I recently had the opportunity to work with a few older individuals on the spectrum and I learned so much about their perception on the world around them.
Here are a few thoughts:
Cristina: “How did you feel about high school?”
Client: “I hated it!”
Cristina: “You made it through high-school! Was it hard?”
Client: “At first. After a few months I figured out a way to go to detention – it is quiet there and there are not a lot of people around...”
Cristina: “How did you manage that?”
Client: “I would hit a child in the morning or talk back to a teacher”