John West Wrote:
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> And as you know autism differs person to
> person, so your mileage may vary.
At Orange Empire Ry Museum we have a father-son combo working during our event days like "Day out with Thomas" The son is a high level functioning autistic -- last Fall he was attending college level courses. One of the evenings after one of these event days last November, I had dinner with them at a local restaurant.
The father told that early on the one thing that the son was interested in was trains and the professional opinion was to take the trains away from him. The father took a different view and thought that interest should be the way to expand the son's world. And it was. From just trains the interest was expanded to history of trains and then history. From just looking at trains to reading about them, etc. etc.
That evening I shared a story that had been told to me earlier that day or during the event days. I work at the front gate during these events and one of the women who works the entrance with me told how a few years earlier a woman attended with a young son who as hyperactive and who the mother said was autistic. When this woman exited she shared that they had met a young man working as a car attendant who provided names of support and help organizations and she was very appreciative.
Upon reciting this story, the son stated he was probably the source of this information. He said that he will share this kind of information with parents who have children who.are said to be autistic. He benefited from parents who sought ways to help him and wants to share with other parents.
Yes, it differs from person to person.
Brian Norden
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/20/2017 09:37PM by Brian Norden.
