Post by d***@fsmail.netWhat I realised it boiled down to was "I want to want what I don't want".
But that is impossible. A brick wall. My limit. Thinking back to my attitude to socialising at every stage of my life and realising the finality of that statement a few days ago (and bearing the burden of another problem) very nearly broke me in a way that nothing has ever done before. I will now empathise a lot more with people who are depressed and need help from others; even I, with my very rational mind and healthy (natural) approach to living, for once found it difficult to help myself and was suffering physical effects (e.g. lack of sleep and tension). I think I have sorted myself out now though.
Dolphinius
(Male, early forties, UK, self-diagnosed AS)
Glad to see you are working through the low spot, Dolphinius. It's all
about what you want rather than what you have been lead to believe you
should want. BTW, here's an article I find interesting, nothing we don't
already know, but it is good to see that the understanding is growing.
This finding is spot-on for me, highly visual, artistic, peace-seeking,
hopelessly disorganized socially, take a long time to make decisions
which leads to a preference for routine.
Mouse
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Link:
"http://open.live.bbc.co.uk/atk/start?atk_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fhealth-12937009"
People with autism use their brains differently from other people, which
may explain why some have extraordinary abilities to remember and draw
objects in detail, according to new research.
University of Montreal scientists say in autistic people, the brain
areas that deal with visual information are highly developed.
Other brain areas are less active.
The National Autistic Society says the findings significantly increase
understanding of the condition.
The research, published in the journal Human Brain Mapping, pulls
together 15 years of data on the way the autistic brain works.
Better at visual tasks
It suggests that the brains of autistic people are organised differently
from those of other people; the area at the back of the brain, which
processes visual information, is more highly developed.
That leaves less brain capacity in areas which deal with decision-making
and planning.
Areas where autistic brains are more activeThat may be why people with
autism can be better than others at carrying out some types of visual tasks.
For example, some are able to draw highly accurate and detailed images
from memory.
However, they can find it difficult to interpret things like facial
expressions.
The condition varies in severity, with some people functioning well, but
others completely unable to take part in normal society.
The researchers believe their findings may lead towards new ways of
helping people to live with the condition.
"For example, this may show a means to help people to literacy in a much
more natural way than the usual methods of helping autistic people,"
said Dr Laurent Mottron from the University of Montreal.
"The natural tendency is to think that autism is a form of
disorganisation. Here, what we see is that it is a reorganisation of the
brain," he said.
Understanding autism
Autism experts regard the research findings as significant.
"This review highlights that autism should not only be seen as a
condition with behavioural difficulties, but should also be associated
with particular skill," said Dr Christine Ecker from the Institute of
Psychiatry at Kings College, London.
"It offers us unique insights into the way people with autism perceive
their environment and helps us to understand some of their behaviour."
She said it added to the understanding of autism. "Knowing the strengths
and difficulties of someone with autism may help to better understand
their needs and help them maximize their potential."
Carol Povey of the National Autistic Society said: "This study is
interesting as it begins to demonstrate why people with autism often
show a strong single channel for focus and attention.
"Some adults with autism develop their own ways of coping with this
experience, some seek out calm and quiet places, whilst others find
creative outlets, like art, can help them both process the information
as well as give others an insight into how they see the world.
"The more insight we have into the way autism affects sensory
processing, the more people with autism, their families and
professionals can develop strategies to make daily life easier."
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