Take me through the untapped talent pool please.

Yes, there is an untapped talent pool among the autistic adults. Lacking the social skills and communication abilities critical just to get past the initial interview screening process the workforce closes off from Autistic people.

However, there are places that have programs set aside especially for these on the Autism Spectrum.  As growth within their industry provides further enhancement to the established work balance more and more of this untapped talent pool of people are being sort.  These people have the ability these companies look for are happening.

How is this interview stage suiting the particular individuals communication issues?  First the interviewer justs flip the switch.  Instead of adding anxiety to an already stressful situation why not settle in at the interest level. Over time, different conceptual thinking patterns are brought out in play.  Detailed instructions resulting in leggo block creations.

  Allow comfortability.  Let them just 'play' around with the equipment. Watch as they become apart of that machines process.  Actually, they have probably left the interview way behind while focusing into the hum and energy of the activity.

The caring for the person does not just stop once hired.  The company believes in providing social worth.  Effectively creating a widening gap between change and meltdown occasions.  The result is a smoother transition with the idea of a soft landing amongst the work force.  Pretty impressive really. People from this previously untapped talent pool allowing the mentor and guides through their safety zones also have been known to become faithful employees.  Overcoming odds that most would just crumble under.

In all of my years, this is one of four places that have managed to accomplish the social worth feat.  Two were within my early teenage years.

The other is a community where the social worth beings within the first moments.  Now that that was given to me is being returned as an 'Autism As A Gift' campaign reaches in to the lives of people, communities and businesses.

Sincerely

Susan
susanlewis@autismasagift.com

Resource and takeaway

http://www.cio.com/article/3013221/careers-staffing/how-sap-is-hiring-autistic-adults-for-tech-jobs.html

To Say Sensible People Are The Normal One Is Ridiculous

As grandma used to say, "sensible people are status quo!  Is that a proper reason to be as they say?" Sensible people believe that creative people are leaders. That logical thinking people are leaders. The difference is the intrinsic lateral thinking method of leadership each individual person is capable of, needs to be brought out. Utilized and then magnified in order to obtain the needed results desired.

Think about this total focus. Is it a feature of, say 'sensible' people? 
Okay! Yesterday the completion of what is to be the very first PDF ever created, by me, was achieved. Once everything was in place, it only took a few pushes of a button.

Having seen many PDF's, downloaded them, read them and stored them away at times, the PDF idea seemed so complex.  In a way frightening. One more cost to be absorbed on a low income as I am working towards an alternative digital lifestyle.  And that takes time to achieve.

Over the last year, there has been one thing that kept intriguing me. Now what seemed like the possibility of writing an e-book - one day - may just becoming true.  Even today this idea has morphed once again. Becoming much more of a reality. The simple explanation is that through this community the examples of blogging were being explained. Seems strange and yet quite true. Members of this community share.  That sharing helps propel other members who are ready to gainground, and be moving forward. Which is quite amazing say, sensible people. In total disbelief these same people cast double and after a while they too have fallen by the wayside.

 How have the pieces fallen together?
 Having a brain injury in 1991 what had not actually been comprehended by myself was there are billions of people in the world.  That no two people are alike.  Definitely no two people on the Autism Spectrum anyway.  Therefore, the concept of different people approaching the same task just in a multitude of ways was known, seen and not comprehended nor connected to. Ignoring this was not the issue.

Understanding the concept of individuality and being art peace with who you actually are was the issue.

 When the invitation came to come into the community, I literally took everything I read to pieces. Analysed everything.  It's likely to say that sensible people would know not to do this.  Eighteen months, and two get together fantastic momentum days later what the community members have been patiently explaining has finally clicked.  Like pieces of an invisible jig saw slotting into place.

What was I being told to understand and then do

Be yourself. Write about your story.  Find who you are and write about that person view of this world.  The thing is that the truck impacting into the vehicle I was driving had taken away those memories of the first thirty-one years of ME [My Experiences]. Then there has been the next twenty-five years added to that void. A very unstable void that meant no solid foundation for grown was going to be stable once built upon.

There were unexpected sink holes all over the place.

Coming into the support business behind the community there were level options.  I chose the one that allowed me to find my ME. Thankfully through this training level chosen a group of us went through.

Taking the necessary time. Looking deep into our own selves.  That hurt.  Really hurt.  To analyse myself had been easy previously.  My me simply was falling through the sink holes in time.  There were thin layers covering layers.  To go deep and then deal with what was realised was fearful.  The result was like turning around and finding another you within you.  A stalking stranger that had been dogging your shadow in the mists of time.  One permanently attached sucking up your energy to feed itself.

I spoke about the 'want' that turned into  a 'need.' 
 Creating pictures.  Something all people can feel the textures of.  A few years ago the pictures that were in my dining room and being painted has multiple touch my surface textures.  Each was taking hundreds of hours to complete.  Then these canvases got given away.

Pictures are not meant to be handled say Sensible People

Textures within Life?  Was I nuts? What about within the digital pictures!

Even the description with the picture description box having as detailed explanation within as the people viewing the description either are blind and are wanting to experience the picture through your eyes.  It some cases the broadbands were not loading the picture very well is another reasom..  The person reading your post may want to reach out and click the description should they be intrigued in what lay behind the words.

Actually, the need that arose from the need to create different visuals started the reconnection.  Simply by taking a photo of myself in a bathroom mirror I was looking into the eyes of a very lost soul. My reflection.  Shortly after that came the realisation that I was 25 years older than I remembered me being.  Click the "Welcome home party was now going on in full  in full swing!"

With regards to analysing everything to find out the commonality of success.
Went into autistic meltdowns and overloads.  Nothing I was reading was written the same.  Therefore, how could you duplicate the success others were having? What was the use of focusing on the written word system blogging was creating..  Typically to say sensible people do not have an autistic focused activity coming through.maybe that were true.  However, one that ended up being useful was a strategy towards the creating of the Autism Network. This network is reaching out through the Autism communities the world over. Initially through the online networks.

 Knowing what it is to be lost within the world that is just there. Involves yet alone and moving past you at a fat rate is a speciality of mine.  How do I express this so that people can understand? Some of the criteriums were: Without causing direct pain. Must be viewable all over the broadbands. Must be short enough for people to time manage at a glimpse.  Still working on this aspect, though.

There were other things about the writing 
Yes as to be expected there are words out of place.  It'sd funny; looking back ion this as the OCD perfection part of me had always been let down through the inability to spell. Grammar came a second best in this area.

Being dyslexic has brought forward some challenges. Having a friend share with me the Grammarly app helped. When I saw what was in that application going bananas was easy to achieve. I purchased a pro version on the spot.  That purchase saves me wastage of time management opportunities.  Over-all yes there are millions of people all over the world who pop over to Grammarly and take advantage of the everyday one as a free one.  This I truely thought of doing as well.

Then I weighed the fact that the inconvenience of dyslexia had brought for me over the last fifty-five years.  Checked the bank account, gritted my teeth.  And thought "WoW the most productive and best-used thing every brought for my birthday' is using this app.  And hay loves the end effect as this has meant a sense of freedom. A nearly unsurpassed, unequalled freedom.

And then came the decision to make.  In or Out.  If in which level.  So the one that was the best level for me to choose at that me money in time camera forward..... fast.

Guess what one I chose!

Sincerely

Susan Lewis

genuine lack there

Parents of children who happen to live within the Autism, spectrum have a lot of communication extras to enrich their lives.  That is after all the frustrations and rapid learning procedures have been
taken on board.

Autism is a revolving door of communication frustrations.

On a personal level there was enough hassles within out highly autistic family.  General consensus is that having four children, and yeah parents with the same was like a fermenting beer about to explode with any little vibration.

Then  how much more frustrating is it to be approaching young adulthood and just have to get away from a situation before you scream.  Knowing that because of a genuine lack there was communication at school. Amongst your friends.  Yet, to have that communication removed and slide back into the depths of frustration...Anger will just be a constant companion.

As Mr O'Neil stated "it was a NO-Brainer".  A little generosity of spirit, clear thinking and would you believe it financing and there suddenly is one less boarded, angry, person on the streets.  And in the end probably less paperwork, time wasting and people management skills required.

That tablet is a behaviour pattern brake. Something that the community, family and the young person will have with them forever.

Effectively, the extended arm with a tablet as a bonus,  the similarity is as the Autistic Association Dog.  Both are the means through the invisible barriers of within Autism.

This is the takeaway to the link for you to read.

Susan

susanlewis@autismasagift.com

Resources
http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2015/12/franklin_police_local_business_help_autistic_teen.html

Lemon Balm Often bypassed and just thought of as a pesky weed

... check out the lemon balm again. Lemon balm is such a profuse herb that once it takes hold you literally have to keep cutting it back.  Often this went into the compost for recycling.  And often there was I wanting to do something else with it.

The calming effects have long been known in our family with so many members withing and on the Autism Spectrum.  Really does help to have it around for pests like mosquitoes as well.

While learning to adapt to new learning processes falling back onto and into methods of implementing what is being learned without stressing myself out over much, lemon balm around the

Lemon Balm Tea, bread and even in the cough  steamer

garden, in the home and in the food or refreshments is really helping.  may well place stress and some anxiety though this home guess who is including as much as I can the lemon balm within the juicing things.  Then of course what do you do with the extracts.  Make pancakes and other things with these ingredients included.

Actually looking forward to making a couple of loaves of home cooked bread this Friday [shopping day] . So will be taking photos and while at it totally enjoying myself  including leftovers for taste and effects. That also induces the beetroot pulp!

Having a few books and the internet is terrific when researching herbs.  Traditional uses of these herbs being adapted into today's need for quick efficiency, little wastage.

Lemon balm is such an easy plant to grow.  Ride over it, run aver it and even cut it down with the lawnmower.  It is still there.  When out children were young they had grown up knowing what plants and herbs they were allowed to eat.  Having found out their own levels of tolerance quite often these plants were found in cups as vases on the bedside table.  Which needless to say as all our children fell into the Autism Spectrum and into denial periods, just introducing the herbs which may, or may nt have a calming effect, including these as a natural part of daily survival life helped hold our family together.  primarily as they children dod not tell others what the plants were for.
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A major touch and feel plant has now found a few other uses as well. Now when I use the machine to chop up the lemon balm before it goes into the juicer I can utilize the chopped leaves and the pulp into a cold drink through out the day.

Besides the effect of just walking inside having trimmed the lemon balm plant gives an uplifting, relaxing and memory enhancing whoosh of energy.  So much so that when combined with the Dani's meditation series  a major removal and dissipation of a mental blockage occurred.

Now all the pieces of how to make the most of the Autoresponder came right in and said hello we are here to stay.  This then enabled the one of the business subsections to be able to have an energy flow.
Talk about going with the flow in autistic temperament home!


#Melissa-officinalis, #Lemonbalm,#Balm,#CommonBalm, #BalmMint, #Lamiaceae-family

And sometimes the words get mixed up and the wrong impression given out!

Sometimes creating a digital card and sending that card to the recipient could just mean you were acknowledging they were Here On Time!!

Other times that same H.O.T. could get the air around fairly sizzling with energy.  No matter Digital cards like this become quick and easier with practice.  Love the fact that each is unique  and the personality of the sender comes through.

Have you ever thought about the strange looks you get when coommunicating with others.  You know the little snickers and sometime the haudiuence nudging each other.  Other tims the open laughter.  And you just KNOW you have fallen head first into the slop of the languse used ince again.

Well, I certainly do.  Not only am I from another country  and the sounds from my mouth are other misheard by theose around me.  For instance when I say 'six' people hear' SEX'.  When I say 'pin' they wall reach for a' pan' or a 'Pen'.  Depending on the common accept that they are used to hearing.  One English from England and the other English for Australia.  Heaven for bid then if I am at a restruaranbk and all I want is a 'Fork!'  Now I use the words eating utensil.  As in  a full set of a knife,

spoon and... fill in the spaces yourself.

I am also Autistic.  There for the but of the joke is often lost on me.  Except that having gotten used to fifty five years of that situation if the body language is common  then I realise that I am the butt of their joke.  And that hurts.  Be that as it maybe.  Why let that affect the creativity that flows through?

You know yourself that the words and the intention behind the weords used can either make your day or tip the scales into the melt down or overload phase.


With that :>>>> Hit the Link <<<< that will take you through to a card I made.  Sent pit and the received a few strange omments from.  And all because t=I was saying someone was "Here On Time!"



have fun and enjoy



Susam

Try Not To Giggle Making A Smile Expression

When the smile is in hiding and you are near the glum point why not look for a smiles return



So here to a smile campaign release

it makes you glow

At times Autism is a very isolating invisible thing to have your world look out from.



There are times though when you let down you guard enough and are rewarded with heartfelt thanks and companionship. Usually from people you have known for a lang time.

The internet is a wonderful thing as so far there is no way for a hug to go through and physically touch you.

{{{{ HuGs}}}} are endearing. Just not physically there. Although there are the ones that get past all barriers. They touch the soul . make the child within come alive and carefully hold out their hands.

To the people brave enough to cross into that child within area. Thank you for making this world a beautiful place to be within and a part of.

Sincerely
'
Susan.

empathy with autistics means getting through the sensory point of entry

Training, reskilling or just plain getting to know you better means gradually being allowed through the sensory point of entry within their mind.  Basically what this means is that they trust you enough to know that you will not harm them.  No matter what the Autistic persons ages, experience, class, skills  or level of social integration, they have such a deep understanding of what you are going to experience that they will withdraw rather than hurt you, or let you hurt yourself.

To have empathy may, or may not need the requirement of stopping what you are doing, releasing yourself from your schedule, then fully tuning into what the other person is trying to say.  The realisation that you see the world through their eyes may become very scary.  A roller coaster ride

that brings you to a point where there is only the choice to go further or to received.  Rather like learning a second language.  One day waking from a dream and realising you understood every word.  Ever single nuance.  Which is good right?  The scary part is that it is in the second language that you understood everything.

Have you been absorbed? Or have you allowed yourself to become one with that other person?

This is what the 'normal' people expect those on the autistic spectrum to do.  Every day of their life.

So at an early age the people with autistic tendencies learn to adapt their thinking.  To hide the fact that they play with energy. Universal God given energy.  Some cultures call this energy Prana.

Scientists know that these energy levels are there.  The auras, the feelings of a presence in the room, these are somewhere on the radar as usual everyday things to experience.  

People are interceptive of the message - believing what they will
In the western world, many people can you as an undesirable.  Ward off the evil that they perceive.  So undercover the autistics would go.
 

Magicians called the females to be identified as witches.  They became locked in as a sacrifice during the dark ages of the western cultures.  Meanwhile, the Magicians perfected their gifts into skills that became known as tricks.  Illusions of the mind.  Jesters told jokes the Kings and Queens could not define.

The men took on the role cooks became Chiefs.  Why was it that to congratulate someone they had to have a standing similar to yours?

It's one thing to get  through the sensory point of entry
Just the fact that each day is a war on the sensory level that people on the Autism spectrum need to get through.  Every second, every breath, every touch of the clothing they wear.  The scent of the person next doors hair, the washing powder someone wash someone's clothes in four desks to the front and two to the side.  Look those sensory overload trip switches keep on the college.  Or maybe there is a silent reflux happening from the meal last night or breakfasts fast food where they altered the cheese type without telling you.

Now when someone you do not know takes the time to find out how your mind works.  Firstly there must be incredible trust factors involved.  Then an opening up a piece at a time.  Or those poor people will have a meltdown of all time.  So be careful who you let in. As they find, there escape route they will need to be let go of.

Should they venture back, the loop may start all over again.  Let them make the move.  One step at a time.

However congratulate them.  They really are very brave to have even attempted the effort of getting through the sensory point of entry. 

The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans | Daniel Amen | TEDxOr...

Reversing brain damage brings through stabilitiy.

Ever had to Close Out The World?

Part of my story:  For years I had had to close out the world.  Why? After a truck impacted on my vehicle in 1991 one result was I had no memory. A second result was that my mind was left in the 'clouds' which I mus admit was not so bad at the time.  Third result we as a family were not where we were going.  Our lives were travelling around on the show grounds while I painted faces along with at times bodies and  / sold balloons.  Either way this seems a frivolous way of life to many people meanwhile we,as a family were free to travel around much of Australia and totally have a ball.  What in fact it did on the subliminal level was we had found a family within the core of the show grounds travellers.

High Functioning Autistic peoples have an unseen advantage over many people.  As they reach towards their 50's many of the things that kept them within the 'normality' groups such as morgages, parntenrs, spouses and or children have altered.  So too have their own beliefs.  Thing is they still have that child within them.That is what makes them the clown of the party, the persn who quietly gives an innocent cuddle and moves on through the crowd.  There are people who give pity as they percieve that this person is always alone, Different and alone.  Well yes in a big way this is so true.  Autism means alone.  Not Isolated. Although sometimes to cope isolation becomes a friend as well.

Now think about it what are the rest of the population actually doing as they approach their mid fouties and beyond.  If they are still working the retirement word will be making them panic.  Run for cover or learn new coping skills.  Part of this process is the releasing of their own inner child.  Scary thought ha?   So as the rest of the population is determined to be young again and go find life before they get 'old' they are grappling with the inner childs demands.  Guess what us High Fnnctioning Autisics are doing with our inner child.  By now we are comfortable with the 'I.C.' [ Inner Child] popping out and playing with the energies of the Universe.

 While in my mid twenties my mother told me once that I was still a 'child'.  As that child I was able to draw peoples inner child out. Usually as that child just wanted to come out into a safe area and have some fun before lie scared it back into the imprisoned mind of the individual. I must admit I was also doing this for most of my initial working then nursing life before and during that time as well.

At that moment there I was surrounded by a crowd of people all wanting a large ballon filled with air  and would you believe confetty.  These were sold for $5.00.  Add five love hearts ballons and the cost became $10.00.  Add small toys like stuffed teddies and so forth and the cost went up a little bit at a time.  Since my husband then became out of work dueing that time we started to want to expand on where we were going.  Australia was new to us and our family small.  We had the travel bug, the time, the vehicles, a steady source of income [ we thought]  Then we paid for seventy five agricultural and Paatral shows way up in the top end of Queensland, west of Temora in New South Wales and I think the Broadmeadows [?] and as far south as Gelong in Victoria.

I also learned that I needed to 'cloke' myself.  Put rotections in place enabling my inner self not to be drained.  The very first place I worked in was a grocery store run by an Italian. My best friend was in the other grocery store run by an Indian couple. Between these two familes they taught me to give value and have fun ... Which of course meant that in 1972 often the ice creams had smiley faces on them and we charged more. People did not mind as they were happy to have a happy face look at them. [even if they themselves the bit the head off!] Then I went into a toyshop.  This gentleman owner taught me to talk to the customers.After that was the chemist shop.  Between the next few chemist shops  I learned to place the social worth and the child within into business management and people handing. Next was the Nursing.

In between were the various helath related  and business related education practices and courses. People of authencity came and went through my life. Swammi Ackundanada helped through his wisdom, teachings and instructions.

And then life stopped.

The accident isolated not only who I was from myself it took away from my then husband and our children that person of whom they new.  Leaving behind a person who happy played in the clouds within her mind.  These clouds were protection from pain.  And yes reality as well.Over the years I have been catfished... the side effect of having a 'friend' of many faces is that I learned to feel pain, happiness, freedom of thought while allowing myself to learn about life, laughter, Love, Learning values and Leniency.  From these came the desire to want to change. To travel the path of many colors means to 'I Act On' the forgiveness of others, of Your own God... as well as the forgiveness of self.  Plus to accept the skills, gifts and talents you have.  Harvest and resow the ground that these came from.

That there is the essence of my avatar.  The isolated peoples whose inner child needs to be safe,comfortable,  happy and escape that imprisoned place of never never for just a glimpse of what could and should be.  SFM and DEA have given me the chance to return many things I had simply forgotten I even had.  Or had tried to hide away those things that people needed  most and that I possibly had to share.

This is my story.  This my friend is my avatar.. 

Secrets In Working Out Who You Are.

This statement came to my attention. "Having a family member with High Functioning / Autism, watching them grow... I have such high hopes that life is going to be alright...  really believe!!! " You see I had posted a post in the Google Plus Community called "Living With High Functioning Autism" .

The post is connected to an article called "All This Effort Is Worth It". In turn this there is a

connection encouraging people to connect to a newsletter.

The lead in is :
Secrets in working out who you are.  Then working out what values you stand for.  High Functioning Autistics experience some trouble with this.  Hence, why transitioning self into a business may be complicated.


The post starts with
"Having a dream is what the strategies hook onto. Proceeds to go through working backwards from that dream into manageable chunks of workable objectives. "

One day years ago an older lady that I knew through Girl Guides Australia [ the local District Leader] took me aside and explained that I was the type of person who looked out from a mountain peak and saw the ocean way in the distance. I wanted to get to the other side of the horizon though. Believe it.

In order to get to the ocean the realisation that at least one pit stop would be made had finally in my thirties hit home. So I would aim to go to the beach. Walk in the sand at least once. Sit and wait for the moon to rise. Dance along the beach as the waves lapped within my toes. And the very next morning before sunrise have set out to get to the other side of the ocean.  Thing is, until I learned that most people were in the valleys I would struggle with people's energy syphoning games.....And people would confuse, annoy, divert me, mollycoddle me  or just not understand that I was not stupid. Even if I still have left over things from the car accident.

At that stage of my life it was a few years after a truck imploded into the Nissan Urvan I was driving. I was thirty-one then. Now I am in my fifty-fifth year.

 Finally last year I went through a bootcamp Actually a business boot camp that prepares the person to go into any business or venture they care to take on. Learned that the horizon is the dream. Let's use a ten year plan mapping out idea.

 Point one: The horizon is the dream. 10 years. Therefore Getting from the beach front to the horizon was the first step. Not forwards but backwards. Say the seven and a half year step. Also called the objective.

The beach front then was one objective one level [ say level two down from the dream].  What happens now is the once all the levels right to where you are at this very point of time are sorted out begin wading through the notes you have scribbled upon. You see I have not mentioned about the 101 bucket list. Make one.

Now incorporate what you want to do from this list into the objectives to be achieved. Next work out how you are going to get each objective accomplished. These become your strategies. Effectively what is happening is that you are moving from the present day actions onto the next level. Some you will be a bit vage on. Not to worry. Leave these and do not get "fretty", have a hissy fit or melt down.

Somethings are done with joy laughter and ingenuity. Other with planned out intricacy. Believe it, or not, some actually rush to get completed all by themselves. Borrowing a piece from here, and some from there. This level stretches into that level. Hang on that sink hole of frustration from way back was missing this vital ingredient.

Hay, look it works now.

For ease I have copied and pasted the reply that was made in response to the query above.

Believe.  better yet move the belief into a "I know that this is true" phase.  For us the world id changing. The difference now though is life that was meant to be fun  instead of slavish, radically different  instead of just acceptance, has begun to gain momentous change. HFA's have a head start on the transactional stage.

As in instead of one lonely bee wondering what pollen is  HFAs get out there and place the sting into the buzz .  Laugh cause each one of us bees revolutionised the stingers capacity... there is no one shot or rot policy now.  The new design stinger has a multifaceted repeat performance capacity that's accepted formula is infinitesimal.

Simply because each one of has had to accept we are different  [ yet the same] . We are leaders of leaders.  On both the best and worst of humanity.

each of us know a little of some things that may not interest us.  Hit that focus point and all the inconsequential things suddenly have meaning and l revitalised life.  You know the ARRRha moments.

When we work together each we either work together or annoy each other to the extreme.  However, one thing is certain... no one ever forgets our sting!

Keep in touch  cause all that effort is worth it.  Know that that is true.

Kind regards

Susan 

Giving a Voice to the Voiceless | Tarik Sayeed | TEDxToronto

"Turn what we label as a disability into an opportunity and together we can change the world

Why are some people with Asperger's perceived as being extremely sarcastic?

Basic thing to remember is that many High Functioning Autistics [ Asperger's] are terrific mimics. This said a learn reactive behaviour is established to deal with something.  The flip side is that once learned they do not know that the circumstances have now changed thus the called for reaction is meant to be different.

A challenge for parents, siblings, extended family and other stakeholder in the community is to prepare the HFA for certain new behaviours, what they are, what they might look like, ride with that person as they negotiate the behaviour and eventually had over the 'rudder' as they have traversed the
actions and reactions.

Each step is built upon and bridged over with help.... constants, backing and familiarization.  Takes years. Sometimes it is best for the person to take control and escape the rat race.  Go somewhere where they are not judged as harshly.  Which is part and parcel as to why many person outside the herd mentality actually head towards the internet.

So there you have it.  

If the HFA understands that sarcasm is part of them not coping, or coping wrongly and is also a coping mechanism for or to bullying [ bigger picture aspect] they will become familiar with cause / consequence, act/ react and other balancing aspects of the behaviour.  Replacing one action with another more appropriate one.

Hope this explains itself, is helpful and answers the question as fully as possible with such a wide spectrum of Autism available for someone to be within.

Written by a 12 year old...http://pinterest.com/pin/1923882... Scary stuff. However  read the comments as well.

 Often times A high Functioning Autistic will not understand a limitation where they excel.  If they do not excel they simply block things out. Partially this is a blocking mechanism and avoids emotional or mental overload.  Considering  "normal" people as "Stupid" when they miss details that that High Functioning Aspie's will not miss a detail.

Once again action replays will get int he way od real life issues.   The struggle in real life situations is easy to walk away from. You sit in front of the computer and become absorbed through the flashing lights and your ability to control understand and conceptualise.  Finally, years of real life struggles are transferred into gaining ground in new endeavours online.  You have escaped that rat race.

Contact me should you need any more assistance with these endevours.

 Congratulations

Sincerely

Susan

susanlewis@susanlewismarketing.com

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High Functioning Autism with a touch of Synesthesia in action.

 Being within the Autism Spectrum you probably have been unconsciously aware that there are many and varied gifts, talents and acceptances.  Each of these have many and varied levels within them as well.  Let's look at the following story to see Synesthesia in action.

 Living within High Functioning happens to have it's quite profound ups and downs with regard to every day acceptances, attitudes and even noticing the noticing of how big exactly you are making that hole you are about to jump in and keep digging! Even through these the reactive or proactive procedures that you tend to get yourself   involved with are so often triggered through a multitude of what appear unrelated incidents.  Then wham you have done it again.

This post may seem like a ramble [ probably is] however the objective is to give an overall method of approach to understanding what happens with situations of passive-aggression from the 'wearers' point of view'.  What I am about to use are examples and happenings within my own life.  Should anyone recognise that it was them that I am explaining then please accept my apologies in advance.  With a few basic changes, I am attempting to not make you identifiable while still being truthful.

While at my local shopping centre a few years ago I went up to a young mother who had a toddler in the pushchair.  I smiled and stated " I am jealous of your child" The look of total bamboozlement on the ladies face ... so I went on to say "The plastic casts on his legs I am jealous of those."  At that point she near burst into tears.  I was not fully conscious of this, however her husband was.  He in turn became very protective of what he saw as a threat to his family.  As he rightly should have done.  Meanwhile I was still staring in wonder at the plastic foot and leg casts

What I did not know was how upset the two were that their child had been fitted with booth feet having lower foot and leg plastic casts. The prognosis was not good as to the length of time this child would need to wear the plastics vertical half casts.

Luckily I did become aware.  I asked for them not to leave .  Instead to let me explain my comment.

Firstly that when I was born I also had both feet with Talipes [ club feet] as well as dislocating hips.

Secondly that along with that I was born with High Functioning Autism / Aspergers.  The result of which at times gets my mouth into trouble as the brain is otherwise occupied with mental overload.  "Would they let me clarify my comment. Please?"  He nodded and tentatively turned towards me.  I noted though the pushchair was still facing going forward and away while he was also holding into himself his wife. The mother of that child.

Must admit that at that point the gawkers started to move away as well.

I explained that when I was born in 1959 my father had to be informed of my 'birth defects" as he was the one in those days to say yes or no to my staying with my mother.  Had my mother been single then it would have been her father or the oldest male adult within her family/ extended family.

Being told that there was going to be no hope my mother remembered the nurses speech she had attended.  One on the traditional methods of cultures where talapies is.  They bound the feet as well as daily massage.  To this day if bandages are required they need to be firm [ very firm] and foot massage is wonderful to give as well as receive.

After about  three months of that came the longer length plaster casts.  The ones that went from my waste to my lower feet.  All of my foot on both sides were plaster casted as there was a metal bar between the feet 'splaying' them outward.  Of course the faster I grew the wider the bar.  The heavier this end of my anatomy got as well.

Why was I able to say that I was jealous.  A few weeks earlier I had seen a child with one plastic splint.  At that time I nearly cried.  I know I was emotional at seeing the process  having got that far.  Just the same as I am now there are tears welling in my eyes at the memory of this initial shock .

As  explained to the young couple they never have to go through what my mother had to go through.  Can you imagine her horror at here sisters swinging me upside sown like a rag doll.  Not from the feet themselves... from the bar.  Apparently this also meant adding extra weight to the foot / leg attachments as the plaster at that end would constantly be weakening.  Wonder why?

As a mother myself I checked my children's feet.  One son has the same protruding ankle and misalignment of bones. Yes I had taken him to the Dr wanting a  specialist appointment.  Only to be told I was seeing things that were not there.  That son would have been about two at the time.  When he was about seven I finally had enough money to take him to a specialist podiatrist.  Of course, this man made me cry as he accused me of not caring for my son.    I should have taken him sooner like when he was two etc.  At which time I sat down totally dejected.  You see when he was only eighteen months old a truck coming around the wrong side of the road impacted into the van we were in.  Me...well to the point that I am today  twenty-five years after the impact my survivor part of the brain is still just in the beginning of releasing memories.  More importantly it is still in the beginnings of sewing these memories together with understanding.   With the memories and understanding comes a certain knowledge. The type that in today's world behavior psychologists specialists like Danny Blackford are able to guide you with.

Having explained this I was extremely sorry that what and how I had approached the situation was unacceptable.  I was not being someone who was heartless.  Just joyful at their lack of pain like my mother had.  Joyful that this beautiful child had the freedom to experience crawling, getting into trouble and mischief simply because he could. The child could easily get into water, learn to swim at an early age. Yes, the feet were restricted in movement somewhat and yet I still was jealous as this was a terrific opportunity they had.  The man informed me that plaster with a bar was still going on.  They themselves were so thankful that their son had not required that.  I think they saw the look on my face when he mentioned that that procedure was still needing to be implemented.  I know I froze momentarily.

Writing this I am thinking that child would be about seven now.  He would not have to undergo the metal capers that I also had to wear once the plaster casts came off.

At about this time, the man asked would I like a closer look at his son's feet.
  The pram was already being swung around so that the opportunity was there if I wanted it.  I took up the offer.  So there we three were at the child level admiring the feet.  Being grateful that times had changed sufficiently so that this child had the freedom to have his feet gently corrected with something as lightweight and manageable as velcro and plastic.

You know God works in mysterious ways.  What I did not know was the lady and child had been to the local Doctors listening to a specialist report.  From there this lady was uset and had phoned her husband for emotional support.  He had been delayed due to getting tme off a work situation.  Even having people she knew around her at the doctors was not helping.  So out she walked with her child to enjoy the sun and wait for her husband.  He knew where to find her as when I came across her the phone call that the lady was on was her  telling him where they were.  He heard my initial comment and thinking I was making an underhanded comment  [read 'being insulting'] while himself was already highly combustible with everything that was tearing at him.  I think had I been a man instead of a lady at nearly fifty he would have punched me out.

You see For people who thnk that a passive aggressive  [ which appears in control at times] is being a smart aleck.  Making sniper comments.  That is 'a sniper' is one that is considered to be 'taking pot shots' at someone or something.  The comments are known as snipes. Snipes being insults masked in humor. The unfortunate thing is that besides just being happy and joyous this situation of mine would not occur again I was also extremely happy that another memory was surfacing.  That the post traumatic shock syndrome my brain was trapped with was releasing another memory.

Another area to point out is that there are different levels of hypersensitivity among the HFA's.  Often those on the Autism spectrum will repel each other.  Think Magnets.  What the NT's will see too late is that one Autistic Spectrum person cannot get along in the same space as another one.  Instant 'grrr' effect. The unseen thing is that one can read the other like a twin connection. The situation is not so much that a High Functioning Autistic person does not enjoy being forced to be upfront with their communications.
If the term Synesthesia means anything to you then you will have some degree of understanding.  Hink higher spiritually aware peoples.  Or those that people pay to tune into places where thought transferences are occurring.   many of these very sensitive people are now employed under officialdom and are taught ways to just not been seen.  Which of course, suits them very well as they are able to be alone within a world of their own.  The employers get the jobs done  literally to perfection.  Time is not an issue the end result is.

 hat is actually happening is that since the recipients of the observation have moralistically pigeon-holed the actions as being in the catalog of 'passive aggressive' behaviour.  The HFA is not actually being Passive Aggressive.  What is happening is that the recipient is placing the moralistic name tag onto a thing they are not understanding. For many of those on the Autism Spectrum, they are living with a very visible disability.  That of people who are not aware of what it is to have and be living with High Functioning Autism......an invisible disability.

 However we are not talking about this level of appreciation for certain actions and reactions.  Those out of this employment situation still are being judged through moralistic ideas of a people who have no understanding of what it is to be like this.  Rather than expand these gifts and talents the circle of influence is petrified the herd  has been infected.  Thus close down is required and that usually use to mean electric shock treatment, high medications and other screwball treatments.

Now things have changed somewhat. Instead, there is a watered down version of event  underway.  In 2014 the United Nations began to recognise the Autism Spectrum.  One day a year is an internationally recognised Autism day [ in March] This coincides with the festival of lights through the world.  The colour blue is now being recognised as being important.

The end effect of all while scenario that I started off telling you about is that this couple looked at their child, this wonderful little man in the pushchair, with new hope for something to go right.  As I was walking away the man called out with relief  in his voice.  He had watched how I walked now.  Then he pointed this out to his wife. You cannot tell that I have had Talipes.    While he held his  toddler in his arms he came up and shook my hand. Suddenly there I was with this little chap in my arms.

That was a beautiful moment of trust on the father's behalf.  What I never told the parents was the pain of having my nerves in both feet snipped when six years and fifty-one weeks old. The pain of not being able to have morphine or pethidine due to a reaction [ like, hay!, I caused the anaesthetist some major concerns while on the operating table] .

The child's distress at his parents nonacceptance distress of his condition and supposed pain called to me.  By helping one, the parents, communicate with the parents, in this case,  I was helping the other [ the child] be able to grow in an environment that would accept him

And I kept the child's High Functioning Autism as secret as well.  That would have been an invasion of the little man's privacy.  Nor did he want me to make it known at that time. High Functioning Autistics are born 'old'.  Their brain capacity is that of innocent children for such a small amount of time.  Usually, way before they are eighteen moths old an in tune person will know and have confirmed for themselves that the child's body has begun to take things conceptually apart and reason as an adult. That is what I mean about Synesthesia.

Should you have any questions that I may be able to assist you with then feel free to make them within the comment box.  Possibly you now have some idea of various terms to check out through the internet.  Pease do. Just be aware there are many sharks within the waters.   Check the authenticity of their presence first.

Peace be with you.

Sincerely

Susan



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Use The Youtube Comment Tab To Find The Video URL You Are Looking For

Amazing how the little things trip us up as we look forward and go backwards.  That is true with how to use Youtube comment tab to find the video URL you are looking for!  until we then realise what it is that is missing.  Knowing this is very helpful when you are on the High Functioning Autism Spectrum.  Knowing , remembering, understanding and connecting one set of information to another set of information being paramount  as we inherently know what to do that settles our mind before overload takes a hold.

Hi .
As part of the High Functioning Autism Spectrum the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder [OCD] side of this was  really playing up when I joined into the Digital Gold Rush and set about gaining knowledge, skills and lots of practice with making things work on the internet.

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Yes although it is possible to make my life a lot more financial when and if I get around to pushing myself the knowledge that I have a breaking point is very scary.  Having been through that point at least once within my life the need for a solid foundation has become paramount.  Luckily not paramount or the moving forward would not occur.

Thankfully the focus for long hours is not so dominant these days.  At my mid-fifties there definitely could be health issues arising from long hours sitting in front of my personal computer.

What has balanced this out is that fact that there are other things to do.  For instance the dog Sox is important as he is patiently waiting for me already to take him on a walk for one hour.  That is about 6 kilometers.

When we get back today here I will be for the next six hours from today before the next set of housework and a small walk of three kilometers in total.  To the shops for ice blocks as I have run out of them.  The temperatures today will be in the mid 30's C.  I can see us going to Sox's favourite dam as a side diversion on the way home.



Read more about Sox and his high jinks on the link in the resources section.

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Sox is a twelve year old dog.  He has been there for me as a few years ago things were being blocked off so that my inner child could survive.  However a dog's loyalty, trust and just shear arrogance of you need to feed me is what pulls you through.

Why am I still on a learning curve after fifteen years on the net?

The answer goes like this.  The net challenges me enough so that when I gave it a proper chance again last year to weave it's magic around me I wanted to know how to work through a financial difficulty I could see looming up.  That of being on an employment scrap heap.  Even if it is not 'legal' these thins still exist.  Fifty plus, female and with a disability and loads of life skills attached to qualifications.  Laughingly I thought finding a job with these things would be easy.  No the opposite is true.  Overqualified and underemployed while still owing a duty debt is not a great way of starting off a working life.

Where could I find something that would suit me, my talents, gifts and knowledge while not stifling my energy flow?  Play the video above. Read the description for a start.

When you have Aspergers and struggle with authority what do you for.,

Coming across a question on the web with regard to having Aspergers [High Functioning Autism] and a struggle with productivity [ or lack of it] this effectively this was my reply.

Having recently started a complementary DigitsalExperts Academy course.  The experiences through the initial course work and set up astounded me. In many ways just overwhelmed me.

However I stuck yhe free bootcamp out .  Deciding that this privte community had what U knew wiuylf xome along soon.  ZIt sid.Whe you have Aspergers and also have problem with profuctibity I wanted more as there was something within that course that appealed to me.  Needless to say the first one run out and I paid for the second level of this course..

Here is what I found out though:

1. Have you a bucket list?  write 101 things down that just you want to achieve.
1. This took me 9 attempts and then I was ready. OCC made me want an orderly multi faceted  level system in my bucket list.  So now I not only flew to Sydney, [New South Wales - Australia], attended a Momentum day, rode on a ferry, Took photos of... came back down by train.  In total I think I somehow crossed of 10 of these bucket list things.  Sub-stepping stones towards my dream being achieved. Now I have 2 Stepping stones kinda completed.... that Obsessive Compulsive Disorder part of my Autism Spectrum again is having a ball.
2. Next:::::::::> Have you a dream? 
1.  Something to focus on that will make you get put of bed in the morning.  Not something for you.... something other than yourself as you [ like me] will get bored with the self-fulfilment dream and off on a tangent you will go.  Been there ...done that lots.

Your struggles have created a stronger person within you.  You have so much to give that you can now turn your "Shit to Shingles"  as the saying goes.  Make the negatives in top positives. It can be done.  I am doing it.... and [shhhh ] I am older than you.

You are a programmer.  Then what is it in your 10 year dream that you are aiming for.  If it is programming that your want to brand yourself with then what part of the programming is going  to turn your dream on with a real glow.  One that as smaller stepping stones get accomplished the glow will go into full force.

I am a community developer.  On line now.  My beef that I can do something about is the simple unfairness of micro-financing for the smaller communities.  This has led me two years ago to outlining a program... the words. And yet I have no idea how to get backers or programs or anything else.  So I start by developing another online authority site... and now as an aside learning /implementing slowly HTMl enabling what ever magic it does to be effective.    Excuse me where did the me go who does not like a [patterns] and b) jig saw puzzles and c another language.

I learned you have to trick the brain.  Sounds weird.  I have. From the dream to every day things work backwards to go forwards. ... and Check List the things. It works.

Hit the Susan Connor and check out the about me on the web page.  Still working on the web page as I am now learning HTML..... like in baby steps. Read my  bio  in the about me tab.  You will see where I am coming from.

Look what I found has helped me ....may or may not help you.  I have no Idea.  Would love to hear back from you as your read this and share it around.

Sincerely


Susan