As a breath of fresh air for you all.
I was diagnosis as early been born with a developmental delay, 3 years old with moderate intellectual delay, speech and language delay, significant global learning difficulties, childhood emotional difficulties/disturbance, then later on in life DSM-5 Scale Level 2 Autism (substantial support).
I had emotional disturbance throughout my life and i did not manage to contorl it until afer my wife passed away who was my full time carer and had needs of her own, the shock of seeing her dying and having to hold it together unforunatly was the biggest key to managing emotions.
Bu that dont mean my learning difficulties or speech and language impairment or Autism has improved, but rather managed and i am still searching how to understand my conditions. Specialist counselling helped me, someone who knew Autism etc and specialises in it. it works for alot of people with autism or learning difficulties etc
But just because we happen to be severe, dont mean we dont understand whats happening, were trying to get you to understand but its hard for us to explain to you because Autism is about communication most of it, and the condition prevents us from either saying it physically were we are non verbal, temporary or permanent or we struggle to get the right words at the right time, or asking you exactly what we want precisely.
Its the way we communicate, if you start to see, then you can sit down, relax, and ask him.
Give him a picture, write things down on notes then ask him to point what he wants. its that simple.
The old saying i always get from ignorant people, ' well i dont think you do have it' it took me 30 years to be able to get to were i am now.
Peace
