Autistic Differences

Autistic Culture

Autistic Culture

As autistic people, we generally have shared ways of “being”, thinking and communicating. We may also have similar sets of values or beliefs. It might

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Spiky Profile

Spiky Profiles

‘Spiky profile’ is a term you’ve perhaps not heard of before. You’d be forgiven for thinking it has something to do with hedgehogs posing for

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Sensory Differences - Stimming - Autistic Differences

Stimming

Do you often find yourself tapping your fingers on your desk, twirling your hair, bouncing your foot or humming to yourself? These are just a

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Being Sensory Smart - Autistic Differences

Being Sensory Smart

Once you have started to notice your own sensory differences and preferences, you can then start to experiment with ways to balance and juggle them

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Sensory Differences - Alexithymia - Autistic Differences

Alexithymia

What is alexithymia? Alexithymia is a Greek word that literally translates as “no words for feelings”, and means difficulty with understanding and/or describing your feelings

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Sensory Differences - Internal Senses - Autistic Differences

Sensory – Internal Senses

Autistic people often have lower sensitivity OR higher sensitivity with their internal senses. It is common for the levels of sensitivity to change according to

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