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Higher rates of self-injury are noted in socially isolated autistic people. Studies have shown that a lack of socialization skills are related factors to self-injurious behavior for autistic people. [90] Self-injury could be a response to modulate pain perception when chronic pain or other health problems that cause pain are present. [89]: 12–13
In particular, autistic people have anecdotally identified patterns of factors that lead to burnout. [136] Autistic people can also derive support from community members by sharing mitigating and coping strategies. [137] This community factor is a reason that community psychology is used to study autistic communities. [138]
Autistic people appear to have a local bias for visual information processing, that is, a preference for processing local features (details, parts) rather than global features (the whole). [34] One explanation for this local bias is that people with autism do not have the normal global precedence when looking at objects and scenes ...
[14] [192] [15] People with ADHD appear to have unimpaired long-term memory, and deficits in long-term recall appear to be attributed to impairments in working memory. [206] Due to the rates of brain maturation and the increasing demands for executive control as a person gets older, ADHD impairments may not fully manifest themselves until ...
Autistic people's preferences and expectations at work can be radically different from those of non-autistic people. In the general population, motivating factors at work are based on salary and bonuses , the prospect of promotion supported by the symbolism of power , and social benefits in terms of leisure and festive encounters. [ 187 ]
Young autistic boy stimming with cold water in the kitchen sink. Stimming behavior is almost always present in autistic people, but does not, on its own, necessarily indicate the diagnosis. [9] [23] The biggest difference between autistic and non-autistic stimming is the type of stim and the quantity of stimming. [23]
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder management options are evidence-based practices with established treatment efficacy for ADHD.Approaches that have been evaluated in the management of ADHD symptoms include FDA-approved pharmacologic treatment and other pharmaceutical agents, psychological or behavioral approaches, combined pharmacological and behavioral approaches, cognitive training ...
Engaging in special interests can bring autistic people great joy [25] [26] and many autistic people spend large amounts of time engaged in their special interest. [27] In adults, engaging with special interests has been shown to have positive outcomes for mental health, [28] self-esteem, [29] and can be used to manage stress.