Terrific Traits of Autistic People
Monday August 14, 2006
If you're tired of hearing about the many "deficits" of your autistic loved one, you may enjoy reading this top ten article celebrating the best traits of autism. Feel free to add to the list!
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From a proficient picture thinkers point of view. Proficient Picture thought as done by our anthropology nearly mimics tradional thoughts.
In general our picture thoughts our invisble to you thoughts often include details connected to our actual vision thus what we see is what we translate to actual words. It is hard enough to talk translate picture thoughts to words and spininng them or inventing them requires way too much work. Although we have learned how to it socially to keep up, there are some things you just don’t tell-like those little white lies to keep the peace.
Our memory for those of us that are good at picture thoughts is really detailed we are in effect looking at the photos/ picture thought and image streams of our life.IF we are lucky and can translate and talk about those picture thoughts we indeed have a story to tell.
When I have been employed usually at a low end job of sometype I was always the most “popular employee” I knew more secerts of the place than the CEO did. I got offers to go out to lunch even after I quit the place as people wanted to pump me for information mostly. I got along with everyone and became a listening post -this was mostly because autisitcally I can’t keep up with normal conversation thus I come off as a great listener and as I don’t comment or judge right away I get told even more things. As I typically hate to talk for the sake of talking I never get the chance to or want to spread gossip. Gossip is for small minds anyway. The only time I ever used my inside information was to save a employee from getting fired she was a sacape goat in a bigger scheme.
I know I like everyone despite the objection of my white straight and narrow neighbors they bulk at the people that visit me and I have been told about their beliefs too many times. People really are all the same and there is good and bad in all of us and long as I have never been crossed by someone I still like them. I really think people are just simply scared of the unknown, wheel chairs, blind folks different races and abilities really add a spice to life. I ‘d rather spend time helping someone read and learn english or fixing their car than listening to my neighbors worry they are wrong people to associate with.
I guess we have finally learned a version of emotion when our thoughts really started to flow. With picture in picture thought ,projection thoughts and several other types of autism Thoughts we can come pretty close to a traditional thought. Thus we have also had to figure in emotions in to our conversations to be understood and fit in better. If our autism proves to be the building blocks of the human mind it might also indiciate that emotions are after thoughts and products of traditional thinking. I can see where body language and the associated emotions are indeed a short cut in the traditional thought process.
I really hope someday our anthropology is united in person and we could spend days and days just on our social skills booster class alone. We seem to ask and tell and explain the very things Autism is looking for.
While we are lucky enough to make this work for us many Autisitc have never had that priviliage. Quite honestly our good traits and habits even honed and flowing well don’t exacly make us runner up for the social butterfly award. We are delighted when our families and supporters “know us” and help us break the ice when possible. Rich
My child has a terrific memory, I LAUGH AND SAY GOD HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR BECAUSE I CAN’T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED 5 MINUTES AGO…, He’s honest and caring. My child is one of the best people I have ever met and its a honor to parent him.
And don’t forget, autistic kids are rarely bullies! My son is very gentle with other children, including those much smaller than he is.
My grandson who has autism does not cry for the toys at Walmart. He does not have any sense of money. A bag of 88 cent pretty glass rocks are just as valuable to him as a $200 toy to another kid. Money means nothing to him.