Some of guys know I use work with teens and young people who suffer Autism and all my clients were non verbal and severe .
I can tell you right now that the boy would be going through hell ,They hear sounds we don't even notice , They smell things we don't notice and things like planes ,dogs trigger episodes of extreme panic . His senses are much more higher than ours to the point they freak out
On the top of that he has not had his medication,
He has no body fat it's zero degrees in the mountains and he is wearing a Tee shirt.
Autism is a complicated way of thinking and if he sees anybody in the bush he may hide .
I have worked with teens that when they heard a siren they put their head though the window.
That is how bad sounds, smells can affect them.
Often they have other health issues too.
Epilepsy is common and fits can be regular.
This boy tries to communicate by banging on his chest ,but only the people that are very close to him will be able to understand what he wants.
He has been lost in the mountains now for 2 days and nights,,,,. Doesn't look too good

Pete

Poor kid, not the time of year to be out alone in the wilds. Hope all goes well for him.

He was located shortly before 1pm today by a bushwalker.

That's great news ,they found the boy.
3 days in zero temperatures
And he's ok

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-10/william-callaghan-found-safe-and-alive-on-mount-disappointment/12335618

The one in Victoria turned up as well.

Just read this.
Thank you God for looking after him.

Some have unusual talents.
With numbers sometimes.
They can tell you what day you were born on in their head by your birthday.
Drawing ,some can do emotional drawings.
Sometimes I would make cakes with them and they love to cook .
I would also teach them how swim and one day I had 4 in the pool and one had an epileptic fit in water....haha shit I will never forget that day! Bloody hell.
My job was to make them social and help them control their behaviour.

Lots of
Hilarious memories I can say that much !

Pete

Hi Pete.
What you did for those kids was very special and it takes a very special person like yourself to help these kids.
Regards Jimb

Jimb , Thank you, funny thing is they taught me a lot I feel.
I couldn't do that job now ,I'm out of steam .

Pete

Good news the youngster was found alive. Believe he is under medical treatment for a few issues but not life threatening.

Congrats to all the searchers for their efforts.

Hey Vintage Pete,

Many of our radio and TV collector friends also are likely to have undiagnosed autism - of the 'higher functioning' type - used to be called Asperger's Syndrome - now simply ASD. I've worked in the ASD field completing assessments for many years, and have been amazed at the number of ASD features that 'serious' collectors present with. I've also noticed many of the features in myself, although I'm pretty social. I often wonder how many radio / TV collectors have thought they might be on the spectrum? Not that it particularly matters - although I have seen plenty of people get relief from understanding that they aren't crazy, but on the spectrum instead.

Robert

Hello Robert,
Well the first thing I would say to anyone who read this post is " we all have a disability"
Every one of us. This maybe in the form of how you socialise with people or how you control your emotions or perhaps a problem learning in a particular area or physical thing you struggle with. What ever it is ,we all have them!
But it's no secret that people who have a higher spectrum problem than what is considered normal often are involved in Electronics or things of that type of nature.
Which can be a problem because it's not a very social activity and can lead to them finding harder to communicate well.
It's a common problem! Many people in that situation are bad at communicating with other people and although their smart in that area they can lead a lonely sad life.
! On the other hand it can turn out great new inventions due to the obsession.
My first boss could form pictures outside of his head like movies of things he was designing ,He was a very clever man and very social ,but to the general public he would appear to have a spectrum problem, Which he did !
One day he turns up at an important legal meeting with dirty green hair and his shoes did not match ! He did not notice! His mind does not work in the same manner as people expect, so this why I always say to people, Do you know what normal is??? I reply it's a cycle on a washing machine!
It's always an interesting topic this or topics related to the mind. , Because if we stop and think about life,, 90 Percent of whats happening in our life is in our minds

Pete

Hi Pete,

Yes, very true - we all have abilities and very less developed skills or even disabilities. When autism is discovered early on there are a range of good interventions. Older teens and adults can struggle to 'fit in' and those around them also struggle to understand or accept them. I think there is a general growing awareness of ASD and the unique challenges and benefits it brings. No doubt many past visionaries were on the spectrum - Albert Einstein for example, and contributed in many ways. Yes, hard to define normal sometimes - until you see the very un-normal, and I see that from time to time (e,g, paediaphiles).

Robert

Hello Robert,
I read this interesting story years ago on Albert Einstein, It covered his early life when he was married and at that time he was not working and was home all day with NO conversations between him and his Lady ,He was in a world of his own , Years later when he was working and had things on his mind he went out to buy a Icecream Cone . The ice cream fell off the cone and landed in the Gutter and so Albert sat in the gutter and cried.It was a breaking point I guess .... That's if its all true of course ..who knows



Pete