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The difficulties encountered by autistic people on the job market have multiple explanations, [147] linked among other things to communication and social interactions with employers and colleagues, [148] to their sensory hypersensitivities, [83] [102] but also to a work environment unsuited to their disability, [24] and to a lack of ...
Deficits in ASD are often linked to behavior problems, such as difficulties following directions, being cooperative, and doing things on other people's terms. [273] Symptoms similar to those of ADHD can be part of an ASD diagnosis. [274] Sensory processing disorder is also comorbid with ASD, with comorbidity rates of 42–88%. [275]
Businesses, employment organisations, specialist support groups and autistic people will be asked to identify barriers to work. Businesses, employment organisations, specialist support groups and ...
A 2003 review of epidemiological studies of children found autism rates ranging from 0.03 to 4.84 per 1,000, with the ratio of autism to Asperger syndrome ranging from 1.5:1 to 16:1; [142] combining the geometric mean ratio of 5:1 with a conservative prevalence estimate for autism of 1.3 per 1,000 suggests indirectly that the prevalence of AS ...
Autism rights movement (ARM) – (a subset of the neurodiversity movement, also known as the anti-cure movement or autistic culture movement) is a social movement that encourages autistic people, their caregivers and society to adopt a position of neurodiversity, accepting autism as a variation in functioning rather than a mental disorder to be ...
The reason isn’t because people are uninformed or want children to get sick. It is because for many, the idea of a vaccine-autism link gives them hope. ... “If you take a look at autism, go ...
Encouraging discussion of a special interest can help autistic people develop social skills [23] and help them find social communities. [34] [35] Autism acceptance proponents encourage autistic people to embrace their special interests, as long as they are not interfering with other parts of a person's life. [36]
Autistic burnout is defined as a syndrome of exhaustion, skill loss/regression, and sensory hypersensitivity or intensification of other autistic features. [1] Autistic people commonly say it is caused by prolonged overexertion of one's abilities to cope with life stressors, including lack of accommodations for one's support needs, which tax an autistic person's mental, emotional, physical ...