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Emotionless WHAT DO YOU DO when they simply don't care?
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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 466292" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Depression and autistic spectrum disorder can make kids look emotionless. In the case of depression, which I have had since childhood, you actually feel numb and you get to the point where y ou just don't care about anything. Sometimes aggression and dangerous lifestyle is used to take your mind off of the neverending depression. I would do this at times, although never broke the law. I didn't care about my grades either. I was too depressed to care. I didn't care if I got yelled at. Again, too depressed to care. I wasn't trying to be difficult...I was sick. Alone, I cried a lot. </p><p></p><p>In the case of autistc spectrum, the kids care, but don't know how to show it and are often seen as emotionless, although they aren't. They have a lot inside of them. But they tend to wear a flat expression and often talk in a monotone, unless extremely excited by something.</p><p></p><p>I always like to point out that a bad reaction to any medication can cause depression and/or a flat affect as well. Never discount the medications. They are the reason for strange behavior more often then we like to think!</p><p></p><p>Those are the reasons I know of that cause this flat affect. I am guessing he is depressed because autistic kids DO get upset and may even rage if they do something wrong because they are sensitive kids who don't do criticism well and because they don't know how to show emotion except to over-react.</p><p></p><p>(((Hugs))) Hope you find the answer soon!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 466292, member: 1550"] Depression and autistic spectrum disorder can make kids look emotionless. In the case of depression, which I have had since childhood, you actually feel numb and you get to the point where y ou just don't care about anything. Sometimes aggression and dangerous lifestyle is used to take your mind off of the neverending depression. I would do this at times, although never broke the law. I didn't care about my grades either. I was too depressed to care. I didn't care if I got yelled at. Again, too depressed to care. I wasn't trying to be difficult...I was sick. Alone, I cried a lot. In the case of autistc spectrum, the kids care, but don't know how to show it and are often seen as emotionless, although they aren't. They have a lot inside of them. But they tend to wear a flat expression and often talk in a monotone, unless extremely excited by something. I always like to point out that a bad reaction to any medication can cause depression and/or a flat affect as well. Never discount the medications. They are the reason for strange behavior more often then we like to think! Those are the reasons I know of that cause this flat affect. I am guessing he is depressed because autistic kids DO get upset and may even rage if they do something wrong because they are sensitive kids who don't do criticism well and because they don't know how to show emotion except to over-react. (((Hugs))) Hope you find the answer soon! [/QUOTE]
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