Autism, Life & Learning
This month has been busy. To make sure ive understood this because my head its still spinning. I have been working now two months going all over Devon, I have caught up with friends i lost contact with, I raced in my C1, had a car accident (more on that one later), had lesson for my OU course and finished my TMA. That's pretty condensed and with all this I had 2 meltdowns.
Right, I'm going to spend most of this post explaining this silly accident. I should say I wasn't driving. A couple weeks ago me and my mum were going down to training. As my mum was looking up the junction the car go hit on the rear, the number plate came off, I was the only one in the car that was calm and making lots of inappropriate jokes, many I can't say on here. We then chose to abandoned training to go head home to phone the insurance people. No one worry we are both fine. The car had to be repaired though. So we had a hire car... It was a hybrid -_- but not a Prius. My lesson about sociology, or what the OU is calling it: the social sciences, has been so droll because we have been learning about a street, in Cardiff, in Wales. I live in Devon, in England... How is it meant to be relatable? If you live in wales i can see why its relatable. Now its picking up we are learning about supermarkets. Its still boring but at least i can look at a supermarket or go in one. After this i think we are looking at how and why things are being thrown away. The TMA has been fun, I had to plan, where there's autism, there's a plan- usually for or against autism. I do like plans, i can have some order. The down side was the plan had to be a page long- its way to short for a plan it needs to be at least two three pages long. Then I had to use the plan, i finished my TMA in two hours. Then back to work. My life is fun, if i'm not studying, i'm working if i am not doing either of that I'm training. This has been quite a short post but there is so much happening I can't process all of it. I am still quite surprised I've had two meltdowns. 🌝
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I got my first assignment back and I PASSED!!! I only had minor things wrongs things like grammar and choosing the wrong words. Now I have to do my second assignment which is now done. (As of 15/03/18). In both I had to do a self-reflection, the only way I could do them was answered them was logically especially the ones where they asked how I felt. I know the questions are for the majority but they would have thought of things that mean people with ASD, especially people on a different part of the spectrum would be to a minimum and that they wouldn't be stumped by things, even if the wording is changed for them. That isn't always the case I have been figuring out. The tutors each have different marking ideas and the book has a rough understanding as well. So both together will make your mark. I am lucky enough to have an understanding of both sides of that coin it fair to say most with ASD won't understand both.
I have a study buddy now, they seem quite good at looking at things differently. I don't know what it is and please people can answer. I only go to face to face tutorials but people always seem anxious and nervous. Why does everyone seem so negative whilst looking at things? Surely that will hinder their grades and people around them? My paddling is going well apart from all the snow we are having in Devon. I hope at some point I can get back onto the water, just training on land is becoming really boring. I have a traineeship thingy, I really don't know what to call it. I help or work with CAMHS (Children and Adolescence Mental Health Service) so balancing this, paddling, OU and other parts of life, which luckily I really don't have, get a bit tricky in place but seems all to be pointing in the right way. So I can only hope for the best. In other parts of life somewhere between my first assignment and my second I was allowed to show the Young Devon EH4MH Hub group part of my beliefs; Taoism and some meditation techniques which may help them. The Hub group is full of really nice people. It quite nice to see people take on new ideas which go against there own ideas or beliefs; if it is to expand there ideal or expand on what is life. If anyone is interested please have a look: https://www.youngdevon.org/ |
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