Autism World Day (April 02 2008)

Xray · 04-01-08, 04:05 PM

I have Autism child age of 7 years old :(

cruiser88 · 04-01-08, 04:08 PM

I have worked with a couple of folks with autism....both was very talented artists(paint).

Cuerno Largo · 04-01-08, 04:21 PM

My brother in law is autistic. He is a walking atlas. Forget the map when you travel with him. He can tell you which roads to take and the mileage from city to city in an instant. He can also tell you what day, date, and year any event in his life occurred on. He has a fascination with blackjack also, however if you hand him 5 one dollar bills or one 10 dollar bill, he is likely to choose the 5 ones because there are more of them. He went to college and has 2 or 3 associates degrees in landscaping, janitorial, and childcare. He does not drive but lives in a state supported environment where he has a home with a roommate and the employees help them with meals, shopping, taking them to work, etc. He is a diehard Dallas Cowboys fan. Once he kicked a city bus window out because they lost. He had to pay the bill for the repair and lost his Thursday night Karaoke trips for several weeks. My wife is his legal guardian so she had to deal with that mess. I think he is a cool dude.

mot · 04-02-08, 02:05 AM

I have a kid in my church that is autistic and he can put jigsaw puzzles FAST!!!

He can do them even faster if he's done them before.

And he's really pure in heart as well.

Very amazing and humbling.

Spud · 04-02-08, 05:46 AM

I think it is interesting that autistic persons can have this window opened in their world that allows for super abilities...

Everytime I think of it, it makes me think more that all of us have these high abilities available to us, somewhere tucked up in our brains. If we had a key or perhaps just someway to explore those parts of our brain, perhaps we could all be "super human", in more than just average ways.

I find it very interesting.

Basically I have approached some challenges in my life with the idea that if "someone" or others have done this thing in the past, with success, then of coarse I can succeed if I try hard and dont give up...

That is where most of our failures happen, when we do not persist and/or take it to the next level, or "master" a particular skill.

FineWynsFJ40 · 04-02-08, 08:03 AM

My mom is a speech and language pathologist, she works with quite a few autistic children. Not all of them are highly intelligent, it is a communication disorder that can be very mild to very severe, essentially preventing verbal and even non-verbal communication. Actually, under that definition I guess most engineers can be considered mildly autistic as well

04-01-08, 04:05 PM	#1
Xray Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 68	Autism World Day (April 02 2008) I have Autism child age of 7 years old :(

04-01-08, 04:08 PM	#2
cruiser88 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: over here TLCA# 17319 Posts: 7,487	I have worked with a couple of folks with autism....both was very talented artists(paint). __________________ Originally Posted by Skillet steve has it right... he is an arrogant mofer for sure. "I don't wear a watch because I am physically and mentally perfect. Watches come to me for the correct time. God modeled the human being after me. In God's eyes, I am perfection. And all of you silly city folk who walk around armed to the teeth like scared rabbits... if you lived where I do and were a perfect mental and physical specimen, such as myself, you would have no need for such frivolity...you see, I am wonderful...for I am JOHN GALT of Opossum Lake and I will put forth my condescending and pompous ways upon every thread you mere mortals post! Do you understand, little men?"

04-01-08, 04:21 PM	#3
Cuerno Largo IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Republic of Texas TLCA# 16073 Posts: 462	My brother in law is autistic. He is a walking atlas. Forget the map when you travel with him. He can tell you which roads to take and the mileage from city to city in an instant. He can also tell you what day, date, and year any event in his life occurred on. He has a fascination with blackjack also, however if you hand him 5 one dollar bills or one 10 dollar bill, he is likely to choose the 5 ones because there are more of them. He went to college and has 2 or 3 associates degrees in landscaping, janitorial, and childcare. He does not drive but lives in a state supported environment where he has a home with a roommate and the employees help them with meals, shopping, taking them to work, etc. He is a diehard Dallas Cowboys fan. Once he kicked a city bus window out because they lost. He had to pay the bill for the repair and lost his Thursday night Karaoke trips for several weeks. My wife is his legal guardian so she had to deal with that mess. I think he is a cool dude. __________________ '75 FJ-40-In pieces on my garage floor. -Buildup thread here '07 Titanium FJC- wife's ride 2002 F-250 Super Duty with 7.3 Powerstroke My statement to my wife: "All of the accumulated crap in my shop will be really useful if I find a use for it." "You may all go to Hell and I will go to Texas"- Davy Crockett

04-02-08, 02:05 AM	#4
mot I ruin surprises. Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,322	I have a kid in my church that is autistic and he can put jigsaw puzzles FAST!!! He can do them even faster if he's done them before. And he's really pure in heart as well. Very amazing and humbling. __________________ My e-bay Links TEQ Collectibles JDM Toys R/C FJ40 Last 2!! OEM foglights and HID's JDM LC60/62 Goodies JDM LC80 Goodies JDM LC100 Goodies

04-02-08, 05:46 AM	#5
Spud the guy you ignore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In a van, down by the river TLCA# 8675309 Posts: 1,175	I think it is interesting that autistic persons can have this window opened in their world that allows for super abilities... Everytime I think of it, it makes me think more that all of us have these high abilities available to us, somewhere tucked up in our brains. If we had a key or perhaps just someway to explore those parts of our brain, perhaps we could all be "super human", in more than just average ways. I find it very interesting. Basically I have approached some challenges in my life with the idea that if "someone" or others have done this thing in the past, with success, then of coarse I can succeed if I try hard and dont give up... That is where most of our failures happen, when we do not persist and/or take it to the next level, or "master" a particular skill. __________________ Keep going, Sam "Is it being prepared to do the right thing, whatever the cost. Isn't that what makes a man?" "Sure, that and a pair of testicles." 84' 4runner (work truck) Nov / 76' FJ40 (work/fun truck) 80' Jeep J-20 Dump and Boom

04-02-08, 08:03 AM	#6
FineWynsFJ40 FineWynsFJ55 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Posts: 707	My mom is a speech and language pathologist, she works with quite a few autistic children. Not all of them are highly intelligent, it is a communication disorder that can be very mild to very severe, essentially preventing verbal and even non-verbal communication. Actually, under that definition I guess most engineers can be considered mildly autistic as well __________________ ~ Two paths diverged in the woods, and I, I engaged my front axle and took the path less travelled ~ 1974 FJ40: Pandora's Box 1970 FJ55: Iron Pig

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