While some people understand and appreciate this unconventional style of humor, many are likely to think it is strange or inappropriate. This has probably contributed to the polarized opinions about Musk, which might partly reflect differences in humor between autistic and non-autistic people, as rev...
Now, part of the issue I think you’re running into is that I think you’ve misread what I’ve written about The Friend Zone. I’m fairly consistent in what the Friend Zone actually is: it’s something people do to themselves when they don’t want to accept that someone just not in...
and the fact that it's a spectrum and it's all about timing and it affects everyone differently. It's just screaming in my face that it's all related. Do I think it was a direct cause?
Autistic childrenwill bevery unlikely to say if they do not understand. They will either have a go and get the wrong answer, or they will panic and not even attempt the question. It is also highly likely that they will not want immediate attention because they do not want anyone to notic...
Using standard measures, QoL has been found to be lower for autistic adults than for non-autistic adults (see review with 14 adult studies; Ayres et al.,2018). However, the inherent limitation of this approach is the assumption that the same domains for QoL apply to autistic people and non...
“It’s possible that, in someone who has social anxiety and isn’t used to looking at people, having just a casual glance can feel like staring because they’re not used to it,” explains Kilduff. Autism Autistic people often communicate and carry out social interactions differently than ...
To be honest, that’s actually not far off from the issue. Not that you’re autistic but the way that the fact that you’re autistic makes you feel about yourself. It’s like that little goblin you mention, dripping poison in your ear – you have a hard time believing in your own ...
I did not know that this was a special skill until I started interviewing other people about how they think. I was surprised to discover that the other nonautistic equipment designers could not do full motion test runs of equipment in their minds. ...
Some people are exceptional at reading emotional expressions, while others struggle. Here we ask whether the way we experience emotion “on the inside” influences the way we expect emotions to be expressed in the “outside world” and subsequently our a
I think parenting/motherhood is oversold, over-glamorized and simply not the best choice for everyone. I don’t even know if I made a choice about becoming a parent. I do know I had a belief I’d be less than a whole woman if I didn’t get married and have kids. At 60, I ...