48, Hertfordshire England .
I was diagnosed this year with autistic spectrum disorder. I
didn’t know what Autism was until my eldest son who is now 21 was diagnosed at
around 14. My youngest son was diagnosed at 3 he is now 11. They have different
fathers so that kind of gave me an idea it came from my side of the family. I
recognized a lot of there behaviors in myself. So with my newly diagnosis I
feel this has really helped me in so many ways! Some of these ways have been to
understand myself more and be a better parent to my boys.
I have never lasted in jobs. Relationships have been very
difficult for me and again don’t last. I have always struggled to fit in and as
a child I was at school always labeled as “naughty” and put on report and given
detentions.
Things I struggle with are the fact that I fall out with
friends often and will go weeks without speaking to them as I don’t always want
to. I just really don’t like to socialize at all, and it’s nothing personal.
I also say things that seem to upset people and I find it
difficult to see why or how I have upset them. I started getting into trouble
at work as I would say things as it is and not think before I spoke it would
just come out my mouth.
A year ago I decided to go for a driving job driving a
minibus taking children with similar conditions to and from school.
I have to travel with a PA and I find her to be annoying as
she talks non-stop. This drives me mad to the point I have had the passanger
seat removed from the front of the vehicle so I don’t have to listen to her.
This is probably my biggest achievement so far as I have
held this job down now for a year and love driving and I get a long great with
the kids.
Even though we are all on the spectrum we are all different
from each other. I have learnt strategies to use in work to help me cope. I
find visuals help me a great deal. I think without my diagnosis I would of lost
my job definitely and still would not totally understand myself as I used to
get so cross with myself for the way I was and question why I was the way I am.
I wish people who are NOT autistic understood what struggles
we go through daily and didn’t just judge. Struggles as I mentioned earlier of
socialization, monitoring what I say, & visualizations as a way of
learning.
Something else that irritates me is when I tell people I
have autism some say “we are all on the spectrum somewhere” if they lived a day
in life on the spectrum they would not say that.
I would like to say to others who are autistic to NOT give
up! just keep going and learn about yourself as well as find strategies that
help you! Those little strategies can make daily life that bit easier.
I am proud of myself for holding down this job and something
I thought I couldn’t do but I was not going to let my Autism stop me.
Be proud of who you are we are unique and should be proud.
If people don’t except me for who I am then they can stay
away
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