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Happy Bench Monday
At least it was my youngest daughters dream from the time she was 11. Sadly, it didn't work out for her. Nor did the marriage. Now she's a single parent of an Autistic son.
Hope you have a great week
Zastori kao zavoji
Posrijedi je umjetnička intervencija kojom se željelo ukazati na sporost i neprovedbu obnove objekata nakon potresa koji je pogodio Zagreb 22. ožujka 2020. godine. Na slici je zgrada Centra za odgoj i obrazovanje »Slava Raškaj« koji se bavi obrazovanjem mladih oštećena sluha, osoba s govrono-jezičnim poteškoćama, autističnom djecom itd. Zgrada je nastradala u potresu i nastava se više u njoj ne odvija. Očito je da nema novaca za obnovu ovog važnog objekta koji i inače već godinama stoji zapušten.
Curtains as bandages
This is an artistic intervention aimed at pointing out the slowness and non-implementation of reconstruction of buildings after the earthquake that hit Zagreb on March 22, 2020. The picture shows the building of the Education Center "Slava Raškaj" (named after famous Croatian painter, who was deaf from birth) which deals with the education of young people with hearing impairments, people with speech and language difficulties, autistic children, etc. The building was damaged in the earthquake and classes are no longer held there. It is obvious that there is no money for the renovation of this important building, which has been neglected for years.
My son, Micah and I went on holiday last week. It was lovely to be away in the countryside surrounded by beautiful trees and having access to a wonderful pool as part of our accommodation. Micah loves water and loves to swim, so this was a perfect getaway for him. The first day we were there, Micah who is autistic and non-verbal was making his happy noises as we were on our way to the pool. Much to my dismay, a group of children rode past us on their bikes and proceeded to make nasty comments about him, intimating that he was a freak and making disgusting copying sounds. I did explain to this group about disability and they seemingly understood however the rest of our stay was marred with adults and children alike ignoring him, splashing water in his face and making demeaning comments. It's with great sadness I write these words as I have never encountered so much nastiness towards him in his 9 years. Where is the understanding, compassion and empathy in humanity going? So much hatred, bigotry, discrimination - I truly hope that there is enough love and light to counter these traits. When did we become the me first generation? We live in a diverse world, not only of colour but also ability. Everyone is human, all sacred, all with intrinsic worth. B x
Waiting to capture the sunset a mother and son sat down on the bench. I didn't want to change my position so I asked if I could include them in the shot, the mother said no problem. She said, she and her son came when the tide was low as her son was autistic and it help him to visualise the different shades and how the sun made the water sparkle. She said her son loved painting but only in B&W so coming here helped him. Nature not only provides us with so much beauty, it helps her son with his painting too, how great is that!
British architectural artist Stephen Wiltshire, who is an autistic savant, has been commissioned by SPH to draw Singapore's cityscape for SPH's 30th anniversary.
One is one and all alone and evermore shall be so….
This shot was taken last week when we took my nine year old grandson on holiday for a few days. He enjoyed the short four day break and a few weeks ago was overjoyed when he found by his height he could go on any fairground type ride in the Skegness area.
Leo is quite emotionally flat in many ways being on the autistic spectrum but was overjoyed at hitting the height where he was allowed to go alone on any fairground ride at Skegness including the roller coaster. I remembered from personal experience it to be quite hair raising. I described to him from memory how it would seem like the roller coaster would appear to be headed for disaster by describing how it would seem the car would indeed crash over the edge as it jutted out over the rails on one corner.
He is just nine years old and social distancing hadn’t been completely lifted so he was sat in the carriage all alone. My heart twisted as his carriage passed by with his tiny figure totally alone. On exiting the ride he announced
“that was the most scariest thing I ever experienced in my whole life “
He was was wearing a smart watch that showed heart was beating at over 120 times a minute.
I was about to tell him I had warned him when he said “ I am going on it again “ “ but you said it was the most scariest thing you ever experienced in your life Leo “ I said
He replied “ but mama thats what I enjoy best “ and on he went again..parents permission granted btw.. 😱
He has since gone alone several times and also on the roller coaster at fantasy Island Ingoldmells. I just don’t get it but if it makes him happy……….🤔
From my archives: on a walk back from the Ifield Mill one day I stopped to talk with a young mum outside her house. She had her autistic son with her and , having an adult son of my own with multiple health issues , we could empathise with each others experiences.
Anyway, her beautiful cat was gracing her garden wall and being a cat-lover myself too I asked if I could take some pics - his name is Badger.
My camera at that time was an Olympus Stylus 1 - just a basic that I used on auto .
Did a bit of the usual post processing in my PSP ....
"Our difficulty is that we have become autistic. We no longer listen to what the Earth, its landscape, its atmospheric phenomena and all its living forms, its mountains and valleys, the rain, the wind, and all the flora and fauna of the planet are telling us."
-Thomas Berry
Gaia waits for us to listen once again to the world that sustains us. Let us hope she does not wait in vain.
As for me, I'm tired of sad news and human deafness. At least for tonight. Perhaps the morning will bring some sense of renewal.
Trying to make line symmetry for all kinds of autistic people -like myself :-) I hope to make it right this time.... HMM!!
From people who originally only picked up a camera to help our autistic son to landing jobs covering large events, thank you all for your support! much appreciated.
Hundreds of brightly-coloured brollies have been suspended in the air above the market and beyond in Newark, to raise awareness and acceptance of neurological conditions.
The project was officially launched in partnership with the ADHD Neurodiversity Foundation. About one in ten people have dyslexia, one in 20 have ADHD and one in 60 are autistic and together with other conditions that makes up about a quarter of the population of this planet.
Quote….“In our culture, historically we have often considered those people as being less intelligent and less able, but we know that isn’t true. Over 30% of chief executives, entrepreneurs and self employed people have ADHD or dyslexia.”
The umbrellas have been installed by Newark Creates, a three year cultural programme in Newark and will remain in place until September.
Can you feel it beginning to happen? I can feel it beginning to happen. Breathe, it will come to you too, imminently.
“If the trees and the plants are brothers, if the birds are my sisters, then cats are truly my kin.”
― Andrew Miller, Dub Steps
Soundtrack : www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc_b-qE9gl8
MEET TIGGER
Christmas is a joyful time
especially when you have cats
I have eight and all of them
watch me wearing my silly hat
they play with all the boxes
they play with all the paper
but do they want the toys I bought
no they don't; what a caper
Harry hides beneath the tree
something caught his eye
a dangling little nutcracker soldier
Harry stalks him; wonders why
what he's doing in his house
looking straight at him
“I'll have you if you turn to run”
Harry says; paw up and then
a sudden breeze; the soldier moves
Harry is swift and swings a punch
“just as well I had some chicken”
he licks his lips and thinks of lunch
Harry is autistic
every day is new to him
everything even things most familiar
are strange and scary and on a whim
he pounces on something unexpected
something only he can see
he remembers some things better than others
and I'm glad he always remembers me
when he was just a tiny kitten
well he's not much bigger now
the vet thought that he would be blinded
but I didn't agree and I knew somehow
as he scurried about like a little mouse
with so much energy and love to give
the vet said it would have been kinder to leave him
to end his life; not let him live
he was born with a shot jaw; it was hard to eat
and his mother; another stray; had abandoned him
together with his sister Chloe
who had the same problems and more within
well, I never went back to that vet again
I took them both somewhere else
a second opinion was all they needed
and love and care to restore their health
they had not learned to wash themselves
so I washed them in the Butler's sink
eyedrops for Harry to clear a bad infection
Bubbles decided to brave the stink
he became the mother they barely knew
he still curls up with them now
they burrow their heads into his warm fur
they make me smile; they make me vow
to keep them safe and free from harm
to love them all their lives
to give to them all I have to give
to make sure that they live and thrive
I carry them around like little babies
these two little mites who showed such fight
they are so loving; so sweet and small
I reassure them every day and night
they never will be very big
but they are big in other ways
big the love they give to me
big the joy they bring my days.
Their shot jaws corrected themselves over time so that now you don't really notice and they both have very healthy appetites! : 0)
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Do not ask us to rest, to observe silence or to particpate in the conceit, the final erasure of solidarity.
This is my handsome sidekick, Ben. He’s 83 lbs of muscle and a big baby! 6 years ago we found him abandoned in a desolate area near our home, a area known for people dumping dogs.
I’ve always had hounds so all I knew about Pit Bulls was the stereotype but our other dog immediately bonded with Ben so we took our cue from Jack. Ben is loving, gentle, great with the elderly, autistic children and other dogs but scared to death of plastic bags, thunder and the paper shredder.
This year my boy started having Grand Mal seizures. We’re doing everything possible to keep him comfortable, safe and happy.
Did you think that all this time, we were being rhetorical? Did you think we were exaggerating? Did you project your own deceit; whose guilt are you covering for?
*Working Towards a Better World
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Marc is Autistic and is presently suffering from uncontrollable rage, darkness and frightening hallucinations that he has been battling with. His parents are loving and always attentive, but it is hard to have to watch and feel rather hopeless. They do all that they can but the medications are not working at present. Please join me in sending prayers, good vibes and thoughts their way so that a better medication can bring him relief and peace, enable him to enjoy his life again.
This goes out to all Autistic people and their families, may a cure be found to stop this dreadful illness.
Sending love to Marc and his family and all the other families confronting this demon.
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Thank you for your kind visit. Have a wonderful and beautiful day! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Blue Heart Event, is a project whose origin goes back a few years ago, product of my experiences with autistic people in RL.
If Blue Heart Event made someone put their hearts in people with Autism, their needs, their problems ... I feel enormously happy, to have lit that spark. The work continues ... it is HUGE and any help may be imperceptible, but it counts ... and it must be done, in order to generate changes little by little.
Today I want to say THANK YOU, to all the designers, models, bloggers, collaborators ... to all the people that in one way or another united selflessly in this fight. All help is a treasure I will keep in my blue heart.
Blue Heart Event, is a project whose origin goes back a few years ago, product of my experiences with autistic people in RL.
If Blue Heart Event made someone put their hearts in people with Autism, their needs, their problems ... I feel enormously happy, to have lit that spark. The work continues ... it is HUGE and any help may be imperceptible, but it counts ... and it must be done, in order to generate changes little by little.
Today I want to say THANK YOU, to all the designers, models, bloggers, collaborators ... to all the people that in one way or another united selflessly in this fight. All help is a treasure I will keep in my blue heart.
Самотність у сучасному світі перетворилася на глобальну епідемію, яка вразила приблизно чверть населення планети. Людина в сучасному суспільстві самотня та розгублена.
“The European Union is undergoing a quiet but serious demographic transformation. According to Eurostat data for 2024, more than 76% of households in EU countries will have no children. This figure is not just a statistic - it indicates a profound change in the structure of European society, which has far-reaching consequences.”
Radio Trek.
John Calhoun's Universe-25 experiment (1968) was a study in which a mouse population became extinct despite abundant food, water, and the absence of predators. Due to overcrowding and a lack of social roles, the rodents stopped reproducing, exhibited "autistic" behavior, and the "pretty ones" (those who didn't participate in the fight) led to the collapse of society, dubbed "death squared."
«Європейський Союз переживає тиху, але серйозну демографічну трансформацію. За даними Євростату за 2024 рік, понад 76% домогосподарств у країнах ЄС не мають дітей. Ця цифра є не просто статистикою — вона свідчить про глибоку зміну у структурі європейського суспільства, що несе далекосяжні наслідки».
Радіо Трек.
Експеримент Джона Келхуна «Всесвіт-25» (1968 р.) - це дослідження, в якому популяція мишей вимерла, незважаючи на достаток їжі, води та відсутність хижаків. Через перенаселення та відсутність соціальних ролей гризуни перестали розмножуватися, виявляли «аутистичну» поведінку та «красені» (що не брали участь у боротьбі) привели суспільство до краху, названого «смертю у квадраті».
Yes, you could (probably). "But I am old, slightly autistic with a serious narcissistic stretch and, also, I know nothing." Don't worry, people worse than you have become Prime Minister or President of the US. "But would I not lose my marbles or make decisions I don't even understand?" No problem, just surround yourself with some trusted friends. "What if they dig up some dirt way back in my past?" Happens all the time, we know how to deal with this. "Then, I could do it?" Yeap, you are totally qualified.
Fuji X-E3.
So proud of Antonio and how far he has come since he started at the new school in September 2021. I have been trying to get him out of mainstream since he started school, he has struggled so much with fitting in, being bullied and not thriving due to him not being taught the right way for him. I have had to pull him from 2 different schools due to severe bullying and the teachers being unable to deal with it. Anyway, for his last year in secondary education, he finally got a place in a wonderful special needs school, and is doing brilliantly. Despite having a year off during lockdown he is set to do his GCSE’s and is applying for a course in ICT in college. His confidence is soaring, he is doing amazingly in his studies and most importantly he looks forward to going to school for the first time and doesn’t get bullied.
Daniel and I attended parents evening recently and we received nothing but high praise from all his teachers, and they absolutely adore him. I’m the happiest proudest Mum ever.
He will always have challenges throughout his life but he has proved he can thrive if he is in the right environment. The college he will be attending is in the same building as his school so he is already familiar and comfortable with the environment. Photo taken by my amazing boyfriend, Daniel who’s support means a ton, we both love you loads.
Due to the strength shown by Antonio, I’m now under assessment myself at the grand old age of 40 something😂, something I should have done many years ago, but wasn’t aware I may be autistic! The process will probably take a long time but it will be nice to have some clarity.
Have a wonderful weekend, dear flickr friends. ❤️😘
Ons lokale tweedaagse festival. Vroeger hadden we Forever Young met meer mijn/onze muziek, maar het is het enige evenement dat we nog hebben. Er is zelfs geen Grootebroekse kermis meer. Dus hier hoor je bij te zijn. Mijn dochter komt er speciaal voor "over".
Het was goed weer, dus ook een goede sfeer. Vooral vandaag had niemand zin om naar huis te gaan, het liep dus aardig vol. Veel van jullie weten dat mijn dochter autistisch is, het was toen tijd voor ons om naar huis te gaan. Even tellen leerde ons dat we evengoed al 6 uur op de been waren geweest.
Our local two-day festival. We used to have Forever Young, which featured more of my/our music, but it's the only event we still have. There's not even a Grootebroek fair anymore. So you have to be there. My daughter is coming over especially for it.
The weather was great, so there was a good atmosphere. Especially today, no one felt like going home, so it filled up quite a bit. Many of you know my daughter is autistic, so it was time for us to go home. A quick count showed us that we'd still been on our feet for six hours.
This tree daring to grow beyond the fence reminded me of one of my daughters who, being aware of my sense of order (in today's language: my being on the "autistic spectrum"), entered the office where I was writing my essays or books, and, in one generous swipe of the hand, brought profound disorder to my carefully arranged Venetian blinds. Sometimes, order has to be broken if you wish to see the larger picture. Fuji X-Pro3, 2x tele converter, Pentacon 3.5/30.