(August 12, 2017 at 4:20 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote:(August 12, 2017 at 2:33 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Does autism get better as a person becomes an adult? Despite all the trouble you had as a kid, it seems you are a very well adjusted adult now. I had no idea you were on the spectrum.
You have to live with it, but it does get better, but the crucial thing is finding help so you can understand the world around you, and personally, in my case, a combination of therapy and a lot of time watching films and reading books (naturally, supplemented by the internet) so I can get a big, general picture of the world around me. A lot of people tend to not figure out I'm on the spectrum until they notice I don't really look them in the eye.
It doesn't really go away, but improvement is certainly possible, and, especially since my therapist actually has a grandson on the spectrum and he seems to be having a better go at grade school when I did, I suspect the next generation of kids on the spectrum might be less likely to go through what I went through.
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Why is there difficulty with looking people in the eye? Is it shyness?
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
