signs
highly focused and intense interests
special interests
a symbol of autism created and often used by autistic people
the infinity symbol
Who is the author of the hit song featured on the soundtrack of Arcane (2021)
Imagine Dragons
when an autistic person hides their behaviour, stims among others, to blend in, it's a strategy called...
masking
behaviours and movements that help you regulate yourself
stims/stimming/self-stimulatory bevaiours
what does "the spectrum" refer to?
to the pie chart of signs, you can't be 'more' or 'less' autistic
a man who came up with the idea of "autistic psychopathy"
hans asperger
What can help with auditory overstimulation? (at least two)
Noise-cancelling headphones; quiet environment; "silent hours" at shopping centers;
the ability to feel sensations from the body
interoception
a group of disorders with the onset in the developmental period
neurodevelopmental disorders
type of therapy commonly used to 'treat' and forcefully change the behaviour of autistic children to appear more neurotypical
What is the difference between a meltdown and a shutdown?
we will judge your fate.
an intense response to an overwhelming situation/sensory overload
a meltdown
cognitive processes that allow you to achieve your goals
executive functions
an organisation whose mission was to "cure" autism
autism speaks (not capitalised because i don't respect them)
When you don't want to eat sth because of its structure - it's caused by...
sensory sensitivity/hypersensitivity
the ability to sense your movements and body position
proprioception
a metaphor used by some neurodivergent people to describe the amount of mental and physical energy they have throughout the day
the spoon theory
a man whose fradulent study pushed the antivaxx movement forward
Andrew Wakefield (just the name/surname is okay)
How many people in the world are autistic?
About 1 in a 100