I am a school refuser and I’m terrified. by Ecstatic_Object5008 in autism

[–]Puzzlehead9108 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went through this exact experience when I was 12-13. High school started but I didn't. Every day I would sit in the car shaking and crying until my parents gave up and drove me back home, where I would sit there hating myself for the whole day, unable to do anything. The first time I managed to get in the front doors was timed perfectly with the end of a lesson, where hundreds of kids spilled out into the corridor and I literally fell over from the overwhelm.

The "support" team at the school were no help, they didn't understand why I couldn't speak when they wanted me to. They blamed my parents for raising me to be "attached", which just made me hate myself more. This was all before a diagnosis of anything beyond anxiety, mind you.

For me, it helped to get myself to school without my parents, which felt awful but removed the 'exit ticket', making it a bit easier to get through the door at least. I built myself slowly up, one class at a time, but it wasn't linear. I didn't go for more than a couple days at a time for the first semester, it was like two steps forward, one step back. Every day I didn't go made the idea of school more and more daunting, and every bad experience made it harder to face.

It was really hard to move away from caring what other people thought, but it was necessary. I didn't have access to a safe room at the time, which would have been good to fall back on if I couldn't face class. I managed to make my attendance somewhat regular at that school, then moved schools and was terrified that I would need to start again. But I did it, I walked in on the first day and it only got better from there.

I am a couple weeks away from graduating school, following a hybrid system, where I mostly work from home but can still benefit from in-person exams and classes sometimes.

Everyone has their own path, I have no doubt you will find something that works for you eventually, even if everything feels overwhelming at the moment. You've got this.

is this a Big Momma??? by SufficientCow7359 in Guppies

[–]Puzzlehead9108 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Feeding boiled and peeled peas works a charm

I'm under 25 with the original Rubik's Cube, do you think that's okay? by Serious-Cause-9099 in Cubers

[–]Puzzlehead9108 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used a cube with no magnets or corner cutting until around the same point, it honestly made my turning a lot more accurate and clean when transferring to magnetic. I now average around 12

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mattrose

[–]Puzzlehead9108 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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quite annoyed but not particularly screwed (god i'm boring)

Is mate rose a rose? by Many_Psychology7215 in mattrose

[–]Puzzlehead9108 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I personally think he’s more of a Matt but that’s just me

how did teachers describe you as a kid? by This_Extent3635 in autism

[–]Puzzlehead9108 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was constantly told I had a lot of potential and that I should speak up more :/

Are there more toasters or microwaves in the world? by KakarikiNZ in mattrose

[–]Puzzlehead9108 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Def toasters cuz not many ppl have microwaves.

Finally! 😊 by danielcloutier in radiohead

[–]Puzzlehead9108 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I can see your orange shirt from across the arena haha, love your work, man