The birth of a book 35 years ago.
An Interesting book based on a true experience.
The Birth of Rich Shull's Pre Rain Man Autism ,
I was 35 ,just injured and never really felt it, and I heard Temple Grandin on the Radio talking of her book Thinking in Pictures. BINGO! (American saying) My Life just came together in a matter of 15 minutes. Suddenly there was an answer to every question and puzzle in my life. Until that time I had been (unknowingly) a very strange Autistic auto mechanic. I was obviously in a dangerous field and by necessity had to invent all kind of Autism thoughts and practices to survive in a car repair shop. I was always being pulled from danger. Thankfully I was Gay and not Autistic, I don't think my coworkers would have tolerated Autistic. I was using my supersenses and autistic thoughts to troubleshoot cas and it seems I could fix anything. Autistic hearing was a big advantage in troubleshooting I can hear what other mechanics could not.
My Professional DX was atypical Autism. Soon after my discovery I was hailed as the next Temple Grandin for a few weeks at least, until I outed my self speaking at an autism event. Suddenly the wonderful caring people in the Autism spectrum became something else (I'm being kind here). Most due their understandable homophobia will not give me the time of day but I have my share of supporters that understand gay as well as Autism. We all agree Autism would be cutting its own throat admitting to me and now and my Anthropology of many more like me. It is very bad for Autism funding and reputations to admit to us. (especially sense we do so well)
As all people do today, I wrote a book but not for profit, I wrote a book that explains picture thoughts from baby thoughts to our super advanced ones. I took up were Temple Grandin left off in her Thinking In Pictures. The book is largely my experience but my anthropology shares many of the same points. I asked and sent early versions of this book to the ASA and others in the Autism spectrum and asked for help in writing it and never heard a thing from any of them. (no shock).
However, after the book was released, It was bombarded with horrible hateful press and my own personal Email was filled with hate mail. I was sent tons of child porn and told by one person in particular that the only reason I ever wrote an autism book was I wanted to have access to children. (UGH) That hate mail and the hate instant messages continued for some time and I never got mad I simply replied in a calm manor. Eventually they stopped and I even got an apology or two. The majority of the hate mail came from one or two places and when traced every location, was on the West coast of America was and close to a fashionable Autism address.
My book is admittedly not perfect, It was written over the period of 7 years on many hand me down computers. With each new computer I lost the ability to edit a few things. Besides working and being broke and dealing with my injuries I could not feel: editors were few and far between. That is why if the ASA would have helped or anyone in Autism would have, my book would flow much better. Some of it's best pages are locked in a computer in the basement that died right before final publishing. I was an Autistic auto mechanic and not a writer, but I have an obligation to share working autism with the Autism Spectrum even if it is not welcome news. Again as you read this blog please pass a link along to others, (much obliged) and keep in mind until every stone in the Autism puzzle is figured out Autism will remain lost. My book turned out at 150 pages and explains Autism thoughts from Baby Thoughts on. It has 24 illustrations of Picture thoughts and my "autism" text books, and one X-ray of a painless injury. It has chapters on how to teach Autism (the picture thoughts) and a chapter on Autistic driving and indeed one on Gay history that spans from BCE to the present. It devotes TWO chapters to pain free injuries we are famous for.
Call it what you wish, call us what you wish, but, where else will a living working Autism anthropology ever be presented and gift wrapped? We are Autism research already completed.
The Birth of Rich Shull's Pre Rain Man Autism ,
I was 35 ,just injured and never really felt it, and I heard Temple Grandin on the Radio talking of her book Thinking in Pictures. BINGO! (American saying) My Life just came together in a matter of 15 minutes. Suddenly there was an answer to every question and puzzle in my life. Until that time I had been (unknowingly) a very strange Autistic auto mechanic. I was obviously in a dangerous field and by necessity had to invent all kind of Autism thoughts and practices to survive in a car repair shop. I was always being pulled from danger. Thankfully I was Gay and not Autistic, I don't think my coworkers would have tolerated Autistic. I was using my supersenses and autistic thoughts to troubleshoot cas and it seems I could fix anything. Autistic hearing was a big advantage in troubleshooting I can hear what other mechanics could not.
My Professional DX was atypical Autism. Soon after my discovery I was hailed as the next Temple Grandin for a few weeks at least, until I outed my self speaking at an autism event. Suddenly the wonderful caring people in the Autism spectrum became something else (I'm being kind here). Most due their understandable homophobia will not give me the time of day but I have my share of supporters that understand gay as well as Autism. We all agree Autism would be cutting its own throat admitting to me and now and my Anthropology of many more like me. It is very bad for Autism funding and reputations to admit to us. (especially sense we do so well)
As all people do today, I wrote a book but not for profit, I wrote a book that explains picture thoughts from baby thoughts to our super advanced ones. I took up were Temple Grandin left off in her Thinking In Pictures. The book is largely my experience but my anthropology shares many of the same points. I asked and sent early versions of this book to the ASA and others in the Autism spectrum and asked for help in writing it and never heard a thing from any of them. (no shock).
However, after the book was released, It was bombarded with horrible hateful press and my own personal Email was filled with hate mail. I was sent tons of child porn and told by one person in particular that the only reason I ever wrote an autism book was I wanted to have access to children. (UGH) That hate mail and the hate instant messages continued for some time and I never got mad I simply replied in a calm manor. Eventually they stopped and I even got an apology or two. The majority of the hate mail came from one or two places and when traced every location, was on the West coast of America was and close to a fashionable Autism address.
My book is admittedly not perfect, It was written over the period of 7 years on many hand me down computers. With each new computer I lost the ability to edit a few things. Besides working and being broke and dealing with my injuries I could not feel: editors were few and far between. That is why if the ASA would have helped or anyone in Autism would have, my book would flow much better. Some of it's best pages are locked in a computer in the basement that died right before final publishing. I was an Autistic auto mechanic and not a writer, but I have an obligation to share working autism with the Autism Spectrum even if it is not welcome news. Again as you read this blog please pass a link along to others, (much obliged) and keep in mind until every stone in the Autism puzzle is figured out Autism will remain lost. My book turned out at 150 pages and explains Autism thoughts from Baby Thoughts on. It has 24 illustrations of Picture thoughts and my "autism" text books, and one X-ray of a painless injury. It has chapters on how to teach Autism (the picture thoughts) and a chapter on Autistic driving and indeed one on Gay history that spans from BCE to the present. It devotes TWO chapters to pain free injuries we are famous for.
Call it what you wish, call us what you wish, but, where else will a living working Autism anthropology ever be presented and gift wrapped? We are Autism research already completed.
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