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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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=== 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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* [[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]]
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* [[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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* [[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/pervasive drive for autonomy]]
* [[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]]


== Information and sensory processing ==
== Information and sensory processing ==
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* [[Dysgraphia]]
* [[Dysgraphia]]
* [[Hyperlexia]]
* [[Hyperlexia]]
* [[Misokinesia]]
* [[Misophonia]]
* [[Misophonia]]
* [[Prosopagnosia]]
* [[Prosopagnosia]]
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* [[Gastro-intestinal problems]]
* [[Gastro-intestinal problems]]
* [[Interoception]]
* [[Interoception]]
* [[Pain]]
* [[Proprioception]]
* [[Proprioception]]
* [[Sensory overload]]
* [[Sensory overload]]
* [[Sensory sensitivity]]
* [[Sensory sensitivity]]
* [[Synthesthesia|Synesthesia]]
* [[Synesthesia|Synesthesia]]
* [[Olfactory perception|Smell]]
* [[Olfactory perception|Smell]]
* [[Gustatory perception|Taste]]
* [[Gustatory perception|Taste]]
* [[Tactile perception|Texture]]
* [[Tactile perception|Touch]] (texture, temperature)
* [[Vestibulary perception]]
* [[Vestibular perception]]
* [[Visual perception|Vision]]
* [[Visual perception|Vision]]
* [[Aural sensitivity to electronics]]
* [[Aural sensitivity to electronics]]
* [[Temperature sensitivity]]


== Autistic survival guide ==
== Autistic survival guide ==
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=== Allistic 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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=== 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]]
* [[Implication]]


=== Office and work dynamics ===
=== Office and work dynamics ===
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* [[Books by Autistic authors]]
* [[Books by Autistic authors]]
* [[Podcasts by Autistic creators]]
* [[Podcasts and Websites by Autistic creators]]
* [[Autistic representation in fiction]]
* [[Autistic representation in fiction]]
* [[Symbols of Autism]]
* [[Symbols of Autism]]
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* [[Instagram]]
* [[Instagram]]
* [[TikTok]]
* [[TikTok]]
* [[Tumblr]]
* [[Twitter]]
* [[Twitter]]
* [[YouTube]]
* [[YouTube]]
* [[Blogs and Websites]]


=== Autistic culture ===
=== Autistic culture ===


* [[Autistic public figures]]
* [[Autistic public figures]]
* [[Aspie Humour]]
* [[Autistic artists]]
* [[Autistic artists]]
* [[Jokes about Autism]]


=== Articles and threads ===
=== Articles and threads ===
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== Unsure about where to put something? Just put it here! ==
== Unsure about where to put something? Just put it here! ==


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* [[Things we need good names for]]

Latest revision as of 22:49, 5 August 2023

Welcome to the ActuallyAutistic Wiki! This is a community-driven guide to all aspects of autism, allism, and helping build bridges between neurotypes. It emerged recently from the #ActuallyAutistic community on Twitter.

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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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