#Autism

Jools Oliver has opened up about living with neurodivergence after sharing the news to friends and family last year

Professor Peter Fonagy’s independent report on the prevalence of mental health issues, ADHD and autism is unequivocal in its findings: successive governments have failed autistic people and currently

Wondering if anybody else has this issue. Often times I find help for people who have been ghosted, but not for people who ghost. I guess this version of it is too specific? I’ve tried for years to make online friends to no avail.…

Let me start off with saying I know this is a silly thing to get annoyed with, definitely a first world problem in the community. I can’t STAND implied statements, specifically, “you know what I mean.” no. I don’t know what you mean.…

Hi everyone! My name is Jenna, and I am a PhD candidate in the Clinical Psychology program at the University of Alabama. For my dissertation project, I am exploring the relationship(s) between individuals’ understanding of sexual consent and levels of…

Im 18F, I know self diagnosis is considered wrong but I've exhibited every single symptom of autism before I even had a concept of what autism was.…

I am sure this is not a revelatory feeling for any of us, but I find the way I communicate deeply impacts my dating life. The people I date know I'm autistic - I'm sure to at least hint at neurodivergence before continuing to speak with someone - but they…

He's actually new to the company, and I knew since Day 1 that he was autistic. I've always gotten along with every neurodivergent person I've met because of the understanding and shared experiences we have, but then, this guy arrived.…

i’m pretty sure that there are two that already exist but no one‘s active on them. idk who to share this with bc chances are most people who view this aren’t nt ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ submitted by /u/New-Lie-875 [link] [comments]

So I've heard that allegedly autistic people don't undergo synapse pruning, which is a process that occurs during adolescence where our brain removes weak/unused neural connections.…

I can't decide if people in society simply feel that "uncanny valley effect" and subconsciously dislike us, and that's why we face so much untoward subtle discrimination.…

My whole life so far has felt like a journey to find a balance between peace and functionality that just doesnt exist. Every tiny thing, hygiene, temperature, speaking, working, even things that I should enjoy like puzzles, games or walks are so draining.…

People ask me what is it like to be autistic. For context, I am late diagnosed Lvl 1. I did not make up this answer but this is what I use. I tell them its like having a one runway airport in your brain.…

I've been on this subreddit, studied the topic and had many autistic people in my life, my biggest wish is that one of them or you would've had my mom for a parent.…

Im a college freshman (F) and a little uncomfortable with one of my roommates, I have really bad social struggles and can’t keep up with other womens social cues and what not.…

​ My 4-year-old autistic son injured his fingers twice within the same month at his ABA therapy center when his fingers got caught in a bathroom door, despite being under 1:1 supervision.…

For one day in September, the stoke of surfing comes to the desert at the Surfing With Nixon Autism Surf Day.

Tomorrow is my high school graduation ceremony, and for months I have been worrying about it because I know I won’t like it. My class has over 700 kids in it and I’m friends with about 5 people, 4 of which I see weekly and 1 who has other friends they…

"Fidget toys are ridiculous. ADHD and autism didn’t exist back in my day.” Oh yeah? That’s because we had: - clicking pens - chewing pencils - speaking into fans - peeling Elmers off our hands - rubbing that broken shirt seam - drawing the cool S - bouncy…

After 12 of what felt like the worst years of my life, I'm finally finished with school. I'm graduating tomorrow off of a pretty close call. After what felt like decades and a millennium, I'm finally getting out of here, and by God it feels good.…