To find a sense of peace and improve your sleep, get started with Aura today for free. The first 500 people to use my link will also get 25% off + FREE trial to the Aura membership: https://www.aurahealth.io/imautisticnowwhat02 🐌 If you'd like, you can support the creation of these videos on Patreon! You can get 2 exclusive videos a month, access to the Discord server, podcast episodes, and more! 🐌: https://www.patreon.com/imautisticnowwhat 💛WATCH NEXT💛: The 4 Types of Autistic Masking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36-K-HW3syc Taking the CAT-Q Masking Test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RgYyi6SgWg Taking the CAT-Q Masking Test with my Non-Autistic Husband: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLqpaeRNMvs The Most Autistic Phone Call I Have EVER Seen | Autistic Reels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMtrsIGuPnY 📸 Instagram 📸 : https://www.instagram.com/imautisticnowwhat 📹 My Videos mentioned 📹: The 4 Types of Autistic Masking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36-K-HW3syc The Best Theory of Autism you've probably NEVER heard of...: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mBbOOzhoGQ If you think this is Infantilising Autism, you're WRONG.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2C7GOOHZa8 00:00 You're just an introvert, tho?? 01:50 Autistic people can't have friends? 05:52 Are you a robot? 08:19 This is not fun. 10:57 If people said this to you, you might be autistic 12:18 Autistic traits are just human traits. 16:30 Does this give you rage? 19:33 Neurotypical people are boring? 23:30 I don't want to admit this about myself... 26:30 Do you get stuck? 29:45 What if you're hiding autistic traits? 📒 Sources 📒: Autism & Genetics: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/what-is-autism/the-causes-of-autism#:~:text=Evidence%20suggests%20that%20autism%20may,person%20has%20been%20brought%20up. Neurotypical Peers are Less Willing to Interact with Those with Autism based on Thin Slice Judgments: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5286449/ Uncanny valley: https://www.simplypsychology.org/uncanny-valley.html Robots clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAfKxINavvU Britons show huge lack of knowledge on Autism: https://www.carehome.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1667907/lack-understanding-misconceptions-autism Dr Hannah Belcher Blog: https://hannahbelcher.com/blog/ Dr Hannah Belcher Autistic People & Masking: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/professional-practice/autistic-masking DSM-5: https://www.tricare-west.com/content/dam/hnfs/tw/prov/resources/pdf/forms/dsm-5-diagnostic-checklist.pdf It feels like holding back: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1750946721001392 Potato: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Untold-History-Potato-John-Reader/dp/0099474794 Inside our autistic minds: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fprogrammes%2Fp0bbnh47&psig=AOvVaw2VtObJGXTnpiNGSLssl8R4&ust=1706527843959000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBUQjhxqFwoTCNCnsuH9_4MDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAJ Shy, withdrawn, or autistic BMJ: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1995127/ 📖 *Books I'd Recommend about Autism 📖 : Aspergirls by Rudy Simone: https://amzn.to/3xSZ6Mg Different not Less by Chloe Hayden (read if you want to cry): https://amzn.to/40fKx2m Unmasking Autism by Devon Price: https://amzn.to/3LhMV3j *These are affiliate links. The channel will receive a small commission if you buy anything on Amazon after clicking through with this link. There's no extra cost to you; any money will go towards putting out more content. I'd love to post twice a week and put more time into research for these videos. Thank you so much - I really appreciate every like and comment! DISCLAIMER: I am a second-year psychology student and a late-diagnosed #actuallyautistic individual. I am not a qualified healthcare professional.