Autism

What is Autism?

Autism affects the way a person communicates and how they experience the world around them. It is considered a spectrum condition.

While people with Autism share some similar characteristics, they are also all different from each other. The autism spectrum isn’t linear from high to low but varies, just as one person might vary from another.

People with Autism may:

find it hard to communicate and interact with other people
not understand social rules and might seem blunt or rude
find it hard to understand how other people think or feel
take things very literally
find things like bright lights, loud noises, smells, or certain textures overwhelming, stressful or uncomfortable
get anxious or upset about unfamiliar situations and social events
get anxious about any changes to routine
take longer to understand information
repeat the same things over and over
have highly specific interests or hobbies
notice details that others miss
have increased empathy or immense care for people or animals

Autism is thought to be strongly related with ADHD is Autism and is that’s that around 50%-70% of individuals with one condition display traits for the other. Both conditions are often misdiagnosed as one another, as there are some traits that overlap with both conditions but it can often be the case that in fact an individual has both.

The traits of Autism, can mean that an individual goes undiagnosed with ADHD, as some Autistic traits are not seen on the ADHD spectrum and therefore an individual may be instantly dismissed for ADHD.

These can include: