tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583517082558686915.post3182540603287712989..comments2023-06-08T01:05:18.243-07:00Comments on Autism All the Time: No Shirt, No Speech, No Service?geosaruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11333811132718881124noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583517082558686915.post-29880150219080038432009-03-15T00:26:00.000-07:002009-03-15T00:26:00.000-07:00Yeah, I've found that it's generally a bit differe...Yeah, I've found that it's generally a bit different in college. Maybe just because I had the AP Physics experience already, or just because it was fundamentally different in structure. But somehow we seemed to cover a lot, and it doesn't seem to be that fast. But then again, we do seem to do a few sections per class day for each text, so I guess it is kind of fast, but just doesn't seem like it. It also helps when that's all you're doing is the physics, calculus, and computer science like I am, whereas in high school I was doing AP Physics, AP Chemistry, AP Calculus, US History, English lit, taekwondo, plus all my creative writing classes.geosaruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333811132718881124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583517082558686915.post-27261698524512831902009-03-13T16:45:00.000-07:002009-03-13T16:45:00.000-07:00Hey, you started to become vegan? Way to go, 896! ...Hey, you started to become vegan? Way to go, 896! Sorry I haven't talked to you for a while. I've been kind of busy, if you remember your junior year. I had to drop AP physics, unfortunately (did I tell you that already?) Most advanced academic courses don't challenge me the right way. They just want to speed me up and expect me to memorize everything. It really 705's me off >:(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583517082558686915.post-74138701756527666422009-02-28T16:39:00.000-08:002009-02-28T16:39:00.000-08:00Unfortunately, my battery and battery charger for ...Unfortunately, my battery and battery charger for the alphasmart were on the fritz. So that was not an option at the time. Also, I have found that the most difficult part is not in non-verbally communicating, but in getting the attention of people in the first place (whether speaking, or typing, or gesturing). With all of these methods I am frequently overlooked, though once I have been noticed, I can generally communicate quite quickly (though of course this all depends on the willingness of both parties to try to understand the other as well as to make themselves understood as unambiguously as possible).geosaruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333811132718881124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583517082558686915.post-28160342673999178712009-02-25T19:17:00.000-08:002009-02-25T19:17:00.000-08:00Hmm, have you tried writing with her? That is less...Hmm, have you tried writing with her? That is less ambiguous. But of course it depends on your ability to produce said writing on-demand, and her willingness to read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583517082558686915.post-10006331265241569172009-02-09T15:17:00.000-08:002009-02-09T15:17:00.000-08:00"I am amazed how unwilling some can be to adjust t..."I am amazed how unwilling some can be to adjust the way they communicate, even in the smallest way, in order to connect with those who communicate in different ways."<BR/><BR/>Yeah. It reminds me of a comment I was reading in another blog post, where someone mentioned that while communication was more comfortable for them with eye contact, that if communicating with an autistic person with a lot of eye contact, it would be a lot less stressful to use less eye contact than to force eye contact.<BR/><BR/>"Also, I didn't know you were vegan. Is that a recent development?"<BR/><BR/>Fairly recent. Though I was briefly vegetarian as a child, though we thought you needed expensive things like morningstar faux meats for protein ;-0 and I didn't know anything about gelatin; even told a kid at school he was lying about jello when he tried to tell me.geosaruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11333811132718881124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583517082558686915.post-82096200252403754782009-02-06T16:20:00.000-08:002009-02-06T16:20:00.000-08:00"She's always acting like this." --Gee, I wonder i..."She's always acting like this." --Gee, I wonder if that means that's how she <I>is</I>! /sarcasm<BR/><BR/>I am amazed how unwilling some can be to adjust the way they communicate, even in the smallest way, in order to connect with those who communicate in different ways. It's an expression of privilege, and it's not right or fair.<BR/><BR/>Your mention of the student disability organization's request makes me think of my school's food service. All dishes in the main cafeteria are labeled with color-coded, hard-to-read stickers, but I don't know about the other areas where food is available. There's one blind student who always receives help from the staff at meals, but he is (as far as I can tell) neurotypical, and seems perfectly comfortable with verbal communication. It makes me wonder about the extent of my school's disability services. I think I'll do some research. Thanks for alerting me to this issue.<BR/><BR/>On another note, I'm glad to hear you were wearing a shirt. :P Also, I didn't know you were vegan. Is that a recent development? There's a girl in my dorm who can't eat dairy, so I've been exploring vegan baking. If you visit, I could sooo make you vegan gingerbread.<BR/><BR/>Now I'm veering completely off-topic, but I think you might like this film -- <A HREF="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071691/" REL="nofollow">The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser</A>. It's based on the story of a man, Kaspar Hauser, who had apparently been locked in a tower for 17 years. As might be expected, Hauser has a hard time adjusting to 19th-century German society. It's a really well-made, interesting film, and I enjoyed it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583517082558686915.post-31374164833470893812009-01-23T07:53:00.000-08:002009-01-23T07:53:00.000-08:00That must be very frustrating for you. I will be ...That must be very frustrating for you. I will be more aware of this issue since I read your post. My son is non-verbal but now that I think about it, he communicates all the time, just not verbally. Thanks for posting this.Name: Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05276660221771317797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7583517082558686915.post-30682353757844352682009-01-20T20:02:00.000-08:002009-01-20T20:02:00.000-08:00Ugh! Too...disgusted to think of a snarky comment,...Ugh! Too...disgusted to think of a snarky comment, even.<BR/><BR/><BR/><I>It's not that you don't notice that the person who is rocking and waving and pointing at the table and looking back at you needs help - it's that you think their method of communicating their need is lesser, and therefore not in need of attention.</I><BR/><BR/>Yes. Exactly. <BR/><BR/>Like, how we tell people who have a hard time with speech (like young children and some kinds of disabled people) to "use your words." And the person saying to "use your words" knows the other person is communicating but refuses to respond, *precisely* because they are using an "inferior" form of communication (i.e. not words). <BR/><BR/>Holy smokes, that came out jumbly. (The awesomeness of verbal language in action!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com