Comments on: Stories: Alyson Bradley http://humans.org.nz/2008/03/24/stories-alyson-bradley-2/ A website to advocate, provide a voice, stimulate policy debate and provide essential information to people on the autistic spectrum and their friends and families. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:39:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Jimmy Wilkins http://humans.org.nz/2008/03/24/stories-alyson-bradley-2/#comment-355 Jimmy Wilkins Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:11:22 +0000 http://humans.org.nz/2008/03/24/stories-alyson-bradley-2/#comment-355 qjteyft4opo83oea qjteyft4opo83oea

]]> By: Alyson Bradley http://humans.org.nz/2008/03/24/stories-alyson-bradley-2/#comment-339 Alyson Bradley Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:37:47 +0000 http://humans.org.nz/2008/03/24/stories-alyson-bradley-2/#comment-339 Hi Liz Many feel autism traits run in families, and many of us on the autism spectrum have others we know are or may be on the spectrum. Apart from being on the autism spectrum many of us have co morbid disorders/ associated conditions… Often our labels can get over complicated... and near impossible to know which bit is which, with many overlaps, but any label does not change who we are. I feel its about true identity,undestanding ourselves and acceptance of who we are as indidviduals in this world. I am so sorry to hear your daughter has been having such a hard time,selfharming and feeling suicidal unfortunatelly is not uncommon for teenagers on the autism spectrum individuals on the autism spectrum, often feeling quite alienated from society and feel they have no one to understand them - like many I wonder how i survived my own teenager years sometimes and know only to well what a lonely place this world can be, and that empty deep void exists. It's far to easy for society in general to shut out what they do not understand, do they really realize the damage they cause by there ignorance and narrow mindedness, this frustrates me know end, I know whats its like, I have been so close to not wanting to be here myself, my mother never did, as was never allowed to be who she was, not understand and I truly only feel she found peace when she died... she truly never wanted to be in such an unforgiving world. I truly will do what ever I can to help change societies perception on differently minded people and allow us all to have a place. Hi Liz

Many feel autism traits run in families, and many of us on the autism spectrum have others we know are or may be on the spectrum. Apart from being on the autism spectrum many of us have co morbid disorders/ associated conditions… Often our labels can get over complicated… and near impossible to know which bit is which, with many overlaps, but any label does not change who we are. I feel its about true identity,undestanding ourselves and acceptance of who we are as indidviduals in this world.

I am so sorry to hear your daughter has been having such a hard time,selfharming and feeling suicidal unfortunatelly is not uncommon for teenagers on the autism spectrum individuals on the autism spectrum, often feeling quite alienated from society and feel they have no one to understand them - like many I wonder how i survived my own teenager years sometimes and know only to well what a lonely place this world can be, and that empty deep void exists.

It’s far to easy for society in general to shut out what they do not understand, do they really realize the damage they cause by there ignorance and narrow mindedness, this frustrates me know end, I know whats its like, I have been so close to not wanting to be here myself, my mother never did, as was never allowed to be who she was, not understand and I truly only feel she found peace when she died… she truly never wanted to be in such an unforgiving world.

I truly will do what ever I can to help change societies perception on differently minded people and allow us all to have a place.

]]> By: lizzie morgan http://humans.org.nz/2008/03/24/stories-alyson-bradley-2/#comment-277 lizzie morgan Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:10:43 +0000 http://humans.org.nz/2008/03/24/stories-alyson-bradley-2/#comment-277 Hi. My son diagnosed himself with dyslexia when he was 11. He has since been diagnosed with dyspraxia and Irlen syndrom. Throughout his early educational years he has had no support from the school. He is 13 now and is averaging in his year, but he is bright and could do so much more. My daughter has just completed her GCSE's. A series of failed relationships with her boyfriends since Christmas, left her selfharming and suicidal. I suspected she may be dyslexic last year, when her mock exams went pearshaped. I now suspect that she is Aspergers also. She is due to be seen next week by the adolescent unit. She is bright, gifted in music, literature and good infact at nearly everything she does. I suspect that I am also aspergers along with my mum who is 85 and my sisters, one who now desceased. Life has never been easy and we are all unsociable. Liz Hi. My son diagnosed himself with dyslexia when he was 11. He has since been diagnosed with dyspraxia and Irlen syndrom. Throughout his early educational years he has had no support from the school. He is 13 now and is averaging in his year, but he is bright and could do so much more.
My daughter has just completed her GCSE’s.
A series of failed relationships with her boyfriends since Christmas, left her selfharming and suicidal.
I suspected she may be dyslexic last year, when her mock exams went pearshaped. I now suspect that she is Aspergers also.
She is due to be seen next week by the adolescent unit.
She is bright, gifted in music, literature and good
infact at nearly everything she does.

I suspect that I am also aspergers along with my mum who is 85 and my sisters, one who now desceased.

Life has never been easy and we are all unsociable.

Liz

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