The autism spectrum is really the trauma spectrum.
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With sensory overload attacks, I have a lot of the symptoms of panic attacks (don't touch me, get away, lots of crying, rocking back and forth), but there's a part of my brain that's chilling out in the corner, surveying my body, going 'huh, this reaction is pretty interesting"
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With emotional/narrative anxiety, there is no brain part chilling in the corner; every part feels affected or involved in some way, even the parts that are working to control or understand the anxiety.
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Do you think of yourself that you are autistic and/or traumatised?
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I am likely on the autism spectrum and also had a bad childhood, tho I feel a little wary of both the words 'autism' and 'traumatised'
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