https://player.vimeo.com/video/284953008
This film shows the behaviour of three autistic children during a birthday party. Each child behaves in a different way, however each of them struggles with difficulties in the same area:
S: social interactions
I: imagination
G: gestures
N: non verbal communication
S: sensory responses
These form the signs of autism. These signs have to be taken as a cluster (i.e., a difficulty in only one or two of these areas cannot be taken as a sign of autism).
Socialising around food (or talking over a meal) is an enjoyable experience for most neuro-typical people, but not for people with Asperger. In this article, the author, recently diagnosed with autism, talks about the importance of emotional understanding.
“We cannot ever fully understand another person’s life experience and how they perceive the world. What we can do is open our awareness to others’ experience and listen to what it means to them.”
Amilia is a student in year 6 at Woodingdean Primary School in Brighton.
For a school assignment, inspired by Martin Luther-King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, Amilia wrote a powerful piece about being autistic.
Autism is more difficult to diagnose in girls than boys. This is often linked to the fact that girls seem to have a greater ability to develop strategies to hide their condition; leading to late diagnosis. This article relates the experience of seven women and what it was like to discover they were on the spectrum later in life.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/women_late_diagnosis_autism
This short movie demonstrates better than words what suffering from sensory overload can be like.
Asperger Support Spain 