I apologize for taking so long to get this second part out about the Sensory rooms! I have been valiantly battling a horrid Kidney Infection. Illness can have a greater effect on Autistic's because the sensory stimulation from pain, fever, etc. and it can overwhelm the system and make them less like themselves than if, [...]
Category: ASD
My Coming into Autism Story
They are sorely short on Autism pics so you get this! Like all Autistics, I have never fit in. Ever. I can fake it pretty well but something is missing that prevents me from bonding with others. A few hangouts or dates and they usually bail leaving me in the wake of “What the hell [...]
Sensory and/or Meltdown Room for Adults: Part 1: Color Choice
A sample of calming colors we have found at local home improvement stores. When creating a Sensory/Meltdown Room for an Adult it may come as a surprise but the first consideration you should make is color choice. During a Sensory Session you don’t want the colors in your room to irritate anxiety or set off [...]
The Autistic Meltdown: A Metaphor
Imagine you're a Bull, a happy, well mannered Bull. One day the Rancher comes out to lead you to a trailer. You don't know where you are going but he's the Rancher and you don't really have a choice so you happily go along. You go to a place you've never been before, you've heard [...]
My Autism, A Legacy
Grandpa's Garden Now Autism is surrounded by much controversy as to what causes it. Is it vaccinations, no. Autism predates vaccinations. Is it abuse, no. The best parents in the world can have an Autistic child. Environmental, weak at best. As soon as a family changed environments they wouldn't have another Autistic child yet often [...]
