Masking is when someone suppresses or covers up autism traits in order to "fit in" better with those around them. Examples of this include imitating the way others speak or carry themselves, and practicing statements before saying them. Autistic people with low support needs are often better abl...
Traits of autism in children may include having speech differences, social communication difficulties, sensory sensitivities, behavioral differences, and more. Autism can be reliably diagnosed by a specialist by age 2, but the average age of autismdiagnosisin the U.S. is 5 years.1However, more a...
Your reaction to these smaller things in life mark a major difference in describing the type of traits you have. Question No. 38:I tend to get anxious or nervous when faced with a new or unexpected situation. Explanation:An extension of the previous question, how good are you when it come...
coordinated by the NIH/ACC. The ACEs are investigating early brain development and functioning, social interactions in infants, rare genetic variants and mutations, associations between autism-related genes and physical traits, possible environmental risk factors and biomarkers, and a potential ...
TRAITSPlain English SummaryIt is well established that autism and eating disorders often co-occur. Females are less likely to be diagnosed with autism and tend to receive a diagnosis later in life than males. Therefore, during eating disorder treatment at higher levels of care, eating disorder ...
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All of these traits can, in many instances, lead to age-inappropriate interests and behaviors. The good news is that there are many ways to help your child develop more sophisticated interests and behaviors without asking them to give up their passions. ...
Sex-based differences in autistic traits and adaptive skills. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48(5), 1698–1711. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3413-9. Article PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Richey, J. A., Gracanin, D., LaConte, S., Lisinski, J., Kim, I...
Positive Traits of Autism – Part 7 – Sense of Justice ByPaddy-Joe Moran Some people with autism cite their strong sense of justice as one of the most positive features of their autism. It would be silly to say that having a strong sense of justice is a purely autistic trait; upbringing...
Historically, it has been assumed that autistic individuals were asexual or maladaptive in their sexual behavior. No distinction in this was made by gender. It is now clear that autistic men and autistic women express a desire for a level of sexuality si