Some Wishes and Facts about People With Autism - You Must Know

1) Respect them!
People with Autism do not have the ability to understand that others have beliefs, desires and intentions and that they are different from one’s own. They have to learn how to deal with. Everybody wants to be accepted and appreciated for what we are as a whole, not a bundle of traits and quirk to be cherry-picked at will by others. We must guide them and love them with the same acceptance of whole self we want for ourselves.

2) Be patient!
Please, treat them like as they have different ability rather than they have disability. It may be truth that they are not good at eye contact or at having conversation, but it is a fact that they are honest people, they do not lie and they do not pass judgment on other people. With your patience, help and support, the possibilities of their successful adulthood are broader than you might think. P-A-T-I-E-N-C-E

3) Speak directly to them!
When you call their name and at the same time tries to explain what you want an if you do this from across the room, they are not able to know what is going on and that this is assigned to them. It is not that they are choosing not to understand, they are just not able to know. So try to speak directly to them and use plain words and if necessary show them by using hands.

4) Social interaction - not self-evidently
It is normal that people who do not have problems with Autism know how to read facial expressions, body language or emotions of others. But for People with Autism it is not self-evidently. They do not know the proper social response and they have to learn it. So if somebody falls off the slide, it’s not that he or she thinks it’s funny.
Usually people with Autism just do not know how to start to play with other people or start conversation or enter a play situation; it is not that they do not want to.

5) People with Autism are sensory overloaded?
People with Autism are sensory disordered. It means that the ordinary sights, smells, sounds, touches and tastes can be downright painful for them. Here are some alarms if any of these occur, you must stop the activity immediately and try to consult a therapist of a Pearson with Autism:
- Loss of balance or orientation
- Person with Autism is verbalizing »Stop!«
- Person with Autism steadfastly refuses activity
- Skin flushes, or suddenly goes pale
- Hysteria, crying
- Racing heartbeat, or, sudden drop in pulse
- Stomach distress (cramps, vomiting)
- Profuse sweating
- Person with Autism becomes agitated or angry
- Person with Autism begins stimming (repetitive, self-calming behaviors)
- Person with Autism hits or bites (lashes out)
- Person with Autism begins repeating echolalia phrases, or some familiar non-relevant phrase over and over again (self-calming behavior)