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 Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:26 pm Post subject: Re: Whats your biggest accomplishment lately with your autis |
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| Age1600 wrote: | I cant handle change, still to this day, so today we went to class, our classroom was full, we had to change classes, i thought to myself ok i handle this, then we had two pop quizzes although i was prepared, pop quizzes drive me insane, so during the quizzes i noticed my tourettes starting acting up. My whole body started jerking every each way, which left me in pain, because the other day i pulled a muscle in my neck, so any type of jerking makes it worse. Finally after that settled, i thought i was ok, did my usual stimming, but then it felt like a huge cloud just came over me, and I disappeared, I went completely low functioning in my class, I started rocking, staring at the lights, completely shutting down, headshaking, hitting my head with the back of my palm, i couldnt concentrate, i was almost gone mentally. Well by the end of class, i was able to somewhat calm myself, i was able to regain myself and stop me from disappearing into the autism world. After I left, I was so proud of myself, even though the change still bothered me, i didnt let it completely ruin my day. I know its nothing big, but to me, its a huge deal, i amaze myself sometimes hehehe.
Everyday somehow i surprise myself. Everyday I meltdown over small changes like those, or disappear into autism world for hours on ends, but during the short time i was in class, i was able to keep myself from completely disappearing. Idk if i'll meltdown later tonight because of that haha, but right now its a big accomplishment lol. I have a habit or working too hard to keep myself from disappearing, and later it takes a toll on me and everybody around me, because i meltdown and usually my head is the one who gets the worst side of it all lol. Even though their small accomplishments, I still feel their big in my heart hehehe. Whats everybody elses accomplishments lately with your autism? no matter big or small? |
I am proud of you too! Sounds like you did a fabulous job in your class. |
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Sedaka
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KingdomOfRats
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| Age1600 wrote: | | nomad21 wrote: | Hmmm, nothing lately. But I've set a goal to learn how to tie my shoes by the end of the year. I think it's pretty sad that an 18 year old can't tie his shoes, but I think if I try hard enough I'll be able to do it eventually! if I ever learn, that'd be quite an accomplishment  |
No its not sad at all, I still have problems tieing my shoes and im 23, I just have them all already tied, so i dont fret about it hehe, don't give up trying though. |
laces are overrated. have ever tried velcro or slip on types?
am use both velcro,and laces which get tied for am.
there are to many steps in tying whereas with velcro or slip on,theres just one.
nomad21,
it isnt bad if someone is grown up and cant tie shoe laces,even though a lot of children can so dont be bad on self for it.
a lot of children can read,but then a lot of adults can't-some cant read at all,it just means its a weakness of theirs and isnt a sign of being like a child,even if some use it to mean that way [theyre the idiots].
if anyone has a problem with asking someone to tie trainers,remember that everyone needs some sort of help,being an autie or aspie is no different even if the types of difficulties may be.
--most recent improvement type stuff,would be getting the amount of funding raised for the residential support staff am have from the national autistic society,am now have three full days with them a week,as well as still having the usual staff from here as a 2-1 and the use of a car,so it means not being stuck in the home all day meltdowning and trashing room,with residents who have their hifi volumes up full [and turn them back up as soon as staff who have asked them to turn them down leave the room] and like to bang doors all day,non stop-and shout.
it is thanks to Dawn [main support worker from nas] and the bosses at nas for getting that extra funding,the last social worker am had said the council dont fund specialist support for those already in twenty four hour residential care.
as well as that,the NAS bosses and support staff,social worker and all the learning dis. service and home managers
are coming tomorrow to have a meeting about am,the NAS are going to be interrogating them over what they have allowed to happen to am,they are going to be demanding they get sound proofing and triple glazing windows fitted here,even though am being moved to another res. this year-they also want to transfer am to their services full time.
am call them improvements as am have had no quality of life for a long time,cannot even go for a walk to the local park here like am was able to in last area because am dont even make it without meltdowning-the area is severely overloading.
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pluto
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My biggest accomplishment is at work,where I seem to have overcome my previous
tendency of being hyper-sensitive and taking any hint of implied criticism personally.
Now I can see the bigger picture and realise there is an unwritten rule that my managers have to occasionally display their assertiveness,even when underneath it all they and everyone else realise that any implied criticisms aren't always justified.
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My biggest accomplishment as of late, and I completely credit my new supervisor for this...is that I can ask people for help when I'm going into or am completely into meltdown mode. My new supervisor has given me a safe environment and a very caring and listening ear to be able to do this. He figured out that it's all about feeling safe and valued for me and he gives me that so that I can come talk to him. Not just about work crap either. He's very good about listening to personal crap because I have tons of that in my life right now. He told me that I can talk to him any time about anything. He can't offer much other kind of help, but a kind ear goes a long way.
So, I've been getting better about being in meltdown and saying "I need help". Now, it usually takes a lot of stimming and rocking and crying and hand shaking before I can get to what's causing the problem, but I do get there eventually. Yeah!
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| My biggest accomplishment with my autism is that my art work is going into a major gallery in the area! At least I think it is because of my autism. I am an autistic savant and art is my talent. But outside of that and psychology, I am brain dead. Wait! You have to have a brain to be brain dead! I might also get into magazines about my art and autism so I might get famous soon. I only charge $1,000,000 for my autograph without an actual painting/ drawing. With it it would be a lot higher!!!! $100 billion! Hi my name is Dr. Evil from Austin Powers. Some of my doctors ARE evil though. They think I am crazy! I'm sane I tell you! |
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DJRnold
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject: Re: Whats your biggest accomplishment lately with your autis |
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| Age1600 wrote: | I cant handle change, still to this day, so today we went to class, our classroom was full, we had to change classes, i thought to myself ok i handle this, then we had two pop quizzes although i was prepared, pop quizzes drive me insane, so during the quizzes i noticed my tourettes starting acting up. My whole body started jerking every each way, which left me in pain, because the other day i pulled a muscle in my neck, so any type of jerking makes it worse. Finally after that settled, i thought i was ok, did my usual stimming, but then it felt like a huge cloud just came over me, and I disappeared, I went completely low functioning in my class, I started rocking, staring at the lights, completely shutting down, headshaking, hitting my head with the back of my palm, i couldnt concentrate, i was almost gone mentally. Well by the end of class, i was able to somewhat calm myself, i was able to regain myself and stop me from disappearing into the autism world. After I left, I was so proud of myself, even though the change still bothered me, i didnt let it completely ruin my day. I know its nothing big, but to me, its a huge deal, i amaze myself sometimes hehehe.
Everyday somehow i surprise myself. Everyday I meltdown over small changes like those, or disappear into autism world for hours on ends, but during the short time i was in class, i was able to keep myself from completely disappearing. Idk if i'll meltdown later tonight because of that haha, but right now its a big accomplishment lol. I have a habit or working too hard to keep myself from disappearing, and later it takes a toll on me and everybody around me, because i meltdown and usually my head is the one who gets the worst side of it all lol. Even though their small accomplishments, I still feel their big in my heart hehehe. Whats everybody elses accomplishments lately with your autism? no matter big or small? |
How do you see your autism? It sound to me like you think it's some evil dark cloud that will consume you and destroy your life...maybe you're right. But I hope not... |
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-JR
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| Greentea wrote: | | I'm learning to shed the guilt and shame for my Aspie traits, which I had for over forty years. Not easy, but I'm determined. |
I should have considered this one. Building and maintaining pride in myself. Why is this difficult for you GreenTea? I'm curious, because my experience with the self dx was one of extreme clarity, everything had a reason behind it, and everything explained. My worst nightmares resolved, almost instantly.
I'm willing to bet it has to do with the fact that I have narcissistic tendencies, and have been told as a child from many people that I was very smart. It was also communicated to me when I was a child (often by same people) that I was extremely stupid. Now, I'm wondering, as a child I knew I had something special in me, I think I realized this before people began insulting me. Perhaps the insulting confused me, and made me withdraw into myself? Furthering problems down the road? Preparing the situation for the perfect comeback as I realize that I am perfectly normal? Does this make sense guys? My thinking is that I was most frustrated as a child, not for being "stupid," but for having others think I am, when in fact I am not. Having this self dx has removed any self doubt I ever had, instant relief. Theories anyone?
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I have worked for almost 10 years and haven't lost a job or anything. I worked my jobs for a long time
I reccently got most improved worker at my work.
I do need to start driving so that will be my next accomplishment.
I also haven't had that many meltdowns but I have cried everyday. |
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Ishmael
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I juggle.
I'm one of those Aspies with awful, awful co-ordination. I can barely stand up; the number I've times I've fallen over whilst walking - or even standing! So, I juggle and am seeking to practice ninjutsu - not to become a "ninja" made popular by fiction, of course, but because it's a martial arts style with wherein the person practices extreme balance. |
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| FireBird wrote: | | My biggest accomplishment with my autism is that my art work is going into a major gallery in the area! At least I think it is because of my autism. I am an autistic savant and art is my talent. But outside of that and psychology, I am brain dead. Wait! You have to have a brain to be brain dead! I might also get into magazines about my art and autism so I might get famous soon. I only charge $1,000,000 for my autograph without an actual painting/ drawing. With it it would be a lot higher!!!! $100 billion! Hi my name is Dr. Evil from Austin Powers. Some of my doctors ARE evil though. They think I am crazy! I'm sane I tell you! |
That's so cool! Could you show everyone a picture of a painting? |
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| Ishmael wrote: | I juggle.
I'm one of those Aspies with awful, awful co-ordination. I can barely stand up; the number I've times I've fallen over whilst walking - or even standing! So, I juggle and am seeking to practice ninjutsu - not to become a "ninja" made popular by fiction, of course, but because it's a martial arts style with wherein the person practices extreme balance. |
I have tried and tried and tried and tried to juggle. It was the one thing I really wanted to do. I can't manage to get everything in the air the way they are supposed to be and something always stays in one of my hands when everything is supposed to be moving and when I do get everything to move I end up dropping the bean bags or whatever it is I am trying to juggle. |
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Ishmael
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| Quote: | | I have tried and tried and tried and tried to juggle. It was the one thing I really wanted to do. I can't manage to get everything in the air the way they are supposed to be and something always stays in one of my hands when everything is supposed to be moving and when I do get everything to move I end up dropping the bean bags or whatever it is I am trying to juggle. |
To be fair, I forgot to mention that I am not really any good... still, I try - if only because I'm a stubborn bastard.
Really, I think, the only reason I do it is because I can't. |
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BJWanlund
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My greatest accomplishment recently (within the last six months or so) has been to start a column for my school newspaper, called "Ask An Aspie". I did it initially to try and make people understand me, and understand Aspies as a whole, and maybe be more understanding. Now it's blossomed and I might just make it a full-time dealie, I dunno.
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-JR
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Dude, that's freaking RAD. Anything to educate the public man, hi-5 for putting the effort in to it. 
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