On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:07:48 -0700, stasya <matasa@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>This makes me wonder a bit. You guys who are autistic, are you also
>control freakish? My 3 yo ds doesn't like things he can't control.
>Which is not to say he's a dictator, he doesn't particularily care
>what other people are doing, but he is very aware of what's happening
>in his immediate environment and that he's in control. (He hates
>swings, he's getting used to slides and merry-go-rounds though). In
>relation to this thread, pot tends to send you out of control
>mentally, which would probably spark off a paranoid streak. Pot is a
>hard high to manage if you're the type that needs to manage.
Like many aspects of autism, the need for "control" isn't something
you can generalise about. (And indeed your own description shows that
"control" itself isn't one all-embracing thing. Perhaps is even the
wrong term for what's going on [that might make an interesting thread
for a.s.a]).
And (apart from the appetite effect, which seems to be quite common),
*is* it true that cannabis "tends to send you out of control"? From
what I've read it's described as having a more "mellow" effect than
alcohol, making people more relaxed and less prone to aggressive
behaviour. (Though recently there appears to be some concerns about
the "skunk" form.)
Plus (at least anecdotally), a fair number of older autistics consume
alcohol, which does reduce control in several areas - so again it
looks as if "control" isn't quite the right area to be looking at.
--
Terry
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