Our experiments with Autism - A never ending journey

Music through my ears So many harsh things floating in the air they are invisible like music but music is fair They give me stress, at times I fear it varies from mild to somewhat severe but music is there. Music is there to  rescue me from the clutches of anxiety from a bad mood to uplift me, calm me It gives me cheer It gives me hope like chatting with mum like writing things down Music helps me cope. By, Anagha Jawalekar One fine day, when I and Akshat were conversing, he mentioned that music helps him to cope. Although, I know about it very well, I thought why not discuss about it in detail. And I started discussing with him on 'coping mechanism'. The whole discussion was in the form of questions and answers but when we ended it, I found that it could make a good writeup on the topic, so I just put together all the Akshat's answers and here is his first writeup on 'coping mechanism'. We started it in November, left in between and then finished it just a few days

I remember when Akshat started expressing by typing, I had asked him his experiences about the get together we organized at our place. That was for the first time he had shared that the noise, crowd and the 'filthy smell' was unbearable for him. He was jumping, running and screaming all the time during the get together. After almost three years (he shared those insights in March ' 20), he came up with the same revelations but the difference between then and now is that he has developed a 'coping mechanism' and knows how to 'redirect' himself. Also, he is sharing in the conversation that how the 'smell' of others is the reason of his restlessness but if 'loud music' is there, he's able to cope up with that. Apart from the sensory revelations, this conversation also points out how he can be a part of any social event (although he doesn't like socialization much) provided 'loud music' is there. All these conversations are like le