User blog:412Taz/About Autism

Autism is a lifelong disability, which I have been diagnoised at age 3. I will tell you things I did/do because of my autism. c:

Obsessions
I have been also diagnoised with OCD, but sometimes my obsessions are caused by my autism. First of all, it was signs, I even took one home from the shopping centre. Then, it was Mario and Sonic, then it was a certain Waterpark, then it was this care home, and now it's my school.

Socialization
I'm mostly anti-social. I have 2 friends. I find it hard to socialize, and I get anxious in big crowds. I prefer to be alone than be with friends.

Sensory Issues
I have Sensory Processing Disorder, and I like and dislike certain feels. I don't like the feel of hard rubber, but I like the feel of foam. I like the smell of petrol, but I don't like the smell of cheese. I like chocolate, but I don't like Milkybars. I like the taste of crumbles, but I hate the appearance of it. I have fidget things: squishies, fidget cubes, fidget spinners, a bottle of water mixed with glue and glitter which you can shake, slime and much more.

Phobias
I have phonophobia - a fear of loud noises. I also have a phobia of big crowds.

Anxiety Attacks
My heart like beats really fast, like a drum, and I bite my nails. I can sometimes like cry and be quiet, and like panic.

Education
I'm pretty much good academically, but I sometimes refuse to join in with PE and Dance. I say to the teachers, "I don't want to it, because I'll make a fool of myself."

Eating
I am pretty much a slow eater, and I'm a picky eater. When I was younger, I usually wouldn't eat anything.

Imagination
To be honest, my imagination is wide. I like to create stories, hence why I like to write stories on this wiki. However, when I was younger, I would like stack blocks or put in them in rows of particular order.

How did I get diagnoised?
When I was about 2, my parents would try and get my attention, by saying my name, but I just focused on the one thing I liked to do. They thought I was blind, so they took me to the hospital eye doctor to see if I was blind. I didn't seem to be blind, so they thought I was deaf. They took me to a hearing test, but I wasn't deaf either. They then referred me to a doctor, who did like tests on me to see if I had it.

A few weeks later, it turned out that I have high functioning autism.

About it
Autism can range in different severities. I have high functioning autism, which is quite mild, and I can talk and walk. However, there is low functioning autism, which is severe, where people can't really communicate themselves or what they want.

Spread awareness about autism, and don't just think that it's a disability. To me, it's a gift.