Fidget toys are helpful for any autistic person. They are a range of other objects that help us stim and can calm us when we’re stressed. I use fidget toys throughout the day, which I find useful when I am stressed and help me think. Why Fidget Toys Are Useful for Autistic People Fidget toys, or any other behaviour that can turn into a stim, are helpful for autistic people because it helps us regulate our stimulation and when we are stressed. Since autistic people can stim at any point and with any emotion, things like fidget toys can help Read More
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Why I Loved Making a Six the Musical Hoodie
I love Six the Musical as it is one of my special interests. I decided to make a Six the Musical Hoodie as I knew I would see the show again on the third of October. I started the project in early September, before my birthday. Warning: This is a messy project. If you don’t like the feel of glue on your fingers, this is probably not the project for you. Six the Musical Hoodie: Supplies Before going back to see Six the Musical, I decided I wanted to make a Six the Musical themed jacket inspired by the official Read More
Autism and Open Days
Autism and Open days can be worrying as that autistic person has to go out of their comfort zone to go to a city and find themselves among many people their age, excited by the prospect of finally growing independent and leaving home. On the other hand, I didn’t find the number of people stressful when I went to visit a university for their open day. To begin that day, we had to travel to the city where the university is located. Luckily, it is a city that I know well due to my frequent visits there as I was Read More
Autism and Birthdays
Autism and birthdays can be a stressful mix for parents. However, it can also be stressful for children as they might not want surprises and keep to the routine as much as possible. As an adult with autism (it feels so strange saying that I am now an adult since I don’t feel like one), I will share with you the experience I had on my eighteenth birthday. My birthday is celebrated twice, once with my Mum and once with my Dad. I always spend my birthday with Mum, but I always celebrate with my Dad either the weekend before Read More
Special Interests: Creative Writing
Creative writing helps me cope with the stress of daily life. It is a break away from the real world that I need, it allows me to be more creative with what I do. Autism means that I can’t write as well when I am stressed or not feeling myself. Therefore, my creative writing during these times will be focusing on my fanfiction and what other people have created. My fanfiction links to my special interests as I resort to my interests during school or when I can’t think of my creative writing projects. What helps with my Creative Writing? Read More
Autism and Holidays
Autism and holidays can make it stressful for someone with autism. Therefore, it is necessary to take steps to make sure that they do not grow anxious as the holiday period grows closer. Going on holiday can be fun and exciting, but it can also be stressful for those with autism. The build-up to the holidays are full of packing and sorting out, something that has to be completed. However, this, along with the actual going on holiday, being there and coming back can be stressful for someone with autism. Autism and Holidays – Big Outings It is hard to Read More
Autism Revision Strategies
Autism Revision Strategies These are the autism revision strategies that I have found useful during my exam periods. As we come up to the exam period once again, many teenagers will worry about revision. For autistic people, this could mean either working so hard that they don’t have enough downtime, or they have so much downtime that they don’t revise as much as they should. I fall into the latter- which isn’t so good with exams in a few weeks. Not revising makes me feel stressed as I feel that I have not done as much revision as I should Read More