This book breaks down the similarities and differences between Autism fixations, obsessions, and special interests. Travis shares his opinions on how the fixations and obsessions battle against the special interest. The negative against the positive. Travis feels he has greater control over what his special interest than what he fixates on. Travis works hard to eliminate the negative fixations.Travis explains what makes a fixation unhealthy for him. He is constantly balancing healt...

"Context is King" is a quote by Dr. Peter Gerhardt a Behavior Analyst in the field of Autism. Understanding context is critical for social success. Communication is 93 percent non-verbal and it is important to use our social thinking skills to be able to read and understand social context and social dynamics. Learn how I taught myself to become a good social thinker by studying good body language. This book will teach you everything you need to know to become a good social thinker. You wil...

Escaping into imagination is a coping mechanism Travis uses to help him cope with his inability to understand the social world around him. When he is able to escape the reality of a social situation and replace it by escaping into his imagination to provide a make-believe world to replace the social isolation and rejection of the real life social world people with autism deal with on every day. Follow along as Travis shares how to use escaping into imagination to create a make-believe worl...

When we think of quality of life for autistic people should we really be thinking about anything different than what we would think quality of life is for people without disabilities? We have a lot of help for people with physical disabilities but we have lagged a little bit behind when it comes to helping those with autism achieve a high quality of life. Read the discussion about quality of life in this book. The author gives some useful tips on how to determine what people with autism de...

Travis works with his friend Asta to bring government funded sex to the United States as it exist in other countries. the positive therapy effects of sex services improves quality of physical and mental health. Travis shares how he feels being allowed to have sex will cure his schizophrenia and autism. Do you know someone with a disability who would love to have sex? Make sure you read this book about our mission to bring government funded sex for people with disabilities to the United Sta...

Travis shares how he made friends with his musical instrument the trombone to help him get through his life with autism. It was hard for him to learn the hidden curriculum to socializing and making friends. Travis develops an autism special interest in playing the trombone and he uses that to his advantage to get through middle and high school. Will Travis turn his special talent into a career? Travis uses his special talents to connect with other people through music and form meaningful f...

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by a sensual experience? Imagine magnifying that times 100. That is reality for many on the autism spectrum. This part of the presentation talks about how people with autism balance sensory input issues with socializing and following unwritten social rules in the real world. The presenter examines how people with autism have physical and emotional sensory experiences throughout their life.Travis explains how physical sensations interfere with his abil...

Travis talks about avoiding autism services specifically designed for autistic people and how important it is to find services that specialize in social skills. He explains it is more important to have experts in social skills working with autistic people than experts in autism. Travis fears current autism services keep him autistic when real social skills services could help cure him from autism. After spending a few times with social skills experts Travis begins to see dramatic changes i...

Travis shares how he learned mindfulness which allows him to be mindful and present in the moment. Learn how he chose to let go of the past and leave his worries about the future behind him in his journey through mindfulness which led him to internal peace. Mindfulness has freed Travis from years of emotional pain and lots of anxiety about his future making his life more enjoyable to experience.Travis uses mindfulness and meditation to find an internal peace that has allowed him to...

66 percent of people with Asperger's Syndrome contemplate suicide due to depression. Travis shares his story of how he beats the depression of AS by learning to stay true to himself and build confidence in having autism. Learn how Travis tries to let his aspie traits ring loud and proud as he builds friendships and relationships with other people all while creating the happiness he truly deserves.Once Travis thought he had to mask or hide his autism in order to fit in and make frie...

Tom grows up developing different sexual interest and fetishes than most boys his age. He does not desire normal sexual interactions. Instead he desires the fantasy of rescuing the damsel in distress from her perils. After high school Tom begins the search of looking for a woman who will understand his fantasy and role play it with him. Tom develops an interest in tying a woman up and feeding her dinner. Tom loves the idea of rendering a woman helpless so that they have to rely on him to m...

Travis shares about his experiences with receiving help through autism services offered to him. He the effects of years of masking his autism and hiding who he truly is. He shares some of his experiences with applied behavior analysis as an adult. He talks about how he was ridiculed by staff and others in society for being who he was and having autistic traits.Travis shares of the emotional pain and trauma that he feels has been created by years of masking his autism or hiding his ...