Anyone with Autism experience Hypergraphia (writing or drawing excessively). It does not necessarily need to be creative or structured ..read more

For those who don't know me, I have three adult children on the autistic spectrum. The two older of these live with me here and the youngest is in supported living accommodation on the other side of town - about a ten minute drive from here. He left his job after he moved to his new accommodation and is on the lookout for a new job, with the help of his job coach at the jobs and benefits centre and a couple of team members of The Now Project. The oldest of the three was in supported living... Read more ..read more

How do you define Aspergers ..read more

How do you help someone who has autistic traits with their voice control? E.G. If they are being too loud ..read more

Who here struggles with intrusive thoughts and is on the spectrum? Any advice is welcomed ..read more

Us people with autism/Asperger's do not Interact with the world that well. Then we end up lonely or we start learning and discovering newer things and some who might become Christians sort of get closer to God like myself. I feel like Jesus is the only person who can understand me without ever bullying me. When i close my eyes and pray to God I'm not shy, awkward or selectively mute like when talking to a stranger. Also the Bible verse in John 15:19 is something I can so relate to! Like i... Does God give Asperger's to some people so that they can get closer to Him ..read more

Does anyone on the spectrum struggle with hoarding or obsessively collecting things ..read more

I am going to be 35 next month, but I was diagnosed when I was 19. They caught it late. I am single and I'm loving it. Who wants the hardships of marriage anyway ..read more

I realize that autism can be, for some, such a burden that it becomes a significant disability. I am not speaking of that situation because I have no familiarity with it. So please don't take what follows as applying to that form of the disorder, because it's not how I meant it. However, I'm on the spectrum. Maybe not the meaty part of the visible spectrum, but you can see it from here! I would not change if offered. Yes, there are deficits that come with it. But usually there is a... On the spectrum, don't want to be "healed ..read more

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