The Graduate

On the morning of Thursday 22nd November 2012, I achieved something which has been the biggest goal that I have tried to achieve in my lifetime to date.

I’ve graduated from a BA (Hons) degree course in Sports Journalism at Southampton Solent University and by doing so, escaped from a four-year hold of mental distress and ill feeling that made me look at my life in a completely different way to how I seen things before I began studying.

Sure, the classification of the qualification which I ended my time at university with is something that I still feel odd about, but I can now appreciate that I have gone a long way along my own personal journey by living independently, making friends and studying.

An alternative view of asperger’s

FOR HIRE – One bubble which is big enough for one person and a confused, fearful and perhaps blinkered view of the world and everybody in it.

Colour – Transparent.

Such an advertisement seems strange but the idealogy behind the notion of having your own space could be perfect.

Life can get pretty tough sometimes. For those moments, having a bubble to climb into for a bit of peace and quiet on your own may be the best way of cleansing the mind.

Pretty soon after having a good think though, you would get pretty bored though wouldn’t you?

Get your own bubble today!

Surely the time would come to enter life with all of your family and loved ones again? Catch up with whatever you had missed as you were taking a break?

Think about this offer of something that could give you a time to be alone for a while.

Then, consider how some people have no choice to make. The bubble is something which will not go away, no matter how hard they want it to.

It just won’t pop. IT WON’T GO AWAY!

Being able to switch off from the thoughts and feelings of others can be a great release but it’s also pretty isolating.

There is a sense of sadness and annoyance in living in a world which is different to your own, and everybody elses too. Sure, everything looks the same and though you can’t see the divide between ‘normality’ and difference, there is a shield.

It’s transparent though, which is why you can’t see it.

Imagine a world where your thoughts are different from those of everybody else and as for what you look at, things are exactly the same as usual but there are minute details which make them look different?

One subject rules your mind and your thoughts. This matters more than anything else, any other form of conversation seems to only link to what is the main talking point.

Like tasting the hottest chilli, it’s burning on your lips and the desire to extinguish the taste is too tempting.

Personally, sport has this effect on life but this is just one way of being different.

When trying to fit in a world that isn’t your own, building a facade to try and be like everybody else isn’t easy.

In bubbles, it’s fine to do what you want and say what you want. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case as those outside of this little world cannot always comprehend why life is so different.

Like a robot, this brain is wired to work in a certain way.

Just, a few connections haven’t gone together in ways that they should and the electricity hasn’t flowed properly.

When living by yourself, this problem doesn’t matter too much. When with others, the wires fuse and sparks ignite to make an imagination break into a mix of fire and melting parts.

On rare occasions, short circuiting can lead to a complete breakdown in communication.

Welcome to a life of difference. Say hello and welcome the next person that you see, rolling around in their unburstable life.

The loveliest gift

When it seemed almost impossible to approach a member of the opposite sex, for example, and even dare to strike up a conversation or make an appearance known, getting to know somebody and to perhaps develop a friendship into something a little deeper seemed ridiculous.

Having felt a little more confident over the last few years though and having moved to a stage where thoughts can be misinterpreted, those moments of fear and trepidation about approaching somebody do not seem too bad after all!

Writing about love through romantic relationships, friendships and family bonds may seemingly be becoming a bit of a trend over the last few posts that have been published on My Autistic Life but as a part of living which seems so attractive, sustaining a balance between each form of emotional stranglehold can be tough and of course, not everybody is lucky to feel each type at any given time.

Tim Minchin – The gift that keeps on giving

Under all of the untamed blonde hair, striking eyeliner and a comedic charm which has propelled a 36-year-old Northampton, Great Britain-born entertainer into a successful man of many trades from making audiences laugh on a global level to writing and producing infectiously fun songs, Tim Minchin has a side which can be admired and must be praised.

From beginnings in Australia, a nation which later became a second home as the majority of Minchin’s childhood and adulthood was spent in Perth, Australia before university life was experienced at the University of Western Australia with a Bachelor of Arts degree being obtained in English and Theatre coming along as a result of study, discovering a talent to help others enjoy themselves came after first appearing at the Butterfly Club in Melbourne, Australia and frankly, the laughs haven’t stopped yet.

However, the second of those earlier mentioned strings to the metaphorical bow is beginning to show a charitable side to a seemingly kind nature and with this, raise money for a society which is aiming to help Brits that live with a myriad of disorders that fall under the autistic spectrum.