Dealing with my autism was very similar to the many people who had dealt with psychedelic "trips". Set and setting were very huge factors.
Sound and light signals are being sent to the eardrums/retina every time an autistic person thinks. Music feels different for each place you're in. The day of the week affects your mood. The smallest difference between two Chess positions is remarkably huge. This is what its like to be in one's own world. It is not human. There is no act of mankind involved. The secrets shall remain secret forever.
Autistic people often have very normal hobbies and interests, such as computers, music or art. Their hobbies are also ofter a little out of the ordinary. While many people have little obsessions which may last for a year or less, people with autism may want to know everything they can about a subject and their hobbies could last for a year or more. These include making up board games with strict rules or solving very tricky puzzles.
I hope this info has helped. Remember that autistic people find it hard to deal with words and may even have a photographic memory!
Autistic people can do any type of job - although autistic people may be better with jobs that deal with logic and may be worse with jobs dealing with people, autistic people are expert in adapting so can take on many different roles. Remember autistic people are as varied as neurotypical people, we can do anything neurotypical people can.
Usually the same way as neurotypical people - most of us are verbal or at least partly verbal so talk just like everyone else, some of us are non-verbal so use sign language, body language, noises instead of words, or other forms of non-verbal communication. Most autistic people prefer to communicate online via forums, email, and instant messaging - some will use this method of communication exclusively, similarly some autistic people talk via applicators on their laptops or tablets.
Autistic people do whatever anyone else would do, there's no reason to think we would do anything particularly unusual or different from anyone else.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism read this or type in autism in Google and you'll find out
They don't act well with others, they don't like being touched, they don't like loud noises. They don't have very good social skills.
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurological condition, autistic people are born autistic - we do not know why people are autistic.
Firstly, it's offensive for you to imply that autistic people are abnormal - autistic people are different to neurotypical people, not less than. A person is born autistic, it is not something that happens to 'normal' people or something that you turn into, you are always autistic.
No, not all Autistic children are savants. Many Savants are Autistic, but most Autistic people are as normal as Neurotypical people with no particularly special talents.
No, not all autistic people lack a sense of humour. There is a saying in the autism community: once you've met one autistic person...you've met one autistic person. autistic people are as different and varied as neurotypical people.
Employers do hire Autistic people, however normally when they do they don't realize that the person is Autistic. There is a lot of prejudice against Autistic people so even in areas where there are discrimination laws in place Autistic people often cannot find work, Autistic people normally have to hide their Autism from employers to avoid facing discrimination.
Your autistic child may not recognise their name as their name. Many autistic people are disconnected from how they are percieved by others, not all Autistic people accept the name given to them as representitive of them.
No, not all autistic people act the same - autistic people are as different and varied as neurotypical people. Like with neurotypical people all autistic people will share common traits, but once you meet one autistic person then you've met one autistic person...we're all very different.
Autistic people don't 'get' autism, Autistic people are born Autistic just like people are born African-American or born male/female. Tony Hawk thus was born Autistic, he became Autistic while he was still developing in his mothers womb.
No, autistic people are not 'crazy'. Many autistic people can have mental health issues but they're no more likely to have mental health issues than anyone else and often mental health issues in autistic people is more to do with how society treats autistic people - e.g. depression is more likely in autistic people who are bullied or face discrimination.
Autistic people are as likely to experience auditory halucinations as neurotypical people. Auditory halucinations are not a characteristic of autism, if an autistic person is experiencing these symptoms it is a sign of a mental health problem and not due to their being autistic.
A person cannot become Autistic, people are born Autistic. Not talking is not necessarily a sign of Autism either, many autistic people are non-verbal but not all and there are other reasons for people not talking.
Autistic people are just as varied in their tastes as neurotypical people or allistic people as a whole. There is no one type of art that Autistic people like in general, everyone has different tastes.