@whileyouwonder: Be real… how many of these do you do? 👀 Link to my Self-Identification program is in bio 💜 For my deep divers - I see youuu!!! 👇 Crompton, C. J., Ropar, D., Evans-Williams, C. V., Flynn, E. G., & Fletcher-Watson, S. (2020). Autistic peer-to-peer information transfer is highly effective. Autism, 24(7), 1704–1712. Heasman, B., & Gillespie, A. (2018). Perspective-taking is two-sided, misunderstandings between people with Asperger’s syndrome and their family members. Autism, 22(6), 740–750. de Marchena, A., & Eigsti, I. M. (2010). Conversational gestures in autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40(5), 579–592. Paul, R., Augustyn, A., Klin, A., & Volkmar, F. R. (2005). Perception and production of prosody by speakers with autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 35(2), 205–220. Senju, A., & Johnson, M. H. (2009). The eye contact effect, mechanisms and development. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 13(3), 127–134. Tanaka, J. W., & Sung, A. (2016). The “eye avoidance” hypothesis of autism face processing. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 46(5), 1538–1552. Prizant, B. M., & Duchan, J. F. (1981). The functions of immediate and delayed echolalia in autistic children. Journal of Speech and Hearing Disorders, 46(3), 241–249. Stiegler, L. N. (2015). Examining the echolalia literature, where do speech-language pathologists stand? American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 24(4), 750–762. Kapp, S. K., Gillespie-Lynch, K., Sherman, L. E., & Hutman, T. (2013). Deficit, difference, or both? Autism and neurodiversity. Developmental Psychology, 49(1), 59–71. 🧠 As always, what I share is based on my experience as an autistic speech pathologist working in autism assessment, the lived experiences of the autistic community, and what I’ve seen across 8 years of assessment work. These insights reflect common themes I’ve observed in clinical settings, assessment conversations, and client storytelling. It may not apply to everyone, and research is still catching up on a lot of this. This content is for general education and shared understanding, it is not clinical advice or a diagnostic service.

cupid🏹🫀 :

I think I might be autistic...

Laura 🦓♾️🐙🏳️‍🌈🍉 :

Not to brag, but I’m 5/5.

Stephanie :

When I'm talking to 2 people, I'm thinking about how I need to look at both of them equally and not just one.

midwestgirl80 :

That example with the cafe… I cannot for the life of me understand why people think that’s rude!! 😅

Chipperface :

Number 6: This video is on your FYP

carsten 🌈♾️ :

I do 1 so much, I stop myself now because I think other people see it as self-centered and to take away from their story 😔

ladonna0616 :

Yes! Aced another test! ⭐️

sunkissed-ginger22 :

so did I pass or did I fail...

Angel-Cakes :

My kids both can only handle small social interactions then they need to do what they call decompression and de socialisation lol

Kiki :

All of these!!!! But point 3 - instead of using quotes from movies, I sing a song as soon as I hear someone (or me) say words reminding me of that song. And mind you, I can’t even sing… 🤦🏼‍♀️😅 if only I could sing… 😅😂

Emma R :

I THRIVED during COVID when we couldn't socialise, colleagues were complaining they miss seeing people but I could have stayed at home forever. I'm either extremely introverted or something else is going on 🤷

Beefsquatch :

Undiagnosed but went five outta five. I have felt for many years I’m on the spectrum, it explains so much about my childhood and adolescence.

LilMissTeddy92 :

Im like 80% sure im audhd... But getting officially diagnosed is so expensive

Eme :

Laurel Leaf765 :

Why are you talking about me?

🏳️‍🌈 it’s_pam_mate 🏳️‍🌈 :

Erm soooooooo you just described me to a T 😳

N0_long3r_hvman :

Damn, I think I might have autism or ADHD, but I'm also afraid I'm just faking it all up because I don't remember much about my early childhood (I have REALLY bad memory for stuff like that), so it's hard for me to say if I've been behaving like this since I was a child or not

dee𒌐 :

I had to train myself to ask questions back instead of just talking about me/my answer😭

The_Zephyrus :

I’m self diagnosed but i always feel like im faking it because im not formally diagnosed 😔

skarey7 :

You went 5000 kelvin carl!

Joe :

💯 on this test and I didn’t even study

style_siren_aus :

I won!!! Top marks!!!! Where’s my prize? ✨✨

Allan Clifford 🇨🇦 :

I can’t not quote film and tv.

jessiereyes128 :

I was diagnosed with adhd as a kid and the more I learn about autism the more I think I have both. I haven't bothered getting an official diagnosis because I'm not sure if that would be worth the hassle or solve anything.