Just a place for anyone to be silly, playful and whimsical.
Just a place for anyone to be silly, playful and whimsical.
I was told that my thought processes and coping mechanisms strongly indicated autism. That's why I got assessed. Honestly, how can you be compared to an autistic child, that's ludicrous. And we become masters of masking. It's just unfortunate the damage it does as a consequence.
I was too quiet and kept my head down.
That was me too, at home and at school. My sister also took up my parents' attention (for different reasons).
It was just the, you don’t act like an autistic child, no I’m 54 and had to mask the hell out of it. My sister was quite unwell as a child and often in hospital, most of my parents time was rightly given to her, I just slipped through the net. I was too quiet and kept my head down.
What did she say?
I found out I was autistic not long after I was promoted to SENCO, that really messed with my head. I had no idea I could possibly be autistic. I just loved the bond I made with autistic children and how we communicated with each other.
I'm not allowed to tell them
Why not? Who said so? It's your choice who you tell or don't tell, isn't it?