Embrace Autism

Research from 2019 indicates autistic people have lower empathy in correlation with autistic traits, even after accounting for alexithymia!

In our fourth podcast episode, we talk with Christine Condo, who runs the blog This Great Ape, and writes for NeuroClastic.

Greg: Last year I was diagnosed with autism.

Why did we choose the name Embrace Autism for ourselves?

In my article ‘An Autistic Therapist’ I talked about the benefits of being autistic as a psychotherapist.

With 72% of autistics experiencing suicidal ideation, 7–47% who made suicide attempts, and 0.31% who commit suicide (compared to 0.04% in the general public), suicidality is a major concern in autism.

The Extreme Demand Avoidance Questionnaire for adults (EDA-QA) is a self-administered questionnaire that measures traits and behaviours related to Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) in adults.

Masking is one of three subtypes of camouflaging, and arguably isn’t the most insidious of the three.

This article is in response to the question: “Why do autistic people tend to have disorganized thoughts?”

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The Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale for DSM-5 (ASRS-5) is a self-report screening scale for ADHD in adults.

Since I moved to Canada in 2018, we kept a tradition of carving an autism-themed pumpkin for Halloween each year.

The Aspie Quiz is quite an insightful test, but a bit challenging to interpret.

The Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale for DSM-5 (ASRS-5) is a self-report screening scale for ADHD in adults.

The Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) is a 20-item, self-administered questionnaire that measures difficulty in identifying and describing emotions.

Paulo: “Now that I have been able to emotionally detach from when I was recently denied an adult autism diagnosis, I thought that I would share my experience.”

The Executive Skills Questionnaire–Revised (ESQ–R) is a self-report instrument designed to assess your executive skill strengths and challenges.

The ESQ is a questionnaire designed to rate your executive skills—your ability to plan, focus attention, multitask, and self-regulate.

Showing curiosity and compassion rather than judgment is the only way to understand each other.

The Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT) is described by some as the world’s shortest intelligence test, consisting of only 3 questions.

On the surface, neurotypicals and autistics may appear quite alike, but there are differences in thinking and behavior.

40% of autistics had PTSD symptoms during the last month, and over 60% experience PTSD at some point in their lives.

Superman’s development parallels that of many autistic people; he has overwhelming sensory sensitivities, unique abilities, and feelings of alienation.

In our second podcast episode, we talk with Arik Marmorstein; a serial entrepreneur who’s founded Mimoona, RefreshBox, and most recently Spectroomz, a remote freelance blog for autistic talent.

The Big Five Inventory-A (BFI-A) gives a measure of an individual’s personality.

We generally tend to focus on autism, but this is a time for solidarity and to bring attention to a terrible scourge of racism, bigotry, and supremacy.

Stimming is a fundamental part of the autistic identity.

The VIA Inventory of Strengths is a self-administered questionnaire that provides a rank order of an adult’s 24 character strengths and virtues.

A few updates!

The Systemizing Quotient–Revised (SQ) is a self-report questionnaire to assess so-called systemizing cognitive styles.

We are very excited to announce that the design at the top of our Home page has been updated!

In this post, I explore concepts like hyperfocus, flow, distraction, and rumination, how they relate to each other, and how to find a balance between them.

Please Note: This post reflects earlier research on the RAADS–R.

Having passion is great, but arguing with passion can potentially undermine your ability to persuade.

The CAT-Q is a self-report measure of social camouflaging behaviors in adults, used to identify camouflaging behaviors in autistic people.

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The AQ-10 Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ-10) is a quick questionnaire that primary care practitioners can use to see if a person should be referred for an autism assessment.

The Online Alexithymia Questionnaire (OAQ-G2) is a self-administered questionnaire to measure difficulty in identifying and describing emotions and feelings, and distinguishing among the accompanying bodily sensations.

The Adult Repetitive Behaviours Questionnaire-2 (RBQ-2A) is a self-administered questionnaire that measures restricted and repetitive behaviours in adults.

The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ) is a self-report questionnaire measuring a person’s emotional ability to understand and respond to others.

The Empathy Quotient (EQ) is a self-administered questionnaire designed to measure empathy in adults.

The Aspie Quiz is a self-administered questionnaire to measure the degree to which adults with average intelligence show autistic traits.

The traditional hiring process & workplace can cause autistics unnecessary stress, and many prefer to work from home.

What tools and techniques help with the balance between sensitivities and alexithymia (not recognizing our feelings/sensitivities or suppressing them)?

The RAADS–R is designed to assist clinicians with the diagnosis of autistic adults who often “escape diagnosis” due to a subclinical level presentation.

Autistic people are significantly more affected by sleep problems.

When I designed the artwork for the Jolly April Fool’s post where I used Steven and gave him a clown’s nose, I had no idea Steven had a topical experience to share!

Has humor died, or is this a time where humor is actually in high demand?

The Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) is a self-administered questionnaire used to measure the degree to which adults show autistic traits.

It’s crucial that parents’ expectations make sense in relation to the child.