Autism: Instant and Delayed Gratification
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Human beings long for instant gratification. We do not always get instant gratification. People with autism may have trouble processing why gratification is not instant and must be delayed in some instances. This can be making employment opportunities frustrating for them as we often do not get paychecks right away for a day's work. This book breaks down the gratification process to simplify it.
One man with autism explains how he experiences gratification. Travis longs for instant gratification in everything he does. He is much like people without autism only patience takes a lot of practice for him. Learn how Travis finds other sources of motivation for being successful and accomplishing goals without receiving instant gratification for a job well done.
This book will provide tips on how to help others with autism learn to appreciate delayed gratification and everything that comes with it. Full of ideas on how to teach patience and acceptance this book is a great tool for helping you help autistic people to navigate their feelings toward gratification and patience.
Travis Breeding
Travis is an author from Huntington Indiana how enjoys entertaining and educating through words. He enjoys telling a story and taking it from his mind to paper. He has authored several books on autism, mental illness, schizophrenia, and disability issues. He continues to write about those issues but also explores some fiction writing as well. Travis has a loving family and enjoys spending time with friends and family. He loves to play bingo and meet new people. One day Travis hopes to start a family of his own and give them so much love. Travis would like to thank his readers for supporting him on his journey of becoming an author. He could not have done it without you. If you would like to get in touch with Travis please email him at tbreedauthoratgmaildotcom,
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Autism - Travis Breeding
Autism: Instant and Delayed Gratification
Travis Breeding
Published by Travis Breeding at Smashwords
Copyright 2018 Travis Breeding
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Autism: Instant and Delayed Gratification
About the Author
Autism: Instant and Delayed Gratification
Instant gratification is something all of us strive for our entire lives. The human mind has a way of wanting things instantly without ever having to wait or be patient for them.
Patience is something that a lot of people struggle with and I am no different from any other person when it comes to wanting instant gratification or being rewarded for things right away.
Having autism makes patience a little extra hard for me. There is a concept called delayed gratification which is where you do something in the present but wait to be rewarded for it in the future.
Delayed gratification is something that a lot of folks on the autism spectrum struggle with. We do not always understand why we need to wait to be rewarded for something that we are currently doing weeks or months down the road.
In understanding delayed gratification, it can also become very hard to motivate someone on the autism spectrum to put work into something right now in the present when they know they are not going to be rewarded for it for a few weeks or months down the road.
In my experience with autism this is something that has come into play as an adult with autism when it comes to working a job.
Nearly every job I have ever tried to be employed with has wanted to pay me every two weeks. I must really force myself to try and wait it out and even if I am successful at the job in other areas like social skills I still struggle with this concept of delayed gratification and knowing that I am going to work on a Monday, but I will not be able to get paid for the work I do until two weeks from then.
Delayed gratification is something I have struggled with my entire life. When I was younger I think I might have had some poor behaviors out of my frustration that I could not have instant gratification for things that I was doing.
I have never been one to have a lot of patience and this is an area of my life in which I have had to slowly learn to practice patience. I know as an adult now that when I go to work a real job there is a good chance I am not going to get paid for the work I do until a couple weeks later.
When it comes to motivating someone with autism to