Published on 12, July, 2020
It seems a lot of Autistic folks have shaped our world, maybe the stigma of autism is that normal people are scared of the evolutions next step.
We are not better than normal people, we are just different and that scares them, I know there is a spectrum where some people can cope better than others.
Its information overload which can be difficult to decipher.
I have recently self diagnosed with Autism, I think its caused by a gene mutation in DAT1 which is over expressed as a dopamine reuptake channel. This means that dopamine, is sucked out of its receptor site before it can do its job, so this leads to anxiety for no reason and studies have shown anxiety affects memory.
So anxiety causes a cloudy head and difficulty in communication, which might make it hard for people as they don't know what to say, this becomes a negative feed back loop.
www.appliedbehavioranalysisprograms.com/.../
Hi. I'd recommend caution with applied behaviour analysis (ABA) websites - it's proven to be very harmful.
I don't want to put you off writing anything here, as it's always good to share experiences - I just wouldn't want anyone to come across content that might be misleading.
ok, didn't think it could be harmful, ill read up on it to see why and try to be more understanding.
My experiences of anxiety due to Autism, is neurological, which causes me to be what I would call my self an Observer, I don't say much I just watch and try and learn. communication can be difficult,
No problem - there's so much information out there, it's hard to know where to start sometimes
I struggle with anxiety too - I know it can be tough sometimes. Hope you're doing okay.
Glad you're doing okay. That's not very encouraging since there's no way of knowing whether it's a normal cold/flu or Covid-19. She should really be self-isolating if she has a cough.
Im fine thanks, the whole virus thing doesn't really bother me that much, it takes a lot to worry me, I just take each day as it comes. Though today at Tesco's a cashier was coughing and spluttering, she tried to reassure us that she didn't have the virus and it was just the flu, I didn't buy her story and Im surprised she was allowed to work in such a public space.
How are you doing at the moment? I know it's an extra worrying time for us all - must be especially tough on carers.
I'm ok, been stressful two week as I'm a carer for my GF too, I have some time to my self at last lol.