Adult Autism Day 2024 is on Thursday, April 18, 2024: What are you doing on World autism Day?

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Thanks for posting the information about World Autism Day. I never knew that it was in existence.

I was aware that the month of April was Autism Awareness Month.

I am a parent of a child that was born with Autism and Mental Retardation.

Question for adults with autism?

Adult with autism here, YAY! Not a math or musical learner :(

I get easily overstimulated both visual and auditory systems.

I get in a kick where I use fun sounding interesting words.

my father is aspie and a musical learner. He likes to draw intricate patterns, yes can place similar music to correct composer, he taught himself to play really any instrument he picks up by ear listening to something once. He does not get overstimulated visually or auditory. Good at geometry, yes, he's very handy, can do plumbing, electrical, carpentry, etc.

Autism??????

Signs of autism almost always develop before a child is 3 years old, although the condition is sometimes not diagnosed until later.

Social interactions and relationships. Symptoms may include:

Significant problems developing nonverbal communication skills, such as eye-to-eye gazing, facial expressions, and body posture.

Failure to establish friendships with children the same age.

Lack of interest in sharing enjoyment, interests, or achievements with other people.

Lack of empathy. People with autism may have difficulty understanding another person's feelings, such as pain or sorrow.

Verbal and nonverbal communication. Symptoms may include:

Delay in, or lack of, learning to talk. Up to 50% of people with autism never speak.

Problems taking steps to start a conversation. Also, people with autism have difficulties continuing a conversation once it has begun.

Stereotyped and repetitive use of language. People with autism often repeat over and over a phrase they have heard previously (echolalia).

Difficulty understanding their listener's perspective. For example, a person with autism may not understand that someone is using humor. They may interpret the communication word for word and fail to catch the implied meaning.

Limited interests in activities or play. Symptoms may include:

An unusual focus on pieces. Younger children with autism often focus on parts of toys, such as the wheels on a car, rather than playing with the entire toy.

Preoccupation with certain topics. Older children and adults are often fascinated by train schedules, weather patterns, or license plates.

A need for sameness and routines. For example, a child with autism may always need to eat bread before salad and insist on driving the same route every day to school.

Stereotyped behaviors. These include body rocking and hand flapping.

Autism tends to run in families