Autism thoughts.

When I was younger, I went to live on island off Scotland with my boyfriend, before kids. The pace of life was slow, there was a & #39;it& #39;ll get done when it& #39;s done& #39; mentality. People looked out for one another and everywhere closed on Sundays. All the stuff we seem

to spend our lives rushing around for was hugely reduced. Weekends and after work were spent outdoors in nature, on the ocean or relaxing at the pub. I thrived there.

When I returned to my home town near Manchester it took me years to readjust.

I wasn& #39;t able to cope the way I had before I went. It was like all my difficulties associated with my Autism had heightened.

I hadn& #39;t thought of this for a while as I have now built up my tolerance to the world again. This pandemic I think has had a similar effect. Lots of us

Autistics have coped pretty well with being locked down and are now struggling to adapt to the outside world again. A mum of an autistic child in my class articulated this to me this week, as my head can& #39;t understand why he can& #39;t now tolerate the lunch hall. He thinks this child

Has been molly coddled too much at home these past months.

It& #39;s important for us in education to realise that when Autistics & #39;regress& #39;, their Autism hasn& #39;t changed, just their ability to mask or cope.
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