I can totally relate to everything you have said. I am going through something similar currently, except for me the trigger is dog barking.

The sensation is horrible. The noise triggers an instantaneous anger response in me. Also anxiety mixed in I think…

I would say, remember that behaviour that may seem naughty, should not necessarily be treated as naughty.  Obviously a child has to learn boundaries whether they are autistic or not, but there will usually be reasons the child is behaving the way they…

Thank you very very much for your replies.

I do the school run by foot. We live only few minutes away from the school.

It's hard to describe. I just panic. I have to go through the gate and drop my daughter off to the door of her classroom. There are…

Hi again Karen,
Never feel cheeky asking! It's what we're here for.

My partner is on the same sleep schedule, it's not at all uncommon in autism for precisely the reasons your daughter has given.
He does need to break out of it sometimes though…

It sounds a very difficult situation.

The toll of masking in school and in the workplace can build up to intolerable levels for an autistic person. It is quite common for us to be able to hold it together in public and then explode into meltdowns once…

Asperger's and HFA (high functioning autism) are both autistic spectrum conditions.  They are a neurological difference that you are born with.  It is thought to be genetic although science does not yet know whether there are any environmental factors…

This is the stuff I use and find useful:

First thing is DSA

DSA for me provided recording software and hardware for lectures, including some transcription software (my audio prosessing is rubbish)

An app called brain in hand that has been very helpful…

I can sympathise, sounds familiar. I wear sunglasses most of the time during the summer even in the winter i keep the lighting dim inside, i can't stand loud noise or harsh artificial lighting and wear earplugs if i have to go anywhere in public such…