My Autistic Classmate
Dominique Allen
Professor Conway
Psychology 111
27 October 2014
My Autistic Classmate
Autistic individuals show less attention to social stimuli, smile and look at others less often, and respond less to their own name. Autistic people differ more strikingly than the norm. Most autistic children display moderately less attachment security than non-autistic children, although this difference disappears in children with higher mental development.
Children with high-functioning autism suffer from more intense and frequent loneliness compared to non-autistic peers, despite the common belief that children with autism prefer to be alone. Making and maintaining friendships often proves to be difficult for those with autism. For them, the quality of friendships, predicts how lonely they feel. Functional friendships, may affect the quality of life more deeply.
In my Art class, there is an Autistic kid that sits alone at a table for four. His name is Tristen. He doesn’t say much unless you speak to him. But sometimes he will make these loud humming noises, run around the room waving his arms and beats on the wall. Occasionally he will get up and hit the teachers shoulder really softly but repeatedly. On his good days, which rarely happens, he smiles, draws pictures and he loves to talk about The Ninja Turtles, Scooby Doo, Gargoyles, and Demons. It is really creepy.
On his bad days he will draw crosses on fire and the devil. That is what’s really scary. He thinks he is 12 when he is really 17. He hates the words Alien, Ghost Rider, Princess and Jesus. He is very different and a scary kid at that but he couldn’t hurt a fly. But the strangest part about him is that he is smart. He knows he is Autistic and he knows what autism is. This is the reason why he hates Jesus and hates when you say Jesus. He hates Jesus for making him that way, for making him autistic. It’s very strange, have you seen an autistic person like this?
Professor Conway
Psychology 111
27 October 2014
My Autistic Classmate
Autistic individuals show less attention to social stimuli, smile and look at others less often, and respond less to their own name. Autistic people differ more strikingly than the norm. Most autistic children display moderately less attachment security than non-autistic children, although this difference disappears in children with higher mental development.
Children with high-functioning autism suffer from more intense and frequent loneliness compared to non-autistic peers, despite the common belief that children with autism prefer to be alone. Making and maintaining friendships often proves to be difficult for those with autism. For them, the quality of friendships, predicts how lonely they feel. Functional friendships, may affect the quality of life more deeply.
In my Art class, there is an Autistic kid that sits alone at a table for four. His name is Tristen. He doesn’t say much unless you speak to him. But sometimes he will make these loud humming noises, run around the room waving his arms and beats on the wall. Occasionally he will get up and hit the teachers shoulder really softly but repeatedly. On his good days, which rarely happens, he smiles, draws pictures and he loves to talk about The Ninja Turtles, Scooby Doo, Gargoyles, and Demons. It is really creepy.
On his bad days he will draw crosses on fire and the devil. That is what’s really scary. He thinks he is 12 when he is really 17. He hates the words Alien, Ghost Rider, Princess and Jesus. He is very different and a scary kid at that but he couldn’t hurt a fly. But the strangest part about him is that he is smart. He knows he is Autistic and he knows what autism is. This is the reason why he hates Jesus and hates when you say Jesus. He hates Jesus for making him that way, for making him autistic. It’s very strange, have you seen an autistic person like this?