What is Autism?
Autism is defined as 'a lifelong developmental disability thast affects the way a person communicates and interacts with the world' (Autism.org.uk).
My Experience of Autism
It wasn't until I was 17, that a doctor recognised some of my behaviours and difficulties, could be due to me being Autistic; and so, after At this point, I was very mentally unwell, and wasn't making much progress in my time under mental health services. In hindsight, a lot of the things I struggled with in my childhood, could be attributed to trying to cope, as an autistic person, in a neurotypical world.
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As Autism is a spectrum condition, everybody experiences it differently; so, what one person struggles with, might not be the same as another. It's not always easy to know what, an autistic person, struggles with as many of us are experts at 'masking' (mimicking neurotypical behaviours, to camouflage and/or suppress natural, autistic responses). Below are a few of the things that I struggle with, as an autistic person:
Noise Sensitivity
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Hyper-Fixation
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Eye Contact
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Anxiety
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Taste Sensitivity
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Executive Dysfunction
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