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Donna & Callum interviewed on Radio Cardiff with our Charity Patron- Richard Mylan 💜

Nathan & Wayne are Charity Patrons of ours too and to have this experience with all 3 of them was brilliant!

If you would like to listen click this link

https://m.mixcloud.com/RadioCardiff/the-wyburn-wayne-show-13092019/

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Tune in and listen tomorrow 💜The Wyburn & Wayne Show
Friday 13th Sept 11-1pm
Radio Cardiff
With special guests Richard Mylan speaking about his BBC Documentary Richard & Jaco Life With Autism
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We are not ignoring you 💜I can't tell you how many times I've been startled by someone who thought I was ignoring them because they raised their voice or got close to me without warning.

I think a lot of neurodiverse people have experienced this. They're off in a corner somewhere, safe in their own little world, thinking about their favorite movie or game or book, when suddenly--SOMEONE IS RIGHT IN THEIR FACE YELLING AT THEM!

It's basically the equivalent of a NT peacefully watching the sunset on the back porch when an intruder leaps out of the bushes!

For some of us, it's terrifying and traumatizing and brings on an instant meltdown. People have PTSD from being startled all the time. I know I do.

NTs, if you think the ND person in your life is ignoring you out of rudeness, this is 9 times out of 10, not the case. We're not ignoring you at all. "Ignoring" implies purposeful intent, and that's rarely what's going on.

Here's what's probably happening instead:

1) We are thinking deeply about something and are totally immersed in it. We are very inward-directed people, so when we think, we go inside of ourselves and live out the whole experience in our heads. We have no idea you're there. We barely know WE'RE there!

2) We are not awake yet. Neurodiverse people have a difficult time with changes to our current state of being. If we're asleep, we want to stay that way, awake, stay that way, wet, stay that way, dry, stay that way. Some of us need a few HOURS to be fully alert after waking up.

3) We don't identify with our names. According to the responses to a post I did a few weeks back, many ND people just don't feel connected to their names and, therefore, don't respond to them because it just blends into the rest of the background noise.

4) We have slower processing time when it comes to outside stimuli. We may take 30 seconds to a minute to hear you, process your presence and words into cohesive language, load the appropriate response in our brains, arrange our facial expressions and tone of voice carefully so as not to offend and/or be abused, and carry out the correct response. It can be a VERY complicated process!

5) We may have sensory overload. When we're overloaded, we can't take in any more information. "All circuits are busy. Please try your call again later." It's not personal, it's neurology.

Are there times when we actually ignore people? Sure. We may try to avoid a social interaction (especially with someone we've had a negative encounter with in the past), but even that's not rudeness, it's self-preservation!

I'm sure ND people also ignore others on purpose to be rude here and there. I can't speak for everyone, but, in my opinion, like most NT to ND interactions that go horribly wrong, it's a simple case of misunderstanding.

Autists, have you been accused of ignoring people? How has that affected you?

Neurotypicals, how does the thought that you are being ignored affect you? Can you explain why you feel and react the way you do?
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Disclaimer: My posts are based on my own personal life experiences as a late-diagnosed autistic woman and others in the autistic community of varying age and gender. While I am absolute in my statements, I do not ever mean all autistic people or all neurotypical people are 100% like "this" (whatever "this" is at the time), and that there are no exceptions. There are always exceptions. Rather, these posts are meant to begin dialogues across the neurotypes and help facilitate understanding on both sides. ... See MoreSee Less

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Back to normal routine now after our Summer Activity Programme!

Mountain View Ranch exclusive Family Fun Session, Challenging Behaviour workshop and our Empowering Parents training are all coming very soon... ... See MoreSee Less

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