scenario brought up some issues that I, as Jacob's parent, needed to deal with and help him overcome the symptoms he feels about being in social situations.

Transitioning in social situations for those with #Asperger's can add another layer to social awkwardness.

April Is Autism Awareness Month - Part 1

First, I hope you enjoy our newest Autism video for year 2015. If you enjoy this one, please see other videos like this on my YouYube Channel. There has been so much research, time, effort, and dedication to learn about Autism/Asperger's, find treatments, and offer assistance and support groups for parents and others who are actively involved in a child's life who is on the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). I am going to highlight some of the major areas today and follow up each day with more specific information.

Please come back and visit our site for more information. You will not be disappointed in the information and knowledge you will gain from this series.

I intend to also add a page that has many other websites who offer more knowledge or specific help regarding many issues that children with Autism and their family face every day. I have also added a page for Early Learning Exercises that offer many children's websites for learning and growth during those all too important early years.

My son, Jacob was diagnosed over 15 years ago during a time when there was not much known about Autism and it certainly was not an everyday word that the majority of people knew something about. Most people's response would be "What's that?" when I would try to explain to them what Jacob was diagnosed with. There is so much information out on the internet now, I am having to open multiple windows to view each site. I will be closely monitoring which sites I place on the new page I am building for Autism Awareness Month along with the video I made for this month.

Many websites claim to have knowledge about ASD spectrum and offer great content but that simply is not the case. Many of those sites are biased in some way whether they are affiliates of the treatments or information they provide or they are just outdated material. I am not biased and in fact, like to know as much as I can about what new information is found lately in research and development for those who are on the ASD scale. I am not opposed or supportive of any particular therapy. All I can do is explain my son's symptoms and therapies we have tried and tested over the years. Some have worked great and others have bombed but that is no reason not to share them with others. As each child on the ASD is different from another, I intend to list as many therapies, tips, advice, feel good stories, and my personal experiences with Autism/Asperger's. So, let's get started.