There are three things I dreaded hearing as I grew up. Do Not Fidget Stop Daydreaming You are being Antisocial I'd like to break that down a bit. Yes, I'm a fidgeter. my fingers are never still, my feet move to rhythms, and sometimes polyrhythms that only exist in my head. I have long periods …
Tag: Meltdown
I am amazed that Christ can work through me
Can God use autistic people I know that I have upset people, which makes me sorry and sad, because I never set out to upset people. Two weeks ago I had a massive meltdown. Six days on I was still suffering from the physical repercussions of that. Let me explain what I mean by meltdown: …
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Why do I fall asleep over coffee?
This is a story of those spiky skill sets that autistic people have. I have already written about there being both more people with both dyslexia and hyperlexia with autism than is found in the general neuro-typical population. Here is another one. Today I drank a coffee again and fell asleep. I keep doing this …
What goes in and what comes out — Matthew 15:10–14
The concern of Jesus — part 2 40 blogs of Lent — day 13 This passage is personal to me because of how it has been used in the past. I goes something like this. If I am walking with a cup of tea and someone knocks into me what spills out is not tomato …
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An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 9: Self-control
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 9: Self-control But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. "Self-control—or the ability to subdue one's impulses, emotions, and behaviours to achieve long-term goals—is what separates modern people …
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An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit — Part 3: Peace
An autistic person’s guide to the fruit of the Spirit Part 3: Peace But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. The Biblical idea of peace is not just about the absence of conflict we can think of it …
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A talent for pushing myself beyond where I should push myself
Autistic burnout. I got this idea and blog title from Neurodivergent Rebel, and like her, I can only really say how burnout affects me. Burnout is defined as a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. With autistic people, it can be less prolonged than that. I always stress …
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Autism and Meltdown. 5 Pillars to be aware of
I have autism. My brain is wired differently to most people. I want to blog about my problems dealing with the world. (Please, other Autistic people, if any of this is myth, legend or just-plain-wrong please let me know. I have no psychological qualifications, I'm just an autistic person sharing his thoughts.) Sensory Occasionally this …
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The ABA controversy
This has nothing to do with a Swedish pop group of the 1970s, but with the controversial treatment of autism in children Applied Behaviour Analysis or ABA. I'm writing now because I almost had a meltdown in church after the service. Then later that week #TodayInABA started appearing in my Twitter feed. Such as this …
Making an ass of myself 