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According to the 2011 World Health Organization’s World Report on Disability between 110 and 190 million people have significant difficulties in functioning (based on the social model). The Art of Autism is proud that Board member Tom Iland, who is a great example of leadership, will be speaking during the opening ceremony of the event about the importance of inclusion of persons with disabilities at all levels and in all processes and also illustrate the importance of participation, leadership and self-advocacy. This will be Tom’s second time speaking at the United Nations in eight months, having spoken on a panel for World Autism Awareness Day on April 2nd where the theme was “Assistive Technology, Active Collaboration.” San Diego, CA 92101 Join accessibility business leaders, disability community leaders, city representatives, and community members on the steps of the San Diego County Administration Building for a press event to announce our collective commitment to “Make San Diego the Most Accessible City in America.

For example, Christopher’s teacher and some of his neighbors seemed patient and did their best to understand Christopher rather than make him conform to their expectations of what a social interaction “should” look like. Since The Big Bang Theory is a well-known example of autistic caricature, I’m not going to cover it any further and instead move to a better example: the film Mary and Max. The autistic main character, Max, is canonically diagnosed with Asperger’s and demonstrates panic attacks, loneliness, poor coping mechanisms, difficulty with emotional processing, and anger at his friend. I have lived in Southern Oregon for half my life, while also having lived in Forest Grove to go to Pacific University for a couple years, spending another couple back home at Southern Oregon University, then finally finishing my bachelor’s in Corvallis.

Also, if there are going to be people the ASD person is not familiar with, let them know ahead of time. What’s more, if the autistic person happens to be around an NT for example, who comments on the zoning out, it is possible that the autistic may feel more anxiety or a feeling of having failed at social interaction when in fact this is a coping mechanism and not an affront to be taken personally. It is hard for some people to understand what is a natural state of being for one person, is not natural for another person. If you are a person who does not understand why some people can’t make eye contact, please think twice before uttering some of the insulting comments I posted here.

When living on the autism spectrum, such as having Asperger’s, there are a lot of struggles that can come your way. At times, especially if I know people, I feel fine and I can enjoy myself among company. There have been times in which it has gotten so bad, I would be afraid to go to social events, even though I really wanted to. I guess what I am saying is for those on the spectrum with this issue, and even for those who are not autistic, there are times when anxiety may creep its head around the corner.