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== Terminology ==
== Terminology ==
=== Acronyms ===
* [[ADHD|Kinetism (ADHD)]]
* [[Overlapping neurotypes|AuDHD]]
* [[DCD]]
* [[EDS]]
* [[SPD]]
* [[ND]]
* [[Neurotypical|NT (Neurotypical)]]
* [[MH]]
* [[Special interest|SpIn/SpInt]]
* [[Rejection sensitive dysphoria|RSD (Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria)]]
* [[Positive Behavior Support (PBS)]] (What's that?)
* [[Augmentative and alternative communication|AAC]]
* [[Applied Behavior Analysis|Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)]]


=== General ===
=== General ===
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* [[Neurodivergence]]
* [[Neurodivergence]]
* [[Neurotypical]]
* [[Neurotypical]]
* [[Identity-first language]]
* [[Person-first language]]
* [[Allism]]
* [[Allism]]
* [[Society]]


* [[Executive dysfunction]]
* [[Spoon theory]]
* [[Hyperfixation]]
* [[Neuroqueer Theory]]
* [[Hyperfocus]]


* [[Infodumping]]
* [[Infodumping]]
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* [[Neurokin]]
* [[Neurokin]]
* [[Neuropeer]]
* [[Neuropeer]]
* [[Identity-first language]]
* [[Person-first language]]


* [[Spoon theory]]
* [[Executive dysfunction]]
* [[Hyperfixation]]
* [[Hyperfocus]]
* [[Pathological demand avoidance]]


=== Autism specific ===
=== Autism specific ===
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* [[Masking]]
* [[Masking]]
* [[Mirroring]]
* [[Scripting]]
* [[Meltdown]]
* [[Meltdown]]
* [[Shutdown]]
* [[Shutdown]]
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=== Other ===
=== Other ===


* [[Augmentative and alternative communication|AAC]]
 
* [[Applied Behavior Analysis|Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA)]]
* [[Grok]]
* [[Grok]]
* [[Overlapping neurotypes|AuDHD]]
* [[Highly Sensitive Person]]
* [[Highly Sensitive Person]]
* [[Justice sensitivity]]
* [[Justice sensitivity]]
* [[ADHD|Kinetism (ADHD)]]
* [[Late diagnosis]]
* [[Late diagnosis]]
* [[PBS]] (What's that?)
* [[Rejection sensitive dysphoria]]
* [[Rejection sensitive dysphoria]]
* [[Savant]]
* [[Savant]]
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== List of Autistic traits (incomplete) ==  
== List of Autistic traits (incomplete) ==  
{{Comment|I propose to de-clutter this section. For example, make a page for the Core Autistic Traits, and migrating the links in that section to that page. But doing the same for each section. --[[User:Fire Eider|Fire Eider]] ([[User talk:Fire Eider|talk]]) 14:49, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
I actually like being able to see all these links in one spot. It lets you scan and get a sense of things. But because the list is pretty long, we could potentially move this entire section to an `Autistic traits` page. On the other hand — it might not actually just be bad to have a fairly long "Main" page that serves as an index into content generally --[[User:AutExplorer|AutExplorer]] ([[User talk:AutExplorer|talk]])
I also like this, for the moment. It reduces the barrier to entry because people see all the stuff that's currently available for editing in one central place and can then just click on something immediately when they think "Oh, I want to add my thoughts to that!" --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 18:25, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
Good points. I retract what I said earlier --[[User:Fire Eider|Fire Eider]] ([[User talk:Fire Eider|talk]]) 19:38, 25 August 2022 (UTC)}}


Not every autistic person necessarily has many of the traits listed below, but these traits do tend to show up more often in autistic people than in non-autistic people.
Not every autistic person necessarily has many of the traits listed below, but these traits do tend to show up more often in autistic people than in non-autistic people.
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* [[Autistic empathy]]
* [[Autistic empathy]]
* [[Sensory sensitivity|Hyper-senses & hypo-senses]]
* [[Sensory sensitivity|Hyper-senses & hypo-senses]]
* [[Preference for certainty]]
* [[Preference for precision]]
* [[Routine]] / [[Ritual]]
* [[Routine]] / [[Ritual]]
* [[Special interest|Special interests]]
* [[Special interest|Special interests]]
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* [[Accent mimicry]]
* [[Accent mimicry]]
* [[Bluntness]]
* [[Bluntness]] [[Direct]]
* [[Selective mutism|Conditional Mutism]]
* [[Selective mutism|Conditional Mutism]] [[circumstantial or situational mutism]]
* [[Difficulty lying]]
* [[Difficulty lying]]
* [[Monotone voice]]
* [[Monotone voice]]
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* [[Phone calls|Phone call avoidance]]
* [[Phone calls|Phone call avoidance]]
* [[Wordplay]]
* [[Wordplay]]
* [[name? unconsciously getting word order wrong]]
* [[Aphasia]]
* [[Auditory processing disorder|Auditory processing difficulties]]
* [[Auditory processing disorder|Auditory processing difficulties]]
* [[Infodumping|Preference for infodumping]]
* [[Infodumping|Preference for infodumping]]
* [[Thinking in pictures and struggling to articulate said picture into words]]
* [[Autistic speech prosody]]


=== Gender and sexuality ===
=== Gender and sexuality ===
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* [[Gender]]
* [[Gender]]
* [[Autigender]]
* [[Autigender]]
* [[Demisexuality]]
* [[Autism and LGBTQ+]]
* [[Autism and LGBTQ+]]
* [[Peritiosexual]]
* [[Peritiosexual]]
* [[Neuroqueer]]
* [[Xenogender]]
* [[Xenogender]]
* [[Asexuality]]
** [[Demisexuality]]
* [[Aromanticism]]
* [[Aplatonicism]]


=== Imperatives and neurological ===
=== Imperatives and neurological ===
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=== Memory ===
=== Memory ===


* [[Atypical autobigraphical and episodic memory]]
* [[Atypical autobiographical and episodic memory]]
* [[Emotion memory imprinting]]
* [[Emotion memory imprinting]]
* [[Childhood amnesia]]
* [[Childhood amnesia]]


=== Pychological ===
=== Psychological ===


* [[Cat empathy]]
* [[Cat empathy]]
* [[Empathy#Hyper-empathy|Hyper-empathy]]
* [[Empathy#Hypo-empathy|Hypo-empathy]]
* [[Preference for animation]]
* [[Preference for animation]]
* [[Preference for autistically coded characters]]
* [[Preference for autistically coded characters]]
* [[Gravitate towards other neurodivergents]]
* [[Gravitate towards other neurodivergents]]
* [[Hyper-phantasia]] empathising with inanimate objects.


=== Physical ===
=== Physical ===
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* [[Hypermobility]]
* [[Hypermobility]]
* [[Toe walking]]  
* [[Toe walking]]  
=== Senses ===
* [[Aural sensitivity to electronics]]
* [[Hyper-empathy]]
* [[Hypo-empathy]]
* [[Temperature sensitivity]]


=== Traumagenic Autistic traits ===
=== Traumagenic Autistic traits ===


* [[Over-apologizing]]
* [[Over-apologizing]]
* [[People-pleasing]]
* [[People pleasing]]
* [[High mortality rate]]
* [[High mortality rate]]
* [[Irrational fears, logical]]
* [[Irrational fears, logical]]
{{Comment|(Contradiction...?) --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 18:56, 26 August 2022 (UTC)}}
{{Comment|(Contradiction...?) --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 18:56, 26 August 2022 (UTC)}}
{{Comment|No, they are locial fears that are irrational out of context of ND.}}
{{Comment|No, they are logical fears that are irrational out of context of ND.}}
{{Comment|I think the page could be titled differently then, it sounds very ambiguous/unclear to me? --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 18:56, 26 August 2022 (UTC)}}
{{Comment|I think the page could be titled differently then, it sounds very ambiguous/unclear to me? --[[User:Fochti|Fochti]] ([[User talk:Fochti|talk]]) 18:56, 26 August 2022 (UTC)}}
* [[Social anxiety]]
* [[Social anxiety]]
* [[Pathological demand avoidance]]
* [[Pathological demand avoidance/pervasive drive for autonomy]] [[extreme demand avoidance]] the following description is purely hypothetical and not composed in consultation with the adult PDA community: the combination of Autism and ADHD driving a non-stop rollercoaster ride of fight or flight responses (the autism wanting routine and the adhd wanting spontaneity) feeding the need to claw back control, reducing the brains capacity to regulate and rationalise likely resulting in crashes and observable ‘extreme reactions’ to what may be perceived as minor events. (This is what I am currently working on as part of my MA in Autism).


=== Additional Autistic traits ===
=== Additional Autistic traits ===
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* [[Overlapping Autistic traits]]
* [[Overlapping Autistic traits]]


=== Comorbidities ===
=== Co-Existing Characteristics/Conditions (formerly titled ‘Comorbidities’) ===


* [[ADHD]]
* [[Allergies and Sensitivities (See also MCDs)]]
* [[Anxiety]]
* [[Apraxia]]
* [[Bipolar disorder]]
* [[Bipolar disorder]]
* [[Borderline personality disorder|Borderline/EUPD]]
* [[Borderline personality disorder|Borderline/EUPD]]
* [[Complex post-traumatic stress disorder|CPTSD]]
* [[Complex post-traumatic stress disorder|CPTSD]]
* [[Depression]]
* [[Dysautonomia]]
* [[Dyscalculia]]
* [[Dyscalculia]]
* [[Dyslexia]]
* [[Dyslexia]]
* [[Dysgraphia]]
* [[Dyspraxia]]
* [[Eating disorders / ARFID]]
* [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome|EDS]]
* [[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome|EDS]]
* [[Hypermobility]]
* [[Hypermobility]]
* [[Hyperlexia]]
* [[Hyperlexia]]
* [[ADHD]]
* [[Migraine]]
* [[MCDs: Mast Cell Diseases / Disorders including forms of MCAS, HaTS and Mastocytosis]]
* [[Obsessive-compulsive disorder|OCD]]
* [[Obsessive-compulsive disorder|OCD]]
* [[Plurality]]
* [[PMDD Premenstrual Dysphoria Disorder]]
* [[Depression]]
* [[PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder]]
* [[Anxiety]]
* [[Stress Incontinence]]


== Resources ==
== Information and sensory processing ==


=== Media ===
=== Information processing differences ===


* [[Books by Autistic authors]]
* [[Aphasia]]
* [[Podcasts by Autistic creators]]
* [[Auditory processing disorder]]
* [[Autistic representation in fiction]]
* [[Dyslexia]]
* [[Symbols of Autism]]
* [[Dyspraxia]]
* [[Dyscalculia]]
* [[Dysgraphia]]
* [[Hyperlexia]]
* [[Misokinesia]]
* [[Misophonia]]
* [[Prosopagnosia]]
* [[Synesthesia]]


=== Social media ===
=== Senses ===


* [[Instagram]]
Many autistics have differences in their senses, such as maybe hypersensitive to sound but hyposensitive to smell. These articles should try to document examples of both types as well as potential ways to compensate.
* [[TikTok]]
* [[Twitter]]
* [[YouTube]]


=== Autistic culture ===
* [[Auditory perception|Hearing]]
 
* [[Gastro-intestinal problems]]
* [[Autistic public figures]]
* [[Interoception]]
* [[Autistic artists]]
* [[Pain]]
* [[Jokes about Autism]]
* [[Proprioception]]
 
* [[Sensory overload]]
=== Articles and threads ===
* [[Sensory sensitivity]]
 
* [[Synesthesia|Synesthesia]]
* [[Articles]]
* [[Olfactory perception|Smell]]
* [["Am I Autistic?" Guide]]
* [[Gustatory perception|Taste]]
* [[Autism without trauma]]
* [[Tactile perception|Touch]] (texture, temperature)
* [[Non-derogatory DSM-5 diagnosis criteria for Autism]]
* [[Vestibular perception]]
* [[Signs you might be autistic]]
* [[Visual perception|Vision]]
* [[Accidentally open secrets regarding Autism]]
* [[Aural sensitivity to electronics]]


== Autistic survival guide ==
== Autistic survival guide ==


=== Sociology 101 ===
=== Allistic sociology 101 ===


* [[Society]]
* [[Ableism]]
* [[Ableism]]
* [[Gender]]
* [[Gender]]
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* [[Phatic expression]]
* [[Phatic expression]]
* [[Saving face]]
* [[Saving face]]
* [[Small talk]]
* [[Social power]]
* [[Social power]]
* [[Social contract]]
* [[Social contract]]
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* [[Alexithymia]]
* [[Alexithymia]]
* [[Anger]]
* [[Anxiety]]
* [[Anxiety]]
* [[Defence mechanism|Defence mechanisms]]
* [[Defence mechanism]]
* [[Depression]]
* [[Depression]]
* [[Empathy]]
* [[Empathy]]
* [[Imposter syndrome]]
* [[Imposter syndrome]]
* [[Learned helplessness]]
* [[Overthinking]]
* [[Overthinking]]
* [[People pleasing]]
* [[Rumination]]
* [[Rumination]]
* [[Social anxiety]]
* [[Theory of mind]]
* [[Theory of mind]]
* [[Trauma]]
* [[Trauma bonding]]
* [[Trauma response]]


=== Neurology 101 ===
=== Neurology 101 ===
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=== Communication and miscommunication ===
=== Communication and miscommunication ===


* [[Body language]]
* [[Common sense]]
* [[Common sense]]
* [[Double empathy problem]]
* [[The Double Empathy Problem]]
* [[Eye contact]]
* [[Facial expression|Facial expressions]]
* [[Getting coffee]]
* [[Getting coffee]]
* [[Literal interpretation]]
* [[Literal interpretation]]
* [[Multi-channel communication]]
* [[Multi-channel communication]]
* [[Pragmatics]]
** [[Body language]]
** [[Eye contact]]
** [[Facial expression|Facial expressions]]
** [[Tone of voice]]
** [[Implication]]
* [[Responding to "How are you?"]]
* [[Responding to "How are you?"]]
* [[Social cue|Social cues]]
* [[Social cue|Social cues]]
* [[Tone of voice]]
* [[Idioms]]
* [[Idioms]]


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== Autism "research" and "therapy" ==
== Autism "research" and "therapy" ==
Mainstream research on autism is often problematic in various ways.


* [[Autism Speaks]]
* [[Autism Speaks]]
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* [[Ethics of autism research]]
* [[Ethics of autism research]]
* [[History of autism]]
* [[History of autism]]
* [[The pathology paradigm|Pathology paradigm]]
* [[Stigma]]
* [[Stigma]]
* [[Applied_Behavior_Analysis|Applied behavior analysis]]
* [[Applied_Behavior_Analysis|Applied behavior analysis]]
* [[Violence against Autistic people]]
* [[Violence against Autistic people]]


== Information and sensory processing ==
== Resources ==
 
=== Media ===
 
* [[Books by Autistic authors]]
* [[Podcasts and Websites by Autistic creators]]
* [[Autistic representation in fiction]]
* [[Symbols of Autism]]
 
=== Social media ===


=== Information processing differences ===
* [[Instagram]]
* [[TikTok]]
* [[Tumblr]]
* [[Twitter]]
* [[YouTube]]
* [[Blogs and Websites]]


* [[Aphasia]]
=== Autistic culture ===
* [[Auditory processing disorder]]
* [[Dyslexia]]
* [[Dyspraxia]]
* [[Dyscalculia]]
* [[Dysgraphia]]
* [[Hyperlexia]]
* [[Misophonia]]
* [[Prosopagnosia]]
* [[Synesthesia]]


=== Senses ===
* [[Autistic public figures]]
* [[Aspie Humour]]
* [[Autistic artists]]


Many autistics have differences in their senses, such as maybe hypersensitive to sound but hyposensitive to smell. These articles should try to document examples of both types as well as potential ways to compensate.
=== Articles and threads ===


* [[Auditory perception|Hearing]]
* [[Articles]]
* [[Gastro-intestinal problems]]
* [["Am I Autistic?" Guide]]
* [[Interoception]]
* [[Autism without trauma]]
* [[Proprioception]]
* [[Non-derogatory DSM-5 diagnosis criteria for Autism]]
* [[Sensory overload]]
* [[Signs you might be autistic]]
* [[Sensory sensitivity]]
* [[Accidentally open secrets regarding Autism]]
* [[Synthesthesia|Synesthesia]]
* [[Olfactory perception|Smell]]
* [[Gustatory perception|Taste]]
* [[Tactile perception|Texture]]
* [[Vestibulary perception]]
* [[Visual perception|Vision]]


== Unsure about where to put something? Just put it here! ==
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* [[Things we need good names for]]

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Meta[edit]

Terminology[edit]

Acronyms[edit]

General[edit]

Autism specific[edit]

Other[edit]

Outmoded terminology[edit]

While many autists have moved away from these terms, some continue to use them to describe their experience. Please remember that people may have complex reasons for the words they choose, and that differences in vocabulary are okay. In short, while it's important to understand how these outdated terms play to most autists, it's also not helpful to police other people's word choices.

List of Autistic traits (incomplete)[edit]

Not every autistic person necessarily has many of the traits listed below, but these traits do tend to show up more often in autistic people than in non-autistic people.

Core autistic traits[edit]

Autistic nonverbal communication[edit]

Autistic verbal communication[edit]

Gender and sexuality[edit]

Imperatives and neurological[edit]

Familial[edit]

Memory[edit]

Psychological[edit]

Physical[edit]

Traumagenic Autistic traits[edit]

(Contradiction...?) --Fochti (talk) 18:56, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

No, they are logical fears that are irrational out of context of ND.

I think the page could be titled differently then, it sounds very ambiguous/unclear to me? --Fochti (talk) 18:56, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

  • Social anxiety
  • Pathological demand avoidance/pervasive drive for autonomy extreme demand avoidance the following description is purely hypothetical and not composed in consultation with the adult PDA community: the combination of Autism and ADHD driving a non-stop rollercoaster ride of fight or flight responses (the autism wanting routine and the adhd wanting spontaneity) feeding the need to claw back control, reducing the brains capacity to regulate and rationalise likely resulting in crashes and observable ‘extreme reactions’ to what may be perceived as minor events. (This is what I am currently working on as part of my MA in Autism).

Additional Autistic traits[edit]

Co-Existing Characteristics/Conditions (formerly titled ‘Comorbidities’)[edit]

Information and sensory processing[edit]

Information processing differences[edit]

Senses[edit]

Many autistics have differences in their senses, such as maybe hypersensitive to sound but hyposensitive to smell. These articles should try to document examples of both types as well as potential ways to compensate.

Autistic survival guide[edit]

Allistic sociology 101[edit]

Culture-specific differences[edit]

Psychology 101[edit]

Neurology 101[edit]

Communication and miscommunication[edit]

Office and work dynamics[edit]

Dating and relationships[edit]

Accommodations and support[edit]

Diagnostic journey[edit]

Mental health[edit]

Autism "research" and "therapy"[edit]

Mainstream research on autism is often problematic in various ways.

Resources[edit]

Media[edit]

Social media[edit]

Autistic culture[edit]

Articles and threads[edit]

Unsure about where to put something? Just put it here![edit]

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