Who here's special?

Obviously you know how your parents are. But are you sure they won’t take the matter well? As Methuselah said, parental support is very important.

I don’t know. Theyve just never gotten back to me on it.

Maybe the thought makes them uncomfortable, so they avoid the subject. When I was a baby, my doctor suggested that there was something wrong with me, and she didn’t believe her until I was in 6th grade. 8D

You’re probably right.

At the same time I can’t confront them. It’s like I’m scared of them. Even though I conciously know they wont hurt me or punish me for it. I’m just afraid to ask personal questions. As i dont know what people will think.

Ah. Well, that’s understandable.

Well, I’ve been diagnosed with some type of Austim since I was 16 months old. For a kid who has autism, I actually do really well in school.

That’s really cool! What are your “symptoms”?

I’m not exactly sure what you mean by symptoms but I do have problems focusing on things, making eye-to-eye contact with someone as well being shy to friends at school.

Those are symptoms. :smiley: I hate it when someone expects me to make eye contact with them. I also hate being in photographs, except if I’m dressed for Halloween.

I generally avoid looking people in the eye. I mean I can do it. But not for long. And I really don’t like it if I’m asked to. But I do make the best effort I can. I found that focusing on their forehead or on the bridge of their nose helps (otherwise I stare at them).

I don’t like being asked to run. Like if your a PE teacher and you tell me to run, I can get pretty upset (more like mad). Of course I control it. As I want to be “law-abiding” but still.

I’m not shy around my friends. But I can feel very nervous when I go to their homes. I know that I feel nervous when I go to one of my friends houses.

Oh, I despise running laps. Nobody likes it, but I get very emotional and upset about it.

Yeah. I hate it a lot when im told to do it. I really hate it when they push you on it too. Like you’re walking cause youre tired and they tell you to keep running.

Another thing I hate is the thought of detention.
Ive never gotten it at all before. But I almost did. When that happened I was literally going nuts. I almost had a meltdown you could say.

I’ve had ISS once, and that’s the only punishment I’ve had in school. It scared the c%@p out of me. :open_mouth:

Hahaha!!! Yep. I was scared of detention. Thus why I was shaking and almost about ready to run out of the classroom.

Ah. Sounds painful.

Well it’s just staying at school after hours if my assumption is correct.
But besides the fact that I hated being at school for a long time in the first place, I was afraid I’d be labeled as a bad kid for it.

I meant the emotional pain. 8D

Oh. Ha! Yeah. Cause I don’t want to stay at school for too long. The thought makes me feel strange.
Oh well. Luckily I was homeschooled cause I wanted to try to get ahead in my school.
I’ll be going back this september.

Really? Dude! I was home schooled up until 6th grade! :open_mouth: :smiley:

Pretty much the same here.

I was in public school for my 2nd and third grade, then homeschooled up to 7th grade, then put in school by my 7th grade and stayed there up till my 9th grade, then taken out up till now and September 6th, where I shall be heading back to school.

I’m nervous because of it :open_mouth: