Excessive talking is a common autistic trait. For my family excessive talking is for two reasons. The first being you are excited about a particular topic. The second is the most likely reason which is to process information. Talking through a certain situation can help process the information in a format that makes sense.Giving theContinue reading “EXCESSIVE TALKING”
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We all learn in different ways
I’m often asked, how can we assist young autistics with learning?A memory springs to mind, of a teacher saying enthusiastically,” I will go over this question 50 times if I have to, until you all understand it”I understand teaching to a range of different learning styles is time consuming and canbe difficult.Especially if you areContinue reading “We all learn in different ways”
Why cutting hair was such a traumatic experience for me
The challenge with cutting my hair is not only a sensory but it’s also difficult for me toprocess this change.Even though I can be shown a picture of what the hair cut will look like when finished.I am unable to visualise that hair style on myself.When I was 8 my Mum talked me into gettingContinue reading “Why cutting hair was such a traumatic experience for me”
Ever wondered why autistics stim or what stimming is?
Not all autistics stim and just because you stim doesn’t mean you are autistic. Stimmingcan be for many different reasons.I often use vocal stimming by repeating words over and over, often saying the words asfast as I can.This is how I clear the clutter and unfinished thoughts in my head so I can focus onContinue reading “Ever wondered why autistics stim or what stimming is?”
