| Autism is a very misunderstood condition that affects | | | | This article isn't intended to give you an overview of |
| a surprisingly large amount of the UKs population. Until | | | | Autism and all its traits its more to offer some advice |
| you have firsthand experience of dealing with | | | | on a particular area that may affect some people with |
| somebody that you know to be on the Autistic | | | | an ASD. Somebody suffering from a sensory issue, in |
| Spectrum, dependent where on the spectrum they are | | | | particular aversion to noise, in the past would have |
| you may be forgiven for not even knowing they are | | | | probably relied on putting their hands over their ears, |
| autistic. You are more likely to believe that they are | | | | not going anywhere where they would come into |
| just being rude. | | | | contact with strange noises or even walked around |
| The more you come to know about Autism you will | | | | with a pair of ear phones on. |
| realise that this just isn't the case. Autistic people are | | | | Today there are at least two popular alternatives that |
| just like the rest of us they just do things differently | | | | can be offered. The first can help in two ways and is |
| just as different cultures live by different rules. People | | | | an iPod. iPods are very popular today and if the |
| with ASDs generally only have a single focus of | | | | person wanted to go UN noticed as suffering from this |
| attention and are UN able to multitask. | | | | particular trait and iPod would offer a good alternative |
| As an example if somebody with Autism is watching a | | | | and they can also pipe some music through it that they |
| particular program on the television that they really like | | | | like. This solution works well on the move but in some |
| you could be screaming and shouting their name and | | | | situations just isn't possible like in school classrooms for |
| they could seemingly not hear you because they are | | | | instance. |
| so focused on the program they are watching. ASD | | | | The way around this is the ever popular ear |
| people are excellent at what they are doing at that | | | | defenders. These devices can be custom moulded to |
| point in time and will not change that focus until they | | | | fit snugly in your ear. They come in a whole host of |
| want to. | | | | different colours and can be worn as much as you like. |
| Apart from this there are many other areas of an | | | | Ear Defenders literally block out all the excessive noise |
| ASD that may present themselves such as sensory | | | | allowing you to hear what is being said so your hearing |
| over load. A lot of ASD people cannot cope with their | | | | is very focussed rather than all over the place. As an |
| surroundings if it's too busy as there are simply just too | | | | option if the person suffering with an ASD will wear |
| many things for their minds to process. Most of us | | | | them is probably the most suitable. Autism isn't a |
| wouldn't notice all of these things going on around us | | | | condition to be feared it's a condition that needs to be |
| but to somebody with an ASD this sort of | | | | understood in greater detail. |
| environment can be very distressing. | | | | |