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Clinical neurodiversity: Autism

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which affects how people
communicate and interact with the world. It impacts approximately
2% of all adults.

Autistic people often have heightened senses,
meaning the world can feel overwhelming.

Common autism traits include:

❖ problems with social interaction

❖ unusual interest in objects

❖ need for sameness

❖ great variation in abilities

❖ repeated actions or body movements

❖ unusual emotional reactions and expressions

❖ under/over reaction to one or more of the five senses:

sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste
Image courtesy of Twitter, based on the highly
❖ fluctuation from day to day (energy expended from the social tank) creative work of artist Rebecca Burgess @theorah