Expressing Love
From my experiences working with autistic children, I have learned more about their ability to love more than anything. Although they can express their love, communication is really hard. I can easily become frustrated as I ask the same question multiple times. They don't listen to me. They hear me but wait a couple minutes to respond. This processing delay makes you think that they don't care about what you're telling about them about. It is a one way conversation most of the time with the kids in the classroom. When they do respond, it is oftentimes unrelated or due to their "scripting" (their obsessive thought process). In most of my conversations outside work, the response is very quick and reciprocal. I make a comment and they respond with a comment relating to what I said. It is a two way conversation with listening and talking both ways. When you are only having a one way conversation, it is easy to feel unloved or uncared for. It can be frustrating a