darkwhispersdale wrote:
Triangular_Trees wrote:
Its the same concept that led to me refusing to speak to the psychologist. if you going to make up things about what I'm saying or why something is happening, then there is no point in my explaining what is going on. After all, it doesn't matter what i do or say, you'll just end up making up whatever you want me to have said or did. So why I should waste my time on explaining when the end result is the same is if I hadn't explained anything at all? The fact that you jump to punishments and yelling without ever taking time to stop and see what the situation is shows me that you aren't the least bit interested in finding out the truth of the situation and really don't care what it is. All you care about is punishing me, whether its justified or not.
I'm like this now.
I was the same at school I once tripped over a friend's leg when he was trying to teach me rugby and grazed my face on the ground (sliding across concrete on your face is not fun) and cleaned the graze myself in the toilets, sobbed alittle and went back to class and carried on like normal I was so afraid to be called a liar.
As a parent, I'm finding these experiences really interesting. I don't want my children to EVER feel they cannot tell the truth, but it seems so easy for an AS to get frustrated and withdraw. Being aware is really important. I'm not sure what I can do to prevent my children from developing the same feelings, but I do intend to work on it. Thanks for making me more aware.
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Mom to an amazing young adult AS son, plus an also amazing non-AS daughter. Most likely part of the "Broader Autism Phenotype" (some traits).
05 Sep 2008, 4:14 pm
