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[1] [2] Masking is a learned coping strategy [3] [4] that can be successful from the perspective of some autistic people, but can also lead to adverse mental health outcomes. [1] [5] Autistic people have cited social acceptance, the need to get a job, and the avoidance of ostracism or verbal or physical abuse as reasons for masking. [6]
The English suffixes -phobia, -phobic, -phobe (from Greek φόβος phobos, "fear") occur in technical usage in psychiatry to construct words that describe irrational, abnormal, unwarranted, persistent, or disabling fear as a mental disorder (e.g. agoraphobia), in chemistry to describe chemical aversions (e.g. hydrophobic), in biology to describe organisms that dislike certain conditions (e.g ...
Research published by charity AsIAm in 2022 showed that 6 in 10 Irish people associated autism with negative characteristics such as "not making eye contact", "difficulty making friends" and "no to little verbal communication". [2] People were less likely to know the positive traits associated with autism, such as logical thinking, honesty and ...
Some people develop phobias during childhood, others during adolescence and some don’t until their early adulthood. Research suggests that phobias can occur from a variety of things.
[2] [3] Sensory processing disorder has been characterized as the source of significant problems in organizing sensation coming from the body and the environment and is manifested by difficulties in the performance in one or more of the main areas of life: productivity, leisure and play [4] or activities of daily living. [5]
Engaging in special interests can bring autistic people great joy [24] [25] and many autistic people spend large amounts of time engaged in their special interest. [26] In adults, engaging with special interests has been shown to have positive outcomes for mental health, [27] self-esteem, [28] and can be used to manage stress.
Autistic people often forget details of what happened during their meltdowns. [11] Meltdowns can be misunderstood by first responders and law enforcement, potentially leading to situation escalation. Recognizing the difference between meltdowns and typical tantrums is crucial for appropriate response and support. [7]: 2033–2034
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