Am I AUTISTIC???? How do u know if you are??!
Question: Sometimes, I rock back and forth. I usually don't know i'm doing it untill after a whille. I do it for comfort. I don't like to talk much. I get really annoyed when people talk to me too much. I can't stand it when my mom talks. instead of talking to her, when i am home, i make sounds and animal noises. She gets mad!!! and if she yells for me to start talking normal...I get silent. What is up with that???
Answers: Sometimes, I rock back and forth. I usually don't know i'm doing it untill after a whille. I do it for comfort. I don't like to talk much. I get really annoyed when people talk to me too much. I can't stand it when my mom talks. instead of talking to her, when i am home, i make sounds and animal noises. She gets mad!!! and if she yells for me to start talking normal...I get silent. What is up with that???
You could have a variety of diagnoses. The best thing to do would be to see a doctor. Also to the person who said that if you are asking this you aren't autistic, people with autism quite often have average to above average IQs. They simply have a language delay and are unable to communicate. The Autistic Spectrum is broad and ranges from people who have severe autism and no ability to communicate, to people who have Asperger's who have difficulty communicating and relating to people but can function with little difficulty. Autism is usually diagnosed in childhood, but there are some rare cases of people who manage to slip through the cracks and are not diagnosed until adulthood. I actually have a family on my caseload where there is a daughter with Asperger's whose mother also has Asperger's and was not diagnosed properly until she was 25. Another thing people with Autism are often quite capable at communicating using a computer. If you don't believe me there is a woman who has tons of videos of herself on youtube. She's trying to show everyone else what it is like to have Autism. Having Autism doesn't mean you're not intelligent. It means that you verbal communication and facial expressions are lacking. I truly wish that people would stop making comments that say you would not be on here if you had autism. Children with autism use alternative communication devices to communicate. They are basically computers. It shows that you know very little about autism and therefore shouldn't talk about it. Feel free to email me if you have any other questions.
You need to see your doctor and talk to them about this.
if u are asking this u r not autistic
I dont think you'd be on here writing this if you were autistic.
The rocking back and forth and the noise making when you are uncomfortable is called self stimulatory behavior. Because autism is a pervasive communication and repressive language disorder it is hard for you to process the words spoken to you, your mother should accept this and work with local agencies so you can get support in learning to function with autism. Stay Strong. I do not have autism but my daughter does.
Autism is on a spectrum so there are varying degrees of it. It is classified by the triad of impairments, lack of social imagination, difficulty with social communication and difficulty with social interaction. If you meet all of the triad of impairments then you probably do have autism. To get a proper diagnosis you would have to consult a clinical psychologist. There are also many other traits that go along with autism but you would have to see a professional.
Your communication and understanding skills are far too developed for you to be considered autistic. Your rocking, as you said soothes you. People with emotional problems often rock for comfort. You need to stop acting like an animal if you don't want to be treated like one. Use your words to tell your mother why you rock, why you're always irritable, and why you feel the need to resort to animal behaviors to get your point across. You need emotional help. You need to ask for it.
As said before, if you were autistic you would not be writing this. But maybe you have a form of terrets. Something about the rocking back and forth makes me think you might have a tick. As for the weird sounds and noises, well thats hard to say. If your in elementary school or middle school it's totally normal. *even some of the high schoolers at my school make weird noises and kind of act that way.*
your not the one who would first ntice it. Your parents or those around you . It would most likley be noticed by age 2. If not a teacher would have picked up on at least enough to be looked into by a doctor.
As for your what brought you to ask your question,it could be osd stuff.
It could simply be that you prefer to be alone and your actions are a way of telling that to everyone.
you need a good thearapist to help you. your going to have to learn other ways to react to the things you don't like.
you really will need the help of a doctor.
you'll get through it fine.
GOOD LUCK!!!!