What are your hobbies/interests?
Posted by
TomGray
on 9th March 2009
at 20:55
Hi Nicky - deja vu! I just replied to one of your other posts. I am a single parent of six, so 'free time' is a bit of a sorry joke around here...
Well I am a musician as well and sometimes I even get paid to do it! I have the usual problem of not enjoying crowds so I have to put dark glasses on and kind of go inside myself to play, It's very therapeutic and I use music a lot to help my children. If you are able to find me on facebook (I'm on the Wales network) some of my music is there and you can see my children getting involved.
I'm a rugby fan! I like the cricket but may not entirely understand the finer points! I'm also a radio ham.
Was it you I read about that said you were picking up autistic traits? Fascinating. Oh by the way, I am also 'faceblind' to the point that sometimes I don't even recognise my own children immediately. Now that is fun to live with!
If anyone reads this and also has 'prosopagnosia' I would love to hear what it is like for you.
So that's me, pretty much!
Your turn. Maybe someone else can join in?
Another thing us aspergers can't do very well is end a conversation!
Posted by
MarcoS
on 10th March 2009
at 11:54
Hi,
I love music and I used to play the saxophone. I focus a lot on sports, and baseball is my favorite sport. I coach elite baseball (12-13 years old). Aside from that, my hobbies include playing on the computer (WoW) every now and then, and the rest of my free time, I am involved with different autism organizations in my area.
Posted by
Terri
on 10th March 2009
at 14:10
Hiya, another musician here! I play violin in a hip hop band and I've taught myself enough piano and sax that I can carry a decent tune.
I love using my instruments with the kids where I work, it's important to me that they have access to instruments and music as it can be so theraputic/relaxing or even good to get out some frustration by making a load of noise.
And Nicky, I know what you mean, I love to belt out a song or two but not sure anyone else apreciates it!
Posted by
Deb
on 10th March 2009
at 16:02
Not a Musician im afraid but i love to draw when i get time i wish i had taken it futher ,it was me who said i seem to be picking up some autistic traits , i struggle to make conversation my phone conversations consist of umm's and ahh's and those really feel awful silence's ,
i seem to give people really negative vibes my nans insurance man once asked me why i hated him so much ,because he said i looked at him nastily every time he came to see my nan i had not realised i was doing it
Posted by
TomGray
on 10th March 2009
at 16:15
Hi there, glad to meet another muso! Yes, definitely music works well with the kids, we made a xmas video which you can see if you find me on Facebook. Art too, anything we can focus on and bring that creativity out.
There needs to be a place to put our 'work', maybe someone can have a word with the management!
Posted by
TomGray
on 10th March 2009
at 16:34
It all sounds eerily familiar Deb! I'm a fairly cheerful person, but I can't do the conversation thing very well either. In a way that is a good thing, because I tend to spend more time listening than talking. A lot of people find that to their liking. lol, like my kids for instance.
Have you always had that problem, or do you really think you picked it up from your child?
And while I'm here, does anyone else have hassles with the captcha thing? It thinks I am a bloody 'spambot' !!!
Posted by
Deb
on 10th March 2009
at 17:43
going slightly off topic but to be honest the captcha thing is really doing my head in i can understand maybe having to do it when i sign in but not every time i post ,i think ill go ask about it sometimes i have real trouble reading it and have to refresh it several times before i get it !!
Posted by
TomGray
on 10th March 2009
at 19:00
Deb, a few of us have been there and mentioned it and the team are working on it. On the visual perception side, I would love to know how many autistic vs non autistic people regularly get it wrong. I'd love to find some standard tests that I can use to test my visual perception and be able to compare with others. Have you seen that colourblindness test where the affected person can see a different image from 'normal' people? That's where I'm trying to go with this.
Forgive me for saying, but the way you come across I wouldn't be surprised if you found out you're 'on the spectrum'. I am not an expert, just autistic. So I am guessing here. But you are similar to me in many respects.
I hope I haven't put my foot in it! Here we go again with that flamin' captcha, wish me luck!
Posted by
Deb
on 10th March 2009
at 22:28
i have often wonderd myself about it and my poor husband who has to put up with me certainly thinks about it a lot ,it would explain alot of things but i wouldn't know the first thing about looking into it and would it be worth it after all these years ?
back on topic a little i also love to read i have many lots of books i love buying them as much as i do reading them in fact i would say i have many i haven't even read yet ,but it wont stop me buying more lol
favourite sport Darts i am a big Dennis Priestly fan
ahh captcha my old friend i see your still here !
Posted by
Terri
on 11th March 2009
at 11:41
Argh the flippin' captcha thing is driving me mad too. I do not have autism and I just got it wrong 4 times in a row!! I have come to the conclusion that I am an alien from the planet spam.
Terri @ Palace
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Posted by
NickyB
on 9th March 2009
at 20:43
Hello
I just wondered what you like to do in your spare time - I love to play the piano and sing (not sure whether anyone else enjoys it, though!!), and also I'm a huge fan of cricket and football. Mind you, I'm not sure Crystal Palace count as a football team ?!