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A normal person’s degree of motivation is based on various desires or drives (the need for approval, affection or personal gain & the desire to compete, succeed, conform & imitate). Autistics does not seem to have these drives. Aspergers often have a high degree of motivation & achievement in their specific area of interest, but often have poor concentration in other areas.
— Jul 15, 2019 10:18AM
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Merave
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The natural interest in the sensation of movement can be used to help them learn various motor actions. The approach is to physically move their limbs or fingers through the activity so
that they can learns from kinaesthetic cues. Some have specific verbal & visual memory difficulties. While long term memory may be good, memory for recent events can be poor.
— Jul 15, 2019 10:12AM
that they can learns from kinaesthetic cues. Some have specific verbal & visual memory difficulties. While long term memory may be good, memory for recent events can be poor.
Merave
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Autistics may therefore need a more detailed task analysis of the individual stages or components of an activity than others.
— Jul 15, 2019 10:07AM
Merave
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Autistics are more relaxed when they know what is going to happen next because they find unpredictability & chaos unbearable. You can help by providing a simple schedule of the sequence of activities expected over a given time.
— Jul 11, 2019 11:08AM
Merave
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Autistic who is distressed can echo a phrase or even a whole conversation that may have occurred some time ago in association with a similar emotion but have no relevance to the present context. It is important not to listen to the words but to recognize that they are having problems with an accurate verbal description of their feelings.
— Jul 11, 2019 11:04AM
Merave
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Adults who acquire near normal levels of verbal comprehension unfortunately have a tendency to make a literal interpretation of what someone says. Sarcasm should also be avoided as this can cause confusion as to what you really mean.
— Jul 11, 2019 11:03AM
Merave
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The initial impression of autistic is that they are indifferent to the emotions of others. Indeed they do have difficulty in interpreting emotional cues given in facial expression, gestures, posture or voice. However, it is not true to say that they are totally indifferent, as they may become very distressed by the emotional behavior of other people.
— Jul 11, 2019 11:02AM
