I was diagnosed with autism recently and I'm 72. I'm writing a memoir and have found my gift with words and memory recall of events throughout my life. I write in first person present tense. When I found out I was autistic it all made sense to me. I was told that I was weird by a counselor once. My husband of six years is also autistic.
I am a maths teacher of 20+ years, and sometimes used to take a tennis ball or a basketball into the lessons to bounce and play with. every 10 minutes or so I would pass the ball to a student and we would pass the ball randomly around the room - just because it was an enjoyable activity and broke the lesson up. I had very few behaviour issues in what was a difficult inner city school. However, OFSTED (School Inspectors) did not enjoy this. I am now an online teacher which suits me better.
I only learned about my Autism 4 months ago (probably had it my whole life tho) your TH-cam channel has helped me get thru this new chapter in my life. Thank you Paul for all the guidance, help, advice and effort you put into your videos.
My coworkers have been mocking me recently on how I act during Zoom meetings. It’s really rude and I am autistic and people are so mean. Calling me weird as we’ll I’m grateful that this is being discussed
I'm not allowed to be good at stuff because any hint or rumour of it always got wishfully overestimated with a life of its own outside my control. This put me under traumatic pressure to sustain being way better at the stuff than I really was or had ever claimed to be.
🌏🙋🏻♀️ KiaOra! Awesome livestream, thank you Paul, Chris and community. Id like to know more about this virtual "social space" you mentioned please? I'm a tech cabbage, can someone please explain what it is & how it works? Thank you.
I worked as an aide for autistic children. The children connected with me but the teachers bullied me. Why was I bullied in "normal" settings but I did well with one-on-one with elderly people and adults?
i realize that i missed the actual chat...oh, well.......i'm going to respond anyway.....my mom was a linear mathematician, i was about 14 , just home from school, she looked at me and said...."you can't tell time!"......i said no i can't tell time....she said how do you know how to get to school on time?......i started to say when the big hard is on, and the little hand is......she said, you tell time by SPACE!!!.....i wasn't sure if that was good......she came over an gave me a kiss!.....all was ok with my mom....i was her child who could read at 3.......but could not tell time at 14!
Smh. Why do we give a completely uncommon and unrealistic skill as an example of being on the spectrum? All this bullshit does is continue the stereotype that autistic people are savants, which is far from common. Just frustrating....Thanks for letting me share.
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I was diagnosed with autism recently and I'm 72. I'm writing a memoir and have found my gift with words and memory recall of events throughout my life. I write in first person present tense. When I found out I was autistic it all made sense to me. I was told that I was weird by a counselor once. My husband of six years is also autistic.
Beautiful 💞
I Loved reading your comment.
You're living the dream! Opens up possibilities in my mind.
Thank you so much for sharing. ❤
I am a maths teacher of 20+ years, and sometimes used to take a tennis ball or a basketball into the lessons to bounce and play with. every 10 minutes or so I would pass the ball to a student and we would pass the ball randomly around the room - just because it was an enjoyable activity and broke the lesson up. I had very few behaviour issues in what was a difficult inner city school. However, OFSTED (School Inspectors) did not enjoy this. I am now an online teacher which suits me better.
I only learned about my Autism 4 months ago (probably had it my whole life tho) your TH-cam channel has helped me get thru this new chapter in my life. Thank you Paul for all the guidance, help, advice and effort you put into your videos.
My coworkers have been mocking me recently on how I act during Zoom meetings. It’s really rude and I am autistic and people are so mean. Calling me weird as we’ll I’m grateful that this is being discussed
I've been in groups that were mean. The last group I've been in for 10 years was led by a kind and diplomatic teacher.
I had a therapist tell me I was weird. She quickly corrected herself and said a better word was unique.
@@anniepauli141 that’s nice
Numerous people have told me I was weird. After a while I decided they were boring conformists. Better weird than boring.
Lots of great wisdom in this video that took me years and years of suffering to figure out.
Thanks for this excellent interview, Paul and Chris!
i would drop the cube before the puzzle started!
Really enjoy the livestreams. Thank you for.sharing them.
Awesome podcast, i really needed this.
Bloody heck I met this guy once, his TH-cam channel looks pretty good and I’d wish I’d knew about this
Another great chat! Shame I wasn't there live. Thanks for the upload paul
I'm female but didn't get girly things. I was a loner and loved doing repetitive things and riding my bike alone.
great interview, and nice introduction to ANW
I'm not allowed to be good at stuff because any hint or rumour of it always got wishfully overestimated with a life of its own outside my control. This put me under traumatic pressure to sustain being way better at the stuff than I really was or had ever claimed to be.
My bucket list! To solve a rubric cube!
🌏🙋🏻♀️ KiaOra! Awesome livestream, thank you Paul, Chris and community.
Id like to know more about this virtual "social space" you mentioned please? I'm a tech cabbage, can someone please explain what it is & how it works? Thank you.
I was held back in sixth grade and was told I could never learn.
I know this guy from somewhere. I have met him and can't remember when or where! UGH!
I always "raise my hand" but no one seems to "see" me.
Yes that was me.
I worked as an aide for autistic children. The children connected with me but the teachers bullied me. Why was I bullied in "normal" settings but I did well with one-on-one with elderly people and adults?
I meant with children. I came from unsupportive parents and always knew my dad was different.
the teacher,s were jealous you could connect with the children@@anniepauli141
below i meant to say big hand is on, not the big hard is on...sorry
Yea I would say a little
i could always get a job.......i just could never keep a job!
I don’t care if the normies think I’m weird I’m glad I’m not like them
i realize that i missed the actual chat...oh, well.......i'm going to respond anyway.....my mom was a linear mathematician, i was about 14 , just home from school, she looked at me and said...."you can't tell time!"......i said no i can't tell time....she said how do you know how to get to school on time?......i started to say when the big hard is on, and the little hand is......she said, you tell time by SPACE!!!.....i wasn't sure if that was good......she came over an gave me a kiss!.....all was ok with my mom....i was her child who could read at 3.......but could not tell time at 14!
But what if I like being weird lol
Smh. Why do we give a completely uncommon and unrealistic skill as an example of being on the spectrum? All this bullshit does is continue the stereotype that autistic people are savants, which is far from common. Just frustrating....Thanks for letting me share.