The three main areas of difficulty which all people with autism share are difficulty with social communication, social interaction & social imagination.
Never put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket.
If you’re feeling worried about something, it could be a combination of different things. Take it apart to see which bits you can solve yourself, and which bits you need help from others.
Record as much of what the teacher says as fully and meaningfully as possible. Ask questions now, until all points are clear to you.
Learning how to take good notes helps greatly when it comes to study time. Write down the key facts your teacher writes on the board or puts up in slides.
Paying attention while you’re in class helps immensely once exam time comes. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking you’ll just “absorb” knowledge; be an active learner.
In the UK, around 700,000 people may have autism, or more than 1 in 100 in the population. Five times as many males as females are diagnosed with autism.
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how a person communicates with, and relates to, other people. It also affects how they make sense of the world around them.
On particularly rough days, when you’re sure you can’t possibly endure, remind yourself that your track record for getting through bad days so far is 100%, and that’s pretty good.
There are over 7.2 billion people on Earth. Are you going to let 1 person ruin your day?