A common side effect of ADHD medication, for one, is anxiety. In the context of autism, this side effect can enforce autistic traits like a need for control, rigid thinking, and perseverative thoughts — traits rooted in anxiety that are present in almost all people on the spectrum. In ...
Now to drag all of this back around to your question: being autistic doesn’t mean you inherently repel women’s affection. It does, however, mean that if you aren’t necessarily sending or receiving signs of attraction and interest, people don’t realize that you might be into them. Ther...
…We#ActuallyAutisticpeople have used self-teaching techniques we have designed for our individual needs as an authentically self-designed accommodation. My, perhaps entirely visceral, reaction to your comment is#Ifitain‘tbrokedon’tfixit#AutImfarhttps://t.co/o4SsNRobs6 — Carol Greenburg (@Asp...
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Autistic Spectrum Disorder symptoms in children and adolescents with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analytical review – Corrigendum. Psychol Med. 2019;50:1. Google Scholar Baribeau DA, Doyle-Thomas KA, Dupuis A, Iaboni A, Crosbie J, McGinn H, et al. Examining and comparing ...
As my own daughter — an autistic 13-year-old — says, "I love the way London is so inclusive — they make space for everyone and I feel welcome, I don't feel like I shouldn't be there. London appreciates people for who they are." ...
Students who have ADHD or are autistic typically need documentation of a neuropsychological evaluation conducted within three years of starting college. (Each college sets its own requirements, but this is a common expectation.) These evaluations can be expensive, though they’re sometimes...
The high-functioning end of autism is very vocal, but there are plenty of autistic children that have really quite significant impairments and may be completely non-verbal. For a parent of a child with both Down’s syndrome and autism, this can lead to them fee...
autistic people. Indeed, review articles have reported that various physical activity programs may significantly benefit sensorimotor function (e.g., muscle strength, motor coordination, aerobic fitness; [13,27]), and also social functioning or communication skills in autistic populations (e.g., ...