Neurodiversity

violaine · 07-28-2010, 01:26 PM

i am glad you are enjoying the link. i found her blogs some time ago, and she keeps entries up to date, which is nice. maybe i should write and thank her for providing such great information.

jen, i used to say that i 'have' autism- because that's what i heard from NTs! i am on the spectrum. also, there are damaging statements being said/heard all of the time, like these: 'she has communication issues. [my wiring is different- not an 'issue' to ME]; she doesn't try.[what kind of expectations/standards are being set? have they been communicated - and if possible, taken into account that i'm a visual learner, perhaps shown to me - with patience?]; she does x.y.z deliberately. [this one slays me and has since childhood! i am not an inflexible person who cannot see roundly]; she is aware of x.y.z.' - [true! i'm very observant! this last remark is not meant as a compliment, however]. . . i could go on until i ran out of space here! where do those thoughts / projections come from, and why? the blog explains it really well, i think.

07-28-2010, 01:26 PM	#24
violaine Timed Out How Do You Identify?: atypical Preferred Pronoun?: plague words and phrases Relationship Status: love wise guys of the avian world Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: wekiva springs basin Posts: 3,236 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,934 Thanked 3,293 Times in 1,301 Posts Rep Power: 0	i am glad you are enjoying the link. i found her blogs some time ago, and she keeps entries up to date, which is nice. maybe i should write and thank her for providing such great information. jen, i used to say that i 'have' autism- because that's what i heard from NTs! i am on the spectrum. also, there are damaging statements being said/heard all of the time, like these: 'she has communication issues. [my wiring is different- not an 'issue' to ME]; she doesn't try.[what kind of expectations/standards are being set? have they been communicated - and if possible, taken into account that i'm a visual learner, perhaps shown to me - with patience?]; she does x.y.z deliberately. [this one slays me and has since childhood! i am not an inflexible person who cannot see roundly]; she is aware of x.y.z.' - [true! i'm very observant! this last remark is not meant as a compliment, however]. . . i could go on until i ran out of space here! where do those thoughts / projections come from, and why? the blog explains it really well, i think. Last edited by violaine; 07-28-2010 at 01:30 PM.