Monday, November 2, 2009
WHY AUTISM?
In psychology I am doing a project on autism. I chose this because I have a little brother that has this disability. Living with him can be very hard because he has a short attention span and doesn’t like to listen. Sometimes I tell my parents that I think he knows what he is doing because he is always trying to make me mad. He gets into a lot of things around the house and makes lots of messes. I and my parent tell him all the time that we don’t want to clean it up so he probably shouldn't mess up anymore. Then he agrees not to do it but ends up doing it anyways. You may think that this is what all kids do but it’s a lot different with a child with this disability. This is how they are for many many years. It’s like they never grow up. Also they can be smart in many ways too. My brother loves to play with electrical things. He takes them apart and puts them back together. Also he knows more about things like that then I do. Doing research on autism helps me to understand why he does what he does.
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My little brother has autism and we are having troubles getting him to stop playing his vidoe games and come to the table and eat supper. What do you think me and my parents can do to help this process?
ReplyDeleteI think it's really cool that you have a personal connection with this topic. It seems like you have alot more hands on experience with the situations that people with the disease or the people who have family/friends with the disease. It sounds like it can also be frustrating, has there ever been a time where you thought you just couldn't handle the situation?
ReplyDeleteThere have been many times where i have yelled at my brother because i think he does it on purpose. I am not a very patient person either so sometimes i just have to walk away and have someone else handle it. Alot of my friends can handle my brother alot better than me because there not around him as often and dont get annoyed as fast. Julie how do you think you would react if you had a family member or friend like this?
ReplyDeleteI understand that you get frustrated with your brother. I know that if my little sister had a disability I would be the same way, I already get frustrated with her and she isnt like your brother. But I think its cool that you are trying to find out more information on autism to help him out and understand better. =]
ReplyDeleteI think I would get impatient at times also. I think if I was younger then it'd be harder to handle it but being older I can understand more that they wouldn't be able to help the way they react. I think I would try to get them medical help, even though it's not curable I know there are some medicines and therapies they could try. Have you and your family tried any therapies or medicines with your brother?
ReplyDeleteMy little brother takes medicine to calm him during the day and medicine to help him sleep at night. Also this guy comes once a week to hang out with mitchell and shows him how to do things. Sometimes he even gets to stay the night at his out. We have noticed improvements in him since he has been seeing him. I highly recommend children with this disability to a therapist.
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