Insights from living with Asperger’s Syndrome… and raising 15 Aspies!
How to find better perspectives for Aspies… and why it’s so urgent and important Originally published in December 2009 By John Counsel A few days ago — in December 2009 — I made another breakthrough connection that had bothered me all of my adult life. I’ve always struggled to learn as a student. The phrase “if …
By John Counsel This article was written during 2003-2004 — the two years after I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome on Christmas Eve 2002. (The best Christmas present I’ve ever received, by the way.) I wrote it to record my thoughts at the time for my own future reference… and as a possible help for other recently-diagnosed Aspies. Updates (highlighted …
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By John Counsel This reflection was written by me in January 2001 — almost two years before I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome on 24 December 2002. More than one clinical psychologist has told me that they could have made an almost conclusive diagnosis from what I wrote here about myself at the time. Updates (highlighted …
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By John Counsel I’m an Aspie. My mother was an Aspie — and her mother was almost certainly an Aspie, based on these two factors: They both had Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (personal memories, journals and large photo portraits with clearly-identifiable Neurofibroma Type 1 external tumours/skin tags on their faces/heads). Their behaviour — classic Aspie eccentricities …
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By John Counsel December 2009 A few days ago I made another breakthrough connection that had bothered me all of my adult life. I’ve always struggled to learn as a student. The phrase “if you want to really learn something, teach it” has been my catchphrase ever since I graduated as a teacher in 1965-6. …
Continue reading "Subjective vs Objective: finding better perspectives on a situation for Aspies"
Excellent video of a talk by Sara Jane (AgonyAutie) https://www.facebook.com/agonyautie/videos/309715316284947/
In my Facebook Group — Aspergers Help Australia — this morning the issue of neural overload, meltdowns and shutdowns came up in the discussion, which was specifically about neural overload at funerals. (We discuss some interesting topics, right?) I mentioned that I often experience meltdowns and shutdowns (more frequent these days) when neural overload strikes. I wrote… “Happens …
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by John Counsel All human progress can be charted on a continuum, the absence of achievement at the bottom and the completed achievement at the top. We're usually found somewhere between the two extremes, working our way upward or sliding backward. But a continuum on its own can be a fatally misleading perspective in many …
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By John Counsel At work I was never bullied. I was always in management/leadership roles — or I owned the business. What I often had were people who were forever trying to control or constrict me… usually bosses for whom I posed some kind of perceived threat. Frankly, I was never ambitious. But I had …
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These Papers are authored by Tony Attwood and others Appropriate Educational Placements for Children with Asperger’s Syndrome Interview with Temple. Transcript of an interview between Tony and Temple Grandin Modifications to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to Accommodate the Cognitive Profile Should children with Autistic Spectrum disorders be exempted from doing Homework? Strategies for Improving the Social …
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