More and more recently I’ve been prodded, urged, encouraged and even begged to write down my thoughts about various topics so that others can have access to them. I have done this thus far in many ways, but none of these made them consistently available to more than a few people at a time. More often I would merely write and save it onto my laptop so that family could have some sort of record after I’ve gone. The vast majority of my “writings” have never been actually written down. I am excellent at writing, but not so at documentation.
Although I have many subjects of interest to me, the subject that seems to have gotten the most enthusiastic response from non-family members [my daughter wants me to write about God] is my perspective on autism from the inside out. I have many of those yet to write. There can be no question by anyone who knows me well that I am securely within the autism spectrum, although to many who have only superficial contact with me I may seem merely “unlike most people”. I have heard hundreds of times that there is no-one else like me, and until recently I have assumed it to be merely a common tribute to individuality.
The more I try to explain [at least my perspective about] autism to those more neurotypically gifted, the more I realize the paucity of understanding currently extant regarding this fascinating division in mentation between autistics and NTs [neurotypical individuals]. This is my meager contribution to the current knowledge base.
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i am one of those who wants you to write about autism from the inside out. i think many people are yearning for information from the source due to limited or inaccurate information in literature. parents want information so that they can “connect” or communicate with their autistic child. i work with a child who doesn’t ask anything about her parents…one day i was teaching this little one to find out information about her parents such as favorite color, food, etc. this little one went home and asked her dad how his day was and he was “speechless” and happy that his daughter had finally asked him a question. educators want information so that they can provide the best instruction to the autistic children with whom they work. please keep trying to communicate your story and encourage anyone you know that is “on the spectrum” to communicate.