I’m not autistic but maybe a little asperger’s.
I’ve enjoyed reading books by and about Temple Grandin, PhD, a woman who is autistic and has found ways to be more comfortable with her senses.
Have you read about her?
http://www.templegrandin.com
When I’m feeling stressed I’ll get to a quiet place and read (or pretend to read) so others will be quiet around me.
When I mow the lawn I wear ear protectors and sometimes I just keep them on for a while after I’m done. I like the quiet. I can still hear someone talking to me but it isn’t so loud or surprising.
When I was 7 or 8 I remember that I could remember everything. I had movies and tapes in my head of everything I heard or saw. I could repeat an entire conversation that my father and brother were having and point out were they misunderstood what the other had said and tell you what everyone had for breakfast last week.
It’s easy for me to write simply, as though I were a child but actually I’m old, so old that I have children older than you. None of my kids has any signs of overstimulation disorders but they all like to read and use their computers alot so they do enjoy time with their own thoughts.
In my career I became a Physical Therapist in which I have to sense my patient’s pain and muscle spasms and I work with just one person at a time so it’s quiet and easy on me.
I hope you continue to explore the world. There is so much to learn and enjoy.

Bill in Wisconsin

I have a question: what software do you use for writing and reading it back to you? MS Word?

Thank you.

You are so inspiring, as are the children I work with who I try so hard to help find their own voices… With you both as models, I think more and more children will be able to do what you each have done.

Thank you for being so strong and intelligent…

Respectfully,

taeja

Not enough of us claim our education, insist on it, create it ourselves where needed – you are clearly an exception to this unfortunate societal trend. Keep on kicking ass kiddo!