CyclopsSummers
tunnel visionary
Joined: Jun 22, 2008
Age: 26
Posts: 1902
|
 Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:15 am Post subject: Are you an only child or do you have brothers/sisters? |
 |
|
Okay, so I was wondering about this this morning. It's not necessarily an autism-related topic, which is why I didn't put it in the general autism discussion subforum. It's just a general question about whether you are an only child, or have brothers and/or sisters (or a brother or a sister). I am an only child, and I theorise that this may have something to do with how I look at the world around me in terms of social dynamics, community, stuff like that... because I've always been the center of my mother's attention in the house, without having to take into consideration the daily presence of a brother or a sister. While I don't believe that it has influenced or 'intensified' my autism, I do believe that being an only child influences how I reply to some of the threads here on WP that are about social interaction and community.
So, what is your own experience in growing up as either an only child or with brothers/sisters? Maybe you have brothers/sisters who are on the spectrum like you, or maybe not.
Sorry to keep my own story a little bit short, but I've recently started working again, so I've little time before heading off to work again, but I wanted to get this off my mind first. Have at it, it's always interesting to read your responses.
_________________
clarity of thought before rashness of action |
|
| Back to top |
|
rabbitears
BLUE PARASAUROLOPHUS WHISPERER
Joined: Jan 19, 2011
Age: 21
Posts: 6398
Location: In a box of chocolate milk mix.
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:22 am Post subject: |
|
|
I have one brother who is five years older than me. He isn't on the spectrum.
We are a bit 'distant'.
_________________
 THINGS I LIKE
Parasaurolophus, Plesiosaurs, Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, Music, Tuna, Chocolate milk, Oreos, Blue things
Parasaurolophuscolobus. Parasaurcolobus. Colobusaurolophus.
....And Nunchucks are my friends.
|
|
| Back to top |
|
lostgirl1986
There's a party in my head.
Joined: Feb 29, 2012
Age: 26
Posts: 6250
Location: Ontario, Canada
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:31 am Post subject: |
|
|
| I have a younger brother who is less than 2 years younger than me. He's gifted and when we were growing up he went to a special school for gifted students. So while I had a learning disability and an IEP in school, my brother flew through his education with A's and B's. We were both very spoiled as children but always well behaved and respectful to everybody. My mom was very protective of us, especially me because of my learning disabilities. My brother isn't on the spectrum, he's very quiet but he has a lot of friends and he's almost ready to graduate from university. I went to college and I've already graduated but I'm going back to school this September. |
|
| Back to top |
|
KyleTheGhost
Friendly Burtonite Ghost Who Likes Trains
Joined: Jul 30, 2008
Age: 26
Posts: 26851
Location: Luna, Imagination Isle
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 8:36 am Post subject: |
|
|
I'm an only child.
_________________
Do, or do not. There is no try. |
|
| Back to top |
|
TheDarkMage
Velociraptor
Joined: Feb 21, 2012
Posts: 418
Location: united kingdom
|
|
| Back to top |
|
identity
Disconnected
Joined: Mar 21, 2011
Age: 29
Posts: 7518
Location: South West UK
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:19 am Post subject: |
|
|
| I have one sister who is about a year and a half older than me. She's not on the spectrum nor does she have any mental health problems. I think we used to be quite close, still are to some extent but she has her own family now so doesn't really have time. |
|
| Back to top |
|
MONKEY
Sunshine Groovetrip
Joined: Jan 04, 2009
Age: 20
Posts: 9775
Location: Stoke, England (sometimes :P)
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:41 am Post subject: |
|
|
I have brother who's 12 and is borderline/mildly on the spectrum and a bit like me in that respect, he also has anger problems. Also a sister who's 9 and has an NT brain, but is very hyperactive and a little insecure and craves attention because of that. It's often mistaken as just being an obnoxious sh**, but she really just needs reassurance and to be liked. Also being the youngest in the family doesn't help.
I also have a late brother who died when he was 16 months old and I was 6, he would be 14 by now.
_________________
The butterfly, the tiger, just another shadow in the stone
Flamingo future dinosaur underneath the urban sun |
|
| Back to top |
|
EmmaUK12
Spork
Joined: May 19, 2011
Age: 21
Posts: 2748
Location: England
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:09 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Only child, but i've had two step sisters. |
|
| Back to top |
|
MakaylaTheAspie
Zodai's girl
Joined: Jun 22, 2011
Age: 16
Posts: 12753
Location: Aus den USA
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:42 am Post subject: |
|
|
Urgh, don't remind me. 
Yes, I have siblings, they're all just younger than me (and a little bit half brained  ).
_________________
Feel free to drop me a PM, but it may take a while to reply. I don't bite, though. 
Anime/Manga lover. Also love to draw. 
My deviantART: http://www.watercolorgenius.deviantart.com/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
Taylor1002
Phoenix
Joined: Mar 31, 2011
Posts: 574
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:44 am Post subject: |
|
|
I have a little brother who's 16 and not on the spectrum. He's a little mischievous, but he's a good person and funny. We've always been pretty close  |
|
| Back to top |
|
Trigas
A bit crazy
Joined: Jul 14, 2011
Age: 20
Posts: 4143
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:48 am Post subject: |
|
|
I have one sister, she's 2 years older than me.
_________________
All fantasy should have a solid base in reality. |
|
| Back to top |
|
CockneyRebel
Mick Avory, Sensitive brown-eyed Sweet Pea
Joined: Jul 18, 2004
Age: 38
Posts: 87149
Location: In a quiet and peaceful garden, where gentle Mick Avory-like Sweet Peas grow.
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:49 am Post subject: |
|
|
I have one sister who's three years younger than I am. We were never really that close. I liked the 60s and she liked the 90s, growing up. She didn't like anything from the 60s and 70s and I didn't like much from the first half of the 90s. That caused a lot of friction between us. She can't be sarcastic about the 60s any more, because she's now in the position to teach my niece to accept and tolerate individual differences. In a way, I've won in the end.
_________________
The darling, unworldly Mick Avory with hands like shovels, who wouldn't dare choose to hurt a soul: I'm the cuddly, adorable Kink. Sweet Peas: http://s76.photobucket.com/albums/j37/Cocknee/Kinks/Sweet%20Pea%20Smileys/ Other: http://www.mybrowsercash.com/ |
|
| Back to top |
|
TheHouseholdCat
Phoenix
Joined: Mar 01, 2012
Posts: 667
Location: Berlin, Germany
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:09 am Post subject: |
|
|
I have a sister who is 11 years younger than I am.
_________________
EXPANDED CIRCLE OF FIFTHS
"It's how they see things. It's a way of bringing class to an environment, and I say that pejoratively because, obviously, good music is good music however it's created, however it's motivated." - Thomas Newman |
|
| Back to top |
|
Squirsh
Velociraptor
Joined: Apr 18, 2009
Age: 19
Posts: 499
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:33 am Post subject: |
|
|
| I'm an only child. People often say they feel sorry for me because it's just me and my mum in the house, but to be honest I find it quite peaceful and close friends make excellent substitutes for siblings. |
|
| Back to top |
|
DarkDoorsShut
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
Joined: Feb 22, 2012
Age: 17
Posts: 60
Location: Perth, Western Australia
|
| Posted: Tue Mar 20, 2012 11:56 am Post subject: |
|
|
| I'm the youngest of my sibilings, I have a brother and a sister. |
|
| Back to top |
|
