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 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: An informant should participate in your assessment?

Levermonkey
Posted: 09 Jan 2022, 3:29 pm 

Replies: 13
Views: 1,940
Although it is useful to have someone who knew you as a child, it is not essential. I had neither anyone who knew me as a child or who I wanted there. It was not a problem. Ultimately it is you being assessed and sometimes having an informant can hinder you being open and honest. You may even be bet...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Autistic infantilization

Levermonkey
Posted: 09 Jan 2022, 3:19 pm 

Replies: 44
Views: 4,102
I'm not going to address the autists not being able to use the bus because that is irrelevant as we do not know the capabilities of the individual. Have I been treated like a child and spoken to like I'm a baby? Not by friends, colleagues, and family members. By strangers who don't know me? God yes....

 Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation   Topic: “Offensive” sweater controversy

Levermonkey
Posted: 27 Nov 2021, 4:46 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 1,306
I'd wear it!

 Forum: Off the Wall: Forum Games, Quizzes, Roleplaying, etc.   Topic: Word disassociation game

Levermonkey
Posted: 09 Nov 2021, 5:16 pm 

Replies: 17,904
Views: 391,605
Moai*

* An Easter Island head

 Forum: Getting to know each other   Topic: Questions about you

Levermonkey
 Post subject: Re: Questions about you
Posted: 09 Nov 2021, 3:08 pm 

Replies: 5,752
Views: 1,167,549
What is your first name? David Age: 53 Location: South East London (UK) Hobbies and Interests: Hobbies - BBQ, cooking & baking, reading, poetry, cycling. Interests - art, architecture, autism (like most of us probably), how things are made/work, history (everyday history rather than the big stuf...

 Forum: Stats   Topic: Do you like fireworks show? I bet you do :-)

Levermonkey
Posted: 07 Nov 2021, 11:16 am 

Replies: 41
Views: 22,717
I am happy to go to an organised display and will thoroughly enjoy the spectacle. Being surrounded by lots of people having a good time is very therapeutic, however... Random loud bangs and bright flashes from people letting off fireworks, especially if I'm outside and my stress and anxiety climbs r...

 Forum: Stats   Topic: Long or short hair? (Or somewhere in-between?)

Levermonkey
Posted: 07 Nov 2021, 11:08 am 

Replies: 82
Views: 39,856
Shaved head with collarbone length beard. I've had a beard since I have been able to grow a full one. Hated the sensation of scraping a sliver of steel over my face, and electric shavers were worse. Yet, I have no problems with wet shaving my head (slight unease shaving the throat but has to be endu...
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