How do autistic people experience the world differently?

Robyn Steward, Autism and Asperger’s trainer, explains that autistic people can see the world differently through their senses, such as taste, smell, touch, sound and sight. Sensory sensitivities can have a huge impact on an autistic individual’s everyday life.

What happens in the brain with autism?

A brain-tissue study suggests that children affected by autism have a surplus of synapses, or connections between brain cells. The excess is due to a slowdown in the normal pruning process that occurs during brain development, researchers say.

What behaviors can neurotypicals do that autistics can’t?

Here are 5 behaviors neurotypicals can do that autistics can’t. Stimming is short for “self-stimulatory behavior” which is essentially any repetitive behavior or action that provides input to the person doing it. You might hear stimming and picture arm flapping or rocking back and forth.

Why is normal behavior seen as normal by people with autism?

And the only reason that neurotypical people’s behavior is seen as normal is because there are more neurotypicals than there are autistics. So next time you are thinking about a typical autistic behavior being weird, unacceptable, or pathological, remember that neurotypicals probably do a version of that same exact behavior.

Do neurotypicals mean what they say?

We say what we mean, we mean what we say, and we believe that neurotypicals mean what they say. On the flip side, neurotypicals don’t communicate clearly. They say one thing and mean another thing, and expect people to see through the lines and decode the true meaning of whatever they’re trying to say.

What is a neoneurotypical person?

Neurotypical people are those individuals who do not have a diagnosis of autism or any other intellectual or developmental difference. A neurotypical person is an individual who thinks, perceives, and behaves in ways that are considered to be “normal” by the general population.