Avoidant Personality Disorder and Autism The amount of overlap between Autism and AvPD is remarkable enough to give me great pause. It causes me to suspect many high-masking Autistic people are misdiagnosed with AvPD. Over the weekend, I listened to a 4-hour deep dive on social avoidant personality (thank you, @Psychology in Seattle podcast). The […]
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Abnormal Perceptions and Autism Autistics have more abnormal perceptions than allistics. We also experience MORE distress over these events. Increasing awareness of autistic hallucination-type experiences can help reduce the stress & anxiety about having these experiences. These experiences are rarely dangerous & rarely are they a sign of something more serious. It’s simply neurons in
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Schizophrenia vs. Autism (plus, a brief history of Autism Historically speaking, Autism is a relatively new diagnosis. Schizophrenia and Autism share a long, intertwining history. For much of the 20th century, Autistic children were diagnosed under the umbrella of Schizophrenia (childhood-onset Schizophrenia or COS). The term autism first found its way into the literature in
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Supporting Autistic Kids and Teens Through Burnout As many kids are getting back into the rhythms of in-person school, sports, and extracurricular activities, I’ve found myself thinking about how our neurodivergent children are adjusting. It’s a lot for their sensory systems to handle, especially after extended periods at home. Below are some ideas on how
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Autism and OCD As a child, I experienced OCD that often caused overwhelming anxiety. If I didn’t do my OCD goodbye ritual (a compulsion) with my parents, I was terrified they would be dead when I got home from school. If I hadn’t checked for bad guys in just the right way (yes, even checking
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OCD VS. Autism This week I’m tackling another misdiagnosis that may be better situated as an “And” conversation. OCD and Autism go together quite frequently. While there is undoubtedly characteristic overlap (Autistic repetitive behavior can look like OCD compulsions and rituals and vice versa), there is increasing evidence that these conditions are a) distinct from one another
Bipolar and Autism I started this series with a desire to help distinguish Autism from common misdiagnoses. While that is still one of my goals, the deeper I tread into the literature, I realize it is so much more complex than this. While it’s challenging to get accurate statistics, Autism frequently co-occurs with at least
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