cyfa2809":gufabpru said:
I think in pictures a lot of the time. When at college, my learning style was assesed as visual/physical - which is one fo the reasons i didnt get on with uni.
I wonder, is there a point at which autism becomes apparent? Can autism get worse? Or is it always at the same degree relevant to the person?
It is said everyone is on the autistic spectrum somewhere, so what is peculiar to often overlaps and vice versa, but Grandin talks of a balance, I think that way too, to have more of something, then something else has to be lacking and with that develop something and lose ability elsewhere.
I am also a visual thinker, and university I stuffed up too, the practical stuff, hell I was teaching those the tutor could not communicate with and in places where the tutor's skill was somewhat lacking, but as soon as it came to the abstract stuff, I used to be angry all the time because I just did not understand the reason, oh aye the purpose yes, to pass an exam, but what use was the subject; none.
And yes what is considered autistic traits can get worse and get better, myself having become reclusive due to no job, I see no one for days at a time and when I do see people, my communicational skills are appalling and all I want to do, is escape the situation all the time, return home, shut the door and forget about it. It was not always like this, as when employed, I was much better, but practice makes perfect, what we can do, the skills we have, have to be maintained or we do lose them.