Autism Is Not An Excuse To Do Nothing

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Trend? more like a plague
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278678.php

I found it much easier to learn by studying the pictures in the book. When people tried to show me they went too fast. It was challenging because I don't have good dexterity.

It's my opinion that leading a more well rounded life is far more enriching than focusing on ONE hobby-interest that is, in general, perceived by others as a hobby vs. a productive thing to spend one's time on - especially at the opportunity cost of learning other things, doing & experiencing other things, advancing one's finances etc. That's who I am to make that judgement. YMMV & that's ok.

I'm odd, in that I can't learn by looking at pictures.

I could only learn by DOING. Especially with mechanical things.

That's how I learned to drive, by DOING:

70 formal lessons lead to a failure in my road test

3 sessions behind the wheel on my own lead to me passing the road test.

I'm an odd duck that way!

You're an active learner, while others are visual learners, some are auditory learners. They are just different learning styles that tend to be wired into people. Some people are even "active relaxers" (not me) - they can only relax by doing something active. I'm more the "curl up with a good book between catnaps" type.

I was lucky there were textbooks in college/university--otherwise, I don't think I would have done well.

I also followed the syllabus precisely.

I probably have some kind of "auditory processing disorder." My short-term memory is rather poor--it makes people think that I "don't listen."

I'm a staunch believer in Gardner's "multiple intelligences."

Yes. Donna Williams lists 7 learning styles in this interesting article, which challenges the sometimes-heard claim that all auties are visual thinkers.. I have more than one of her 7 styles, and perhaps that's true of others, I don't know..

http://www.donnawilliams.net/learningstyles.0.html

If I relied solely on my vision, I would be a shut-in.

Me too!

I tend to think two-dimensionally visually. And I have a linear viewpoint visually.

I'm lucky there's such things as books; otherwise, I'd be lost.

I wish there was a way, within a 30-child classroom, to accommodate all learning styles.

Technology has been a boon to many. For autistic people who do not have the power of speech, technology has been an absolute godsend. Technology has revealed genius in many.

If I wanted to learn to knit, I'd HAVE to learn by doing.

Maybe children could be tested early on for different learning styles, and grouped together in classes that way? And periodically retested just in case their favored style changes?

Going out of my comfort zone has been generally good for me.
iMother is verry merry berry good at needlepoint and has made me many afghans, such as the pink bunny one I have on my bed right now and the six cats one I have on my bed at home.