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What does it mean to be on the spectrum?
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Pivotal words generally used in defining and presenting autism:
A
ability to
affinity with
difficulty with
disconnection of
easier to
find challenging to
hard to
have control of
have trouble to
need to
take longer to
unable to
B
abnormal
alternative
atypical
different
distinct
exceptional
noticeable
special
unusual
variation
C
absence
additional
decreased
excessive
extra
extreme
heightened
high
hyper
hypo
increased
intense
lack
less
more
reduced
D
affected by
comfortable with
content with
dislike
distressed when
enjoy
overstimulated when
overwhelmed by
stressed by
tired by
uncomfortable with
E
deficient
failure to
impaired
poor
F
fixated
inflexible
insistence
obsessive
perseverative
repetitive
restricted
rigid
specialized
stereotyped
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Usually paired up with things falling in those categories:
behaviour
body language
changes
cognition
communication
daily living
development
emotions
focus
information processing
interests
language
learning
movement
sensory experiences
speech
socialization
thinking
etc.
Extras:
Autism: Explorations 