It's like I'm looking in the mirror, I'm 24 was diagnosed autistic 6 months ago and i also have 8 guinea pigs, wow lol! Love your videos, you've got a new subscriber.😊
I struggle with Aspergers and I was not diagnosed until half way through high school so I understand trying to cover it and fit in with the other kids.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 🌲I appreciate your loving effort and concern for your viewers in sharing your journeys - I personally have taken your advice and tips and applied them to myself.. Thanks again Ron 🎄
Hey Savannah, Sorry this is a Few Days late, but I have not been having a good time as of late I am afraid. I am glad Your Pets little House is Complete and that Odin and His Partners get along well :) I would rather not go into what Happens In My Meltdowns Personally, as, unfortunately, I tend to become Violent against Myself :( They tend to last around 40 Minutes. For Me, the Biggest Misconception People make about Me is either 1. I am Lazy. or 2. I am Stupid. People just don't Understand. Agreed, that Myth about "Only Children have Autism" is one that needs to be Wiped Out as Soon as Possible! as, indeed as You said, it all seems Aimed at Children or People on the Low Function Level, there is nothing for Adults on the Medium Scale. I would Eliminate it for the same Reason., so there will be more Support available for Adults. I don't think I have a Role Model Either actually, not Anymore. I was Given no Services at all in School, as the School was not able to Provide them, and the Local Special School, as I mentioned, was Terminally Oversubscribed. I was Diagnosed at 13 and I really do wish I had been Diagnosed Earlier, as then I Probably would have gotten into Special School and wouldn't have anywhere Near as Many Mental Health issues as I do. I was quite a long way Behind My Peers in some ways in Primary, but ahead in others, The Social Issues were what made it mostly Impossible, even in Primary, Juniors especially, I suffered from a lot of Bullying due to how Socially inept I was, I had only the One Friend in Primary, and that was only for Years 5 and 6. I had a lot of Issues with the Uniform as well as, between the Buttons, Uniform Mandated "Tie Up" Tie and Uniform Mandated Lace Up Shoes it was too difficult for Me to Put on all By Myself and I didn't get one Iota of Help with it between the end of Year 2 and about a Quarter of the Way through Year 5. which lead to Further Bullying, I am also Afraid of Criticism to the Point I will Shut Down, so I don't ask for Help. This was due to bad treatment I had in Year 3 from a very Patronising and Unpleasant Teacher who wouldn't Help, only Criticize and , well, basically, "Take the Piss" , meaning I am now so Terrified of Criticism I just wont do anything that I think might lead to Me having to ask for Help. Secondary School, as You know, is when I had a *massive* Nervous Breakdown that was Induced by all the Bullying I was getting from Pupils and Teachers alike , which is when I was Diagnosed. I did use the Special Needs Support base, once it was Built, but mainly as a Place were I could Escape the sheer *horror* of the Mainstream Classroom. I didn't do College or University as none of the Ones in My Area were willing to take Me due to My Severe Mental Health issues. If I am Being Brutally Honest It is Beyond Me how I wasn't Excluded from Secondary actually given My Tendency to Extreme Violence during Meltdowns :( sometimes I wish I *had* have been Excluded actually, as then I could have been Home-schooled. Yes, I am aware of how bad things got for You at College :( As Said, I was diagnosed at 13 in 1998/1999. I hated School, and School hated Me, I only Liked Infants School. I only had 2 Friends in the Entire Time I was at Secondary School, one when I was In Year 7, and one when I was in the Final Year. Secondary was a Nightmare as You know, as I was Bullied By both Pupils and Teachers alike until the Point I *literally* went Insane and suffered more than One Nervous Breakdown, and yet that was "Supposed" to be the best Secondary in the Area, I would hate to have seen what the others were like, as the One I went to was a Warzone! :( I don't even really want to think back to those Times as chances are it would Trigger another Nervous Breakdown :( Like You I also went "Potential Suicide" at High School and did make a few Attempts due to just how Terrible that Time in My Life was. I am glad You have such a Loving, Supportive and Understanding Partner, You are extremely lucky there! I don't Mask, as It didn't work for Me, whether I Masked or not, the Bullying Remained the Same, so I don't hide Who or what I am anymore, as I just don't see the Point in doing so. My Biggest Weakness, I would say, is My Developmental Delay, which has left Me with a Mental age of only 10 and all the Social Ineptitude and Bizarre Behaviour that comes with that. My Strengths are My Love for Small Children, My Love for Dogs, My Essentially Kind and Gentle core Nature, and the Fact I am a Survivor. Indeed, Your Pets are Adorable :) Well, Merry Christmas Savannah, have a great one! :) Take Care now. God Bless. Bye.
Do you have any advice for dealing with sensory issues at work? I am on the waiting list for an autism assessment but have seen a organisation who specialise in sensory issues and have been diagnosed with sensory processing disorder. I’m finding recently that I’m trying my hardest at hiding a lot of my Stims and struggles around sensory and autism etc when at work because I don’t yet have a diagnosis of autism. However, I find I’m getting home and when I’m in my ‘safe space’ I go into overload mode and have a meltdown or I have an evening where I’m seeking loads of sensory input, which is becoming quite stressful as it’s become a daily occurrence recently. Just curious if you have any advice on this? And sorry for the long comment (just thought it may be a suggestion for a video along with myself seeking advice)
It's like I'm looking in the mirror, I'm 24 was diagnosed autistic 6 months ago and i also have 8 guinea pigs, wow lol! Love your videos, you've got a new subscriber.😊
I struggle with Aspergers and I was not diagnosed until half way through high school so I understand trying to cover it and fit in with the other kids.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays 🌲I appreciate your loving effort and concern for your viewers in sharing your journeys - I personally have taken your advice and tips and applied them to myself.. Thanks again Ron 🎄
Thanks for reading out my message Savannah 😊❤️ Happy Xmas!!!
Hey Savannah, Sorry this is a Few Days late, but I have not been having a good time as of late I am afraid.
I am glad Your Pets little House is Complete and that Odin and His Partners get along well :)
I would rather not go into what Happens In My Meltdowns Personally, as, unfortunately, I tend to become Violent against Myself :( They tend to last around 40 Minutes.
For Me, the Biggest Misconception People make about Me is either 1. I am Lazy. or 2. I am Stupid. People just don't Understand.
Agreed, that Myth about "Only Children have Autism" is one that needs to be Wiped Out as Soon as Possible! as, indeed as You said, it all seems Aimed at Children or People on the Low Function Level, there is nothing for Adults on the Medium Scale. I would Eliminate it for the same Reason., so there will be more Support available for Adults.
I don't think I have a Role Model Either actually, not Anymore.
I was Given no Services at all in School, as the School was not able to Provide them, and the Local Special School, as I mentioned, was Terminally Oversubscribed. I was Diagnosed at 13 and I really do wish I had been Diagnosed Earlier, as then I Probably would have gotten into Special School and wouldn't have anywhere Near as Many Mental Health issues as I do.
I was quite a long way Behind My Peers in some ways in Primary, but ahead in others, The Social Issues were what made it mostly Impossible, even in Primary, Juniors especially, I suffered from a lot of Bullying due to how Socially inept I was, I had only the One Friend in Primary, and that was only for Years 5 and 6. I had a lot of Issues with the Uniform as well as, between the Buttons, Uniform Mandated "Tie Up" Tie and Uniform Mandated Lace Up Shoes it was too difficult for Me to Put on all By Myself and I didn't get one Iota of Help with it between the end of Year 2 and about a Quarter of the Way through Year 5. which lead to Further Bullying,
I am also Afraid of Criticism to the Point I will Shut Down, so I don't ask for Help. This was due to bad treatment I had in Year 3 from a very Patronising and Unpleasant Teacher who wouldn't Help, only Criticize and , well, basically, "Take the Piss" , meaning I am now so Terrified of Criticism I just wont do anything that I think might lead to Me having to ask for Help.
Secondary School, as You know, is when I had a *massive* Nervous Breakdown that was Induced by all the Bullying I was getting from Pupils and Teachers alike , which is when I was Diagnosed.
I did use the Special Needs Support base, once it was Built, but mainly as a Place were I could Escape the sheer *horror* of the Mainstream Classroom.
I didn't do College or University as none of the Ones in My Area were willing to take Me due to My Severe Mental Health issues.
If I am Being Brutally Honest It is Beyond Me how I wasn't Excluded from Secondary actually given My Tendency to Extreme Violence during Meltdowns :( sometimes I wish I *had* have been Excluded actually, as then I could have been Home-schooled.
Yes, I am aware of how bad things got for You at College :(
As Said, I was diagnosed at 13 in 1998/1999.
I hated School, and School hated Me, I only Liked Infants School.
I only had 2 Friends in the Entire Time I was at Secondary School, one when I was In Year 7, and one when I was in the Final Year.
Secondary was a Nightmare as You know, as I was Bullied By both Pupils and Teachers alike until the Point I *literally* went Insane and suffered more than One Nervous Breakdown, and yet that was "Supposed" to be the best Secondary in the Area, I would hate to have seen what the others were like, as the One I went to was a Warzone! :( I don't even really want to think back to those Times as chances are it would Trigger another Nervous Breakdown :(
Like You I also went "Potential Suicide" at High School and did make a few Attempts due to just how Terrible that Time in My Life was.
I am glad You have such a Loving, Supportive and Understanding Partner, You are extremely lucky there!
I don't Mask, as It didn't work for Me, whether I Masked or not, the Bullying Remained the Same, so I don't hide Who or what I am anymore, as I just don't see the Point in doing so.
My Biggest Weakness, I would say, is My Developmental Delay, which has left Me with a Mental age of only 10 and all the Social Ineptitude and Bizarre Behaviour that comes with that.
My Strengths are My Love for Small Children, My Love for Dogs, My Essentially Kind and Gentle core Nature, and the Fact I am a Survivor.
Indeed, Your Pets are Adorable :)
Well, Merry Christmas Savannah, have a great one! :)
Take Care now.
God Bless.
Bye.
How did you both meet? Does your parter have ASC? Love your 4 fur babies 😍Xx
Do you have any advice for dealing with sensory issues at work? I am on the waiting list for an autism assessment but have seen a organisation who specialise in sensory issues and have been diagnosed with sensory processing disorder. I’m finding recently that I’m trying my hardest at hiding a lot of my Stims and struggles around sensory and autism etc when at work because I don’t yet have a diagnosis of autism. However, I find I’m getting home and when I’m in my ‘safe space’ I go into overload mode and have a meltdown or I have an evening where I’m seeking loads of sensory input, which is becoming quite stressful as it’s become a daily occurrence recently. Just curious if you have any advice on this? And sorry for the long comment (just thought it may be a suggestion for a video along with myself seeking advice)
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