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*Stimming (e.g. hand flapping, rocking, spinning self or objects, biting, head banging, moving eyes upwards or the side, making vocalisations)<ref>[https://www.healthline.com/health/autism/stimming Stimming: Causes and Management]</ref><ref>[https://www.acornautism.co.nz/blog/2018/5/23/why-does-my-child-with-autism-flap-their-hands Why does my child with Autism flap their hands?] | *Stimming (e.g. hand flapping, rocking, spinning self or objects, biting, head banging, moving eyes upwards or the side, making vocalisations)<ref>[https://www.healthline.com/health/autism/stimming Stimming: Causes and Management]</ref><ref>[https://www.acornautism.co.nz/blog/2018/5/23/why-does-my-child-with-autism-flap-their-hands Why does my child with Autism flap their hands?] | ||
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*Fidgeting | |||
*Often as a child, repeating words or expressions vocally just after someone pronounced them, this is called echolalia | *Often as a child, repeating words or expressions vocally just after someone pronounced them, this is called echolalia | ||
*Trouble understanding or inability to understand body language | *Trouble understanding or inability to understand body language | ||
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*Word retrieval impairment<ref>[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30758144/ Frontal lobe dysfunction underlies the differential word retrieval impairment in adolescents with high-functioning autism]</ref> | *Word retrieval impairment<ref>[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30758144/ Frontal lobe dysfunction underlies the differential word retrieval impairment in adolescents with high-functioning autism]</ref> | ||
*Being physically and mentally tired, sometimes anxious or suicidal, most of the time due to having to live among NTs and act like them (camouflaging)<ref>[https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/autistic-burnout-explained/ Autistic burnout, explained]</ref> | *Being physically and mentally tired, sometimes anxious or suicidal, most of the time due to having to live among NTs and act like them (camouflaging)<ref>[https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/autistic-burnout-explained/ Autistic burnout, explained]</ref> | ||
*Bad handwriting<ref name=":0">[https://pathfindersforautism.org/articles/adults-with-autism/asperger-syndrome-grows-up-recognizing-adults-in-todays-challenging-world/ Asperger Syndrome Grows Up – Recognizing Adults in Today’s Challenging World] | |||
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*Trouble making or mainteining eye-contact<ref name=":0" /> | |||
*Strong negative reaction to some food of odors (seen a being "picky")<ref name=":0" /> | |||
*Tendency to dislike lies<ref name=":0" /> | |||
*Being "too honest" to the point of being rude<ref name=":0" /> | |||
*Being bad a teamwork<ref name=":0" /> | |||
*Using drugs or substances to cope with being among NTs<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/03/autism-and-addiction/518289/ The Hidden Link Between Autism and Addiction] | |||
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== Treatments == | == Treatments == | ||
The is currently no treatments for autism. However, in 2019 a gene-editing tool has cured autism among adolescent mice.<ref>[https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/crispr-therapy-may-reverse-autism-mutations-effects-well-past-infancy/ CRISPR therapy may reverse autism mutation’s effects well past infancy]</ref> | The is currently no treatments for autism. However, in 2019 a gene-editing tool has cured autism among adolescent mice.<ref>[https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/crispr-therapy-may-reverse-autism-mutations-effects-well-past-infancy/ CRISPR therapy may reverse autism mutation’s effects well past infancy]</ref> | ||