Autism spectrum disorder: restrictive, repetitive behaviours and interests are poorly understood
6 years, 9 months ago

Autism spectrum disorder: restrictive, repetitive behaviours and interests are poorly understood

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As a society, we've come a long way in our understanding of the challenges people with autism face with social communication. However, to understand how restrictive and repetitive behaviours and interests work, it's important to understand the different thinking style associated with autism. When faced with change, the difficulty people with autism have in recognising like or similar experiences — out of their familiar thought compartment — results in anxiety. Anxiety is 'very pushy' Even though people with autism are more likely to think about concrete stuff rather than abstract feelings, anxiety still exists and, if not recognised, continues unmediated in the background. As the person's world shrinks, the space left from these externally imposed structures can be taken up with restrictive and repetitive behaviours and interests.

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