Category: Anxiety
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autism – moving around
Autistic tip of the day If an autistic person wants to move – let them. Sunday at an event I forgot to take a sensory/ fidget toy. I couldn’t stand still, had to move, with energy to burn. I was not judged on it, people there knew I was autistic. #autism #autistic #autisme #autismawareness ##disability…
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See you on the other side – surviving Christmas
This is a comment made at a recent meeting with my autistic group. Christmas is a time of year not always enjoyed by Autistic people. It is a busy time of year. Lots of expectations in terms of behaviour at gatherings. This includes showing expected shows of joy, participation in a bright noisy atmosphere, lots…
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Access the Autistic Skill Set 5. Retain and flourish
Staff costs are the highest expenditure in business, so how to retain those skills within. The trained skills, the people with potential, and can grow and really benefit the business as part of teams. Just consider the cost of not understanding and losing the skills. Performance panels can lead to loss of morale, staff and…
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Accessing the Autistic Skill Set 3. Ripening and Growing Part 1
I hope I have now provided guidelines into how to get to respect and understand the autistic person, and their immense skill set. I will now tell you how to understand them better and build on this and help ripen and grow them. This requires teamwork and patience. When doing this and anything else when…
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Autism executive function — OldLady With Autism
Getting things done Disorganized, lazy, procrastinator, negligent, sloppy, messy, always late, late bills, late for appointments, late for work, cluttered, dirty, overwhelmed! This is the life of many autistic adults. Although we love details, many of us need help with every day life due to struggles with executive function. Executive function is the part of […]…
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Committed to Myself — Positively ASD
I took a little break away from blogging as my brain was becoming exhausted from what I call multitasking overload. Committed to Myself — Positively ASD
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Lost. Autism meltdown. — Our Autism Blog
I sit on the floor, my arms wrapped around her tightly…. ….whilst she kicks and hits and bites. Saving her from hurting herself, hurting me…. ….I just want this to be a hug. She’s screaming, shouting, intent on hurting herself or anyone who is around. Anxiety driven anger thrusting out of every muscle. Every pore […]…
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