The Māori word for #autism
is takiwatanga,
‘in their own time and space’
I for one think it’s lovely
to describe the condition
I can relate to this
as I find focusing on one thing
at a time works better for me.
Not happy with @BandQ Eastbourne branch who refused to sell me a saw because my 16 yo autistic child was with me and didn't have ID (even though it was me buying for my use). I'm a single parent, I'm not going to leave them unaccompanied in the car just so I can buy a tool!!!!
@amanoutoftim The number of times I've been at my youngest's school, watching their one-to-one doing that, despite me giving the school explicit instructions to ask a single question and STOP TALKING. In my head I'm screaming at them to shut up and give A time to process
@amanoutoftim Unfortunately, I freaked out after 10 minutes that one of my colleagues would be trying to get a hold of me so went back inside, at least I escaped for 10 minutes
@amanoutoftim Funnily enough, I sat in front of my laptop this morning feeling completely overwhelmed, I ended up going out and cutting some more back in my small but very overgrown garden. That was my escape to the wilderness