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== Actually Autistic terms ==<br />
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* [[Allism]]<br />
* [[Autistic_Burnout|Autistic burnout]]<br />
* [[Echolalia]]<br />
* [[Executive_Dysfunction|Executive dysfunction]]<br />
* [[Hyperfocus]]<br />
* [[Info_Dumping|Info-dumping]]<br />
* [[Masking]]<br />
* [[Meltdown]]<br />
* [[Monotropism]]<br />
* [[Neurodivergence]]<br />
* [[Neurodiversity]]<br />
* [[Neurotypical]]<br />
* [[Rejection_Sensitive_Dysphoria|Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria]]<br />
* [[Self-diagnosis|Self diagnosis]] and [[Formal_diagnosis|medical diagnosis]]<br />
* [[Sensory_Overload|Sensory overload]]<br />
* [[Shutdown]]<br />
* [[Special interest]]<br />
* [[Spoons]]<br />
* [[Stimming]]<br />
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== Sociology ==<br />
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* [[Group_Dynamics|Group dynamics]]<br />
* [[Peer_Group|Peer group]]<br />
* [[Power]]<br />
* [[Saving face]]<br />
* [[Social status]]<br />
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== Psychology ==<br />
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* [[Alexithymia|Alexithymia]]<br />
* [[Anxiety|Anxiety]]<br />
* [[Empathy|Empathy]]<br />
* [[Imposter_Syndrome|Imposter syndrome]]<br />
* [[Synesthesia|Synesthesia]]<br />
* [[Theory_of_Mind|Theory of mind]]<br />
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== Sources of misunderstandings between autistic and non-autistic people ==<br />
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* [[Body_language|Body language]]<br />
* [[Common_Sense|Common sense]]<br />
* [[Defence mechanisms]]<br />
* [[Double_Empathy_Problem|Double empathy problem]]<br />
* [[Eye_contact|Eye contact]]<br />
* [[Facial expressions]]<br />
* [[Getting coffee]]<br />
* [[Literal interpretation]]<br />
* [[Multi-channel communication]]<br />
* [[Multiple_Diagnoses|Multiple diagnoses]]<br />
* [[Responding to "How Are You?"|Responding to "How are you?"]]<br />
* [[Social cues]]<br />
* [[Tone of voice]]<br />
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== Navigating office & work dynamics ==<br />
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* [[HR interviews]]<br />
* [[Job interviews]]<br />
* [[Meetings]]<br />
* [[Networking]]<br />
* [[Office gossip]]<br />
* [[Team building / work socials]]<br />
* [[Water cooler]]<br />
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== Dating & relationships ==<br />
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* [[Autistic love languages]]<br />
* [[Dating apps / online dating]]<br />
* [[Neurodivergent Relationships]]<br />
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== Autistic culture ==<br />
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* [[Books by Autistic authors]]<br />
* [[Autistic celebrities]]<br />
* [[Autistic representation in fiction]]<br />
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== Accommodations ==<br />
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* [[AAC]]<br />
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== Culture specific differences ==<br />
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* [[Ask culture vs guess culture]]<br />
* [[High context and low context cultures]]<br />
* [[Peach_and_coconut_cultures|Peach and Coconut cultures]]<br />
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== Diagnostic journey ==<br />
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* [[Formal diagnosis]]<br />
* [[Questioning]]<br />
* [[Research]]<br />
* [[Screening tools]]<br />
* [[Self-diagnosis]]<br />
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== Autism research ==<br />
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* [[Autism stereotypes]]<br />
* [[Deficit model]]<br />
* [[Ethics of autism research]]<br />
* [[Gender bias]]<br />
* [[History of autism]]<br />
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== How to help ==<br />
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* [[Capacity]]<br />
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== Mental health ==<br />
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* [[Difficulties with mental health services]]<br />
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== Learning difficulties ==<br />
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* [[Auditory_processing_disorder|Auditory processing disorder]]<br />
* [[Dyslexia]]<br />
* [[Dyspraxia]]<br />
* [[Dyscalculia]]<br />
* [[Dysgraphia]]<br />
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== Senses ==<br />
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.<br />
* [[Auditory_Perception|Hearing]]<br />
* [[Interoception]]<br />
* [[Proprioception]]<br />
* [[Olfaction|Smell]]<br />
* [[Taste]]<br />
* [[Vision]]<br />
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== Meta ==<br />
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We can talk about the wiki itself in talk-pages[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Talk_pages].<br />
Feel free to create your own for topics.<br />
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* [[Talk:Meta]]<br />
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