autism....

wariovswario · 08-02-2006, 12:35 AM

my little brother has High Functioning Autism and despite his minor setbacks with his social skills...i noticed that he is very much like everyone else...maybe better. He's always smiling about certain things and loves to go to the beach, eat ice cream, and pretty much everything else that kids his age like to do. It just upsets me how some people treat him when he tries to make new friends because they become scared of him...or annoyed. He's smart, keeps asking questions, and picks up new things relatively fast. He is kind of like a kid at heart though in that he likes things with silly sounds or funny twists....he's very affectionate to animals too and i noticed that the animals themselves notice his disability and calm themselves down to a point where they actually comfort my little brother! When i noticed that, it was amazing! For example, my neighbor has this old cranky cat who usually tries to bat and scratch people away or hiss at them. My little brother went by and started playing with the cat, petting her and rubbing her stomach. Instead of the cat normally being angry and hissing and scratching, it was purring and exposing herself to my little brother! It was amazing!

**Dr. Horrible** · 08-02-2006, 01:21 AM

Is this supposed to be a sort of public service announcement, or are we to share our stories about encounters with the autistic?

DELICIOUS POISON · 08-02-2006, 01:36 AM

I think this would be more appropriate in the Relationships Forum, but I'll leave that up to you, Deku.

**Dr. Horrible** · 08-02-2006, 02:07 AM

Good call.

***Ace Mercury*** · 08-02-2006, 08:33 AM

Sounds like Asperger Syndrome. Basically all the benefits of being a normal guy, except without the social skills. I think not a lot of people know that there's a spectrum for autism, from high to low level.

I was tempted to diagnose myself with Aspergers, but I'm probably just a normal recluse.

Koga · 08-02-2006, 08:43 AM

How old is your brother, WvsW?

The Doctor · 08-02-2006, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ace Mercury

Sounds like Asperger Syndrome. Basically all the benefits of being a normal guy, except without the social skills. I think not a lot of people know that there's a spectrum for autism, from high to low level.

I was tempted to diagnose myself with Aspergers, but I'm probably just a normal recluse.

My cousin has Aspergers, she can't stand loud noises (Washing machine, Drills, funfairs) she has to wear ear-defenders. Which is fairly amusing.

Tad Venture · 08-02-2006, 10:31 AM

I know 3 or 4 people with Aspergers, one of them is actually a friend of mine. Honestly, it's not hard to get around when you get used to it. People with Aspergers can sometimes end up being nicer than most others.

wariovswario · 08-02-2006, 12:27 PM

he's 14....and he has HFA...he is more like rainman,except he's intelligent in everything and always curious....

Kain Highwind · 08-02-2006, 01:22 PM

Aww, that's nice. It's good to love a person, no matter what is wrong with them. I wish a few more people can be considerate of it, though.

Mr. Andy_Man · 08-02-2006, 02:32 PM

What really pissis me off is when people think kids who are autistic are mentaly retarded. That is wrong, MR and Autisim are different, when you are Mentally retarded you cant learn anything in your life, when your autistic you can learn but it will be harder because of your disability in your brain. I know this because i do volentary work with autistic kids.

Koga · 08-02-2006, 04:03 PM

Yes, a lot of people associate limited social abilities with lower intelligence.

Princess Zelda of Hyrule · 08-03-2006, 09:28 PM

I speak for a lot of us when I say most of my "blonde moments" come not from stupidity, but from being too shy to react.

Link2000 · 08-03-2006, 09:53 PM

I'm going to go a bit off the mainstream here, and I want to insist that I mean no offense.

First off I have nothing against someone with this disorder. Despite this, I myself do not feel inclined to go out of my way to accomodate someone with Austism. For example, if I'm with a group of friends, I will still find an annoying austistic peer annoying. Adding to this, if one would disrupt my education regularly because of the disease, I would expect them to be removed from it.

Kae · 08-07-2006, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Princess Zelda of Hyrule

I speak for a lot of us when I say most of my "blonde moments" come not from stupidity, but from being too shy to react.

That, or in my case, just plain not paying attention.

**KirbyBoy2000** · 08-07-2006, 02:17 AM

Reading those articles on wikipedia make me wonder if I have some form of Autism or not. I can match a lot of the things I do/how I act to some of the symptoms on the pages; when studying some things I tend to keep looking up information about it until I get bored, I have a couple of obsessive-compulsive habits, and... suck at talking to people and making friends.

Main thing on that that I don't have on those articles is being oversensitive to sound and such. But I'm sure there might be a few other things I'm missing.

08-02-2006, 12:35 AM	#1
wariovswario Don't ban me please. :( Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 4,238 Thanks: 89 Thanked 68 Times in 48 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Points: 1,682.45 Bank: 526,330.45 Total Points: 528,012.90 Donate	autism.... my little brother has High Functioning Autism and despite his minor setbacks with his social skills...i noticed that he is very much like everyone else...maybe better. He's always smiling about certain things and loves to go to the beach, eat ice cream, and pretty much everything else that kids his age like to do. It just upsets me how some people treat him when he tries to make new friends because they become scared of him...or annoyed. He's smart, keeps asking questions, and picks up new things relatively fast. He is kind of like a kid at heart though in that he likes things with silly sounds or funny twists....he's very affectionate to animals too and i noticed that the animals themselves notice his disability and calm themselves down to a point where they actually comfort my little brother! When i noticed that, it was amazing! For example, my neighbor has this old cranky cat who usually tries to bat and scratch people away or hiss at them. My little brother went by and started playing with the cat, petting her and rubbing her stomach. Instead of the cat normally being angry and hissing and scratching, it was purring and exposing herself to my little brother! It was amazing!

08-02-2006, 01:21 AM	#2
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08-02-2006, 08:43 AM	#6
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wariovswario Don't ban me please. :( Join Date: Jul 2000 Gender: Posts: 4,238 Thanks: 89 Thanked 68 Times in 48 Posts Blog Entries: 2 Points: 1,682.45 Bank: 526,330.45 Total Points: 528,012.90 Donate	he's 14....and he has HFA...he is more like rainman,except he's intelligent in everything and always curious....

08-02-2006, 01:22 PM	#10
Kain Highwind Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Pending. Gender: Posts: 5,789 Thanks: 127 Thanked 117 Times in 82 Posts Points: 4,412.81 Bank: 47,139.19 Total Points: 51,552.00 Donate	Aww, that's nice. It's good to love a person, no matter what is wrong with them. I wish a few more people can be considerate of it, though.

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Mr. Andy_Man Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Right Behind You with a Knife Gender: Posts: 99 Thanks: 12 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Points: 5,160.13 Bank: 25.80 Total Points: 5,185.93 Donate	What really pissis me off is when people think kids who are autistic are mentaly retarded. That is wrong, MR and Autisim are different, when you are Mentally retarded you cant learn anything in your life, when your autistic you can learn but it will be harder because of your disability in your brain. I know this because i do volentary work with autistic kids.

08-02-2006, 04:03 PM	#12
Koga Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: The Netherlands Gender: Posts: 17,093 Thanks: 104 Thanked 173 Times in 116 Posts Points: 106,423.41 Bank: 20,391.94 Total Points: 126,815.35 Donate	Yes, a lot of people associate limited social abilities with lower intelligence.

08-03-2006, 09:28 PM	#13
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Link2000 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Posts: 8,052 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Points: 16,436.15 Bank: 804.22 Total Points: 17,240.37 Donate	I'm going to go a bit off the mainstream here, and I want to insist that I mean no offense. First off I have nothing against someone with this disorder. Despite this, I myself do not feel inclined to go out of my way to accomodate someone with Austism. For example, if I'm with a group of friends, I will still find an annoying austistic peer annoying. Adding to this, if one would disrupt my education regularly because of the disease, I would expect them to be removed from it.

08-07-2006, 02:17 AM	#16
KirbyBoy2000 Roleplaying Mod Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: NY,USA Gender: Posts: 4,943 Thanks: 1 Thanked 21 Times in 20 Posts Points: 42,693.38 Bank: 80,782.93 Total Points: 123,476.30 Donate	Reading those articles on wikipedia make me wonder if I have some form of Autism or not. I can match a lot of the things I do/how I act to some of the symptoms on the pages; when studying some things I tend to keep looking up information about it until I get bored, I have a couple of obsessive-compulsive habits, and... suck at talking to people and making friends. Main thing on that that I don't have on those articles is being oversensitive to sound and such. But I'm sure there might be a few other things I'm missing.