Guest guest Posted February 1, 2004 Report Share Posted February 1, 2004 Hi It sounds like you do know what is going on. The falling down may be an outcome of sensory overload. The change in the environment and the stress of getting from one class to the next in 15 minutes are two factors in your unbalanced sensory diet. Just being aware of what is stressing you out--can help. Find a place on campus that is quiet location without too many distractions. Make that the place that you can take sensory break and recharge several times throughout the day. Put headphones on and listen to relaxing music or relaxation excercises. Find ways to distract or comfort yourself when you feel like you are approaching a sensory overload. Relaxation breathing might work. Visualization might be helpful. Having worry beads or some sort small object that you can rub or squeeze might help. You might want to talk to head of the department for Occupational Therapy...someone in that department might have some great tips to help you. Next time that you are selecting classes, try to give yourself more time between classes. Do your best to arrive to your classes, but sometimes we all are late to appointments for various reasons. Just take deep breaths before going into class late. My son has problems relating to others when he having sensory overload. He will often appear to be rude in conversations or bump into people without realizing it, so he doesn't apoligize. I just want to remind you to try to pay attention to how you treat others when you are focused on getting to class on time. It doesn't help you or anyone around you, if you inconsiderate to others because things are not going as you expect them. Good Luck! > I know this site is meant for parents with children who have > aspergers, but I am now 18 years old, living away from home for the > first time, and I am trying to juggle college life with my > Aspergers. The reason I am posting is because I have been having > problems recently, and I am trying to figure out if they are related > to my Aspergers. When I was in high school, I was in a small school, > and was basically in the same classroom the entire day. I was > clumsy, but not really that clumsy. Now that I have started college, > I walk across the entire campus and only have 15 minutes in which to > do so. The past semester, I have been tripping and falling a lot. At > least 5-7 times a day, in addition to my usual clusiness. I have > been going to neurologists, cardiologist's, ENT's, PT's, and all say > it is nothing. Well, recently, I started doing more reasearch about > my aspergers since I felt that I should know more about what was > affecting me. I knew that people with Aspergers tend to be clumsy, > but recently I was reading that the way they are clumsy is because > thier proprioception was off. I do know for a fact that my > propreoception is really bad. If I close my eyes, I can no longer > balance on one foot. Open my eyes, and I no longer have any > problems. I was wondering, does anyone else have any experiance with > a large increase in the clumsyness when the environment is changed? > If yes, what have you done to slow it down? Any help would be > appreceated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 2, 2004 Report Share Posted February 2, 2004 Hey, just wanted to say I'm 17 with AS and will be going to college this fall, been a member of this group for a few months and the parents seem to appreciate it. Also I've lived in the same house for 14 years, yet I still trip up and down the flights of stairs here on an almost daily basis. I've just gotten really good at catching myself, and using railings. :-) I haven't noticed any change between when I'm somewhere I'm used to and when I'm somewhere new, though. Will have to see what happens this fall. > I know this site is meant for parents with children who have > aspergers, but I am now 18 years old, living away from home for the > first time, and I am trying to juggle college life with my > Aspergers. The reason I am posting is because I have been having > problems recently, and I am trying to figure out if they are related > to my Aspergers. When I was in high school, I was in a small school, > and was basically in the same classroom the entire day. I was > clumsy, but not really that clumsy. Now that I have started college, > I walk across the entire campus and only have 15 minutes in which to > do so. The past semester, I have been tripping and falling a lot. At > least 5-7 times a day, in addition to my usual clusiness. I have > been going to neurologists, cardiologist's, ENT's, PT's, and all say > it is nothing. Well, recently, I started doing more reasearch about > my aspergers since I felt that I should know more about what was > affecting me. I knew that people with Aspergers tend to be clumsy, > but recently I was reading that the way they are clumsy is because > thier proprioception was off. I do know for a fact that my > propreoception is really bad. If I close my eyes, I can no longer > balance on one foot. Open my eyes, and I no longer have any > problems. I was wondering, does anyone else have any experiance with > a large increase in the clumsyness when the environment is changed? > If yes, what have you done to slow it down? Any help would be > appreceated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 I know for me when I was at home I walked everywhere by rote. Everytime I walked anywhere, I walked the exact same way, exact same steps as I had done the previous time before. ( It helped when I was walking around outside in the snow because I always walked in my same footsteps.) You can say I stuck to patterns of walking around the house and I rarley deviated from it. I lived in the same house my entire life and this is my first time living away from home. Are you gong to be living at home when you go to college or with someone you know? Or will you being stayng in the dorms in an unfamilar environment. I know when I first started this semester it was almost impossible for me to befriend anybody. I did not know a single person on campus, and felt like a complete loner. One thing that helped me in the end, was I got the instant messanger addresses of some of the students on campus, and only after talking to them for a whil online was I finally comfortable being around other students. Good luck in he new school year! -- In autism-aspergers , " Mike " <saethan@h...> wrote: > Hey, just wanted to say I'm 17 with AS and will be going to college > this fall, been a member of this group for a few months and the > parents seem to appreciate it. Also I've lived in the same house > for 14 years, yet I still trip up and down the flights of stairs > here on an almost daily basis. I've just gotten really good at > catching myself, and using railings. :-) I haven't noticed any > change between when I'm somewhere I'm used to and when I'm somewhere > new, though. Will have to see what happens this fall. > > > > I know this site is meant for parents with children who have > > aspergers, but I am now 18 years old, living away from home for > the > > first time, and I am trying to juggle college life with my > > Aspergers. The reason I am posting is because I have been having > > problems recently, and I am trying to figure out if they are > related > > to my Aspergers. When I was in high school, I was in a small > school, > > and was basically in the same classroom the entire day. I was > > clumsy, but not really that clumsy. Now that I have started > college, > > I walk across the entire campus and only have 15 minutes in which > to > > do so. The past semester, I have been tripping and falling a lot. > At > > least 5-7 times a day, in addition to my usual clusiness. I have > > been going to neurologists, cardiologist's, ENT's, PT's, and all > say > > it is nothing. Well, recently, I started doing more reasearch > about > > my aspergers since I felt that I should know more about what was > > affecting me. I knew that people with Aspergers tend to be clumsy, > > but recently I was reading that the way they are clumsy is because > > thier proprioception was off. I do know for a fact that my > > propreoception is really bad. If I close my eyes, I can no longer > > balance on one foot. Open my eyes, and I no longer have any > > problems. I was wondering, does anyone else have any experiance > with > > a large increase in the clumsyness when the environment is > changed? > > If yes, what have you done to slow it down? Any help would be > > appreceated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2004 Report Share Posted February 3, 2004 I'll be going to a christian college a couple hours from here, so I'll be living there in the dorms. My sister goes there and some of her friends, and a few people I know from my youth group go there as well, but I have no clue who my room mate will be. Hoping it won't be too bad since the classes will be pretty small(most of em have around 10-15 students from what my sister has said) and I might just be forced to get to know other people in them. :-) > I know for me when I was at home I walked everywhere by rote. > Everytime I walked anywhere, I walked the exact same way, exact same > steps as I had done the previous time before. ( It helped when I was > walking around outside in the snow because I always walked in my same > footsteps.) You can say I stuck to patterns of walking around the > house and I rarley deviated from it. I lived in the same house my > entire life and this is my first time living away from home. Are you > gong to be living at home when you go to college or with someone you > know? Or will you being stayng in the dorms in an unfamilar > environment. I know when I first started this semester it was almost > impossible for me to befriend anybody. I did not know a single person > on campus, and felt like a complete loner. One thing that helped me > in the end, was I got the instant messanger addresses of some of the > students on campus, and only after talking to them for a whil online > was I finally comfortable being around other students. Good luck in > he new school year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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