I'm the same way. I still rock though and I flap my hands and squeal sometimes, but most of the time I can sit still. XD My stimulant medication is supposed to keep my attention longer, but I think it targets the sensory issues. Most autistic people get overloaded by their environment. I have meltdowns when there's negative things.
Like one time, there was this guy at Wal-mart getting arrested for shoplifting. He was thrashing around and yelling. It frightened me and I stood their frozen in screams. Since I wouldn't move or enter the wal-mart, we had to go to a different one. I'm not sure why I even acted that way. I do have an odd fear of cops though so maybe seeing what they were doing just kind of well... frightened me.
Yes, I know they were doing their job, yes I know they don't mean harm. I just... don't like them. There was one time we had one come to our house because of a little dispute with the guy who cleaned our house and did a poor job. I had a meltdown when he called the cops.
It's not that I've had bad history or anything. I'm just... I don't like them. I don't know why. I know it's common for autistic people to have odd fears, so maybe it's just some odd phobia I have. O_o
I also do have several anxiety issues. Before I started taking abilify, it would be IMPOSSIBLE for me to do anything because my anxiety would sky-rocket. My emotions were just... horrible. Things have gotten a lot better but I don't handle stress very well. =.=
Like one time, there was this guy at Wal-mart getting arrested for shoplifting. He was thrashing around and yelling. It frightened me and I stood their frozen in screams. Since I wouldn't move or enter the wal-mart, we had to go to a different one. I'm not sure why I even acted that way. I do have an odd fear of cops though so maybe seeing what they were doing just kind of well... frightened me.
Yes, I know they were doing their job, yes I know they don't mean harm. I just... don't like them. There was one time we had one come to our house because of a little dispute with the guy who cleaned our house and did a poor job. I had a meltdown when he called the cops.
It's not that I've had bad history or anything. I'm just... I don't like them. I don't know why. I know it's common for autistic people to have odd fears, so maybe it's just some odd phobia I have. O_o
I also do have several anxiety issues. Before I started taking abilify, it would be IMPOSSIBLE for me to do anything because my anxiety would sky-rocket. My emotions were just... horrible. Things have gotten a lot better but I don't handle stress very well. =.=
January 17th, 2013 at 09:08pm