Autism: A 12 year old's point of view
Who I am... Hello! Welcome! My name is
Tiphanie, and this is one of my many homes on the
net featuring autism, you can visit my others by
the links at the bottom of this page. Well to start
off I'm 12 years old, and I have a massive interest
in autism. I work with autistic children, and have
been very blessed to have had the oppurtunity to
connect with these wonderful people. In the process
I believe I have made some wonderful friends for life.

Autism
is a neuroligical difference effecting ever 10 out
of 100,000 births. The ratio of boys to girls who
have autism is 4:1.

Some Charesteristics


Almost all autistic children have problems with
social skills and social body language, such as
smiling, etc., etc. Only 4% of autistic children
speak fluently. Some autistic children have learned
what to say in certain situations, so they may
be slightly social.
Some autistic children have special fixations. One
of the children I work with, have a huge fixation
on strings, and lanyards. He finds beauty in it that
no one else sees. He uses this tool as something to
help him "tune out" or withdraw from earth's
chaos.
Autism in my perspective, should not be called a
disorder, because it is only a different way of being.
Autistic children process different information in
different ways than you or I. Too many things coming
in at once, may be confusing.
When an autistic person is sensitive to sounds, bright
lights, and so on, they are known as having hypersensitivity
to senses. One child I work with, refuses to sleep on
a bed, because of the creaking sound it made when
he fidgeted around on the bed at night.
Some, but rarely any autistic children may be aggressive.
One of the children I work with is farely aggressive.
He does this out of mere frustration, and for the pressure
on his hand when he hits against something else.
Autistic children may also be hyposensitive and may
not even respond or turn around to huge loud noises.
They might not pay any attention to it.
I don't know how to stress this enough... autistic
children do have feelings! When a person dodges them
out of fear, they do know it, and they are hurt, and when
a person is nice and caring towards him, they know, and
they are happy. Autistic children do love, but in a different
way, and through working with these children, I have learned
this. Through my experiences, I have planned what I want
to do for life, and I am looking for any oppurtunities
that may come around.


 		Autism: What is it?
Visit my 24/7 chatroom.

Come here to chat about autism and related disorders
at:

http://expage.com/page/autismchatintro

Tiph's Autism Planet
This is one of my other autism sites! It is very explanatory, and gives alot of information that is hard to find on other sites.


Laura's Autism World
This page was made by my friend Laura, who I have influenced to start making pages about her experiences and puttin' on the net.


Autism Specrum Chat
For people of all ages, rather you are on the spectrum or not.

Email me on:
[email protected]

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