6 Obscure Signs you're Actually Autistic

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🐌 Become a snail! 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 War on 'Autism Moms' Needs to STOP.: https://youtu.be/rKNEwlQCi7c The 4 Types of Autistic Masking:https://youtu.be/36-K-HW3syc 9 Signs You are Probably NOT Autistic...: https://youtu.be/0ZomGtlmfXE 📸 Instagram 📸 : https://www.instagram.com/imautisticnowwhat 📹 My Videos mentioned 📹: struggling with autistic burn out...: https://youtu.be/zHZuzwl6r3c The Best Theory of Autism you've probably NEVER heard of...: https://youtu.be/3mBbOOzhoGQ 📒 Sources 📒: DSM-5 book: https://dsm.psychiatryonline.org/doi/book/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596 DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria: https://www.tricare-west.com/content/dam/hnfs/tw/prov/resources/pdf/forms/dsm-5-diagnostic-checklist.pdf Different not Less by Chloe Hayden (read if you want to cry): https://amzn.to/40fKx2m Autism diagnoses could be twice as high: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2023/jun/number-autistic-people-england-may-be-twice-high-previously-thought Autism is Underdiagnosed: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(23)00045-5/fulltext Leo Kanner Early Work: https://autismtruths.org/pdf/Autistic%20Disturbances%20of%20Affective%20Contact%20-%20Leo%20Kanner.pdf Autism and Perfectionism: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-010-0977-z Eating Disorders & perfectionism: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7757095/ Eating Disorders and Autism: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36213911/ BPS Article - I Can Only Apologise: https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/i-can-only-apologise-patients-where-i-didnt-recognise-their-autism Donald Triplett: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Triplett Panic Attack: https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/anxiety-and-panic-attacks/panic-attacks/ BPD and Autism: https://embrace-autism.com/its-not-bpd-its-autism/#Summary Emerging unstable BPS: https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/ask-yourself-could-person-be-autistic BPD Traits: https://www.verywellmind.com/borderline-personality-disorder-diagnosis-425174 https://floridabhcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Bipolar-Disorders_Adult-Guidelines-2019-2020.pdf Research on Burnout: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/full/10.1089/aut.2019.0079 Catatonia: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mental-health/mental-illnesses-and-mental-health-problems/catatonia#:~:text=Catatonia%20is%20a%20state%20in,behaviour%20in%20many%20different%20ways. https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/mental-health/catatonia/autistic-adults Burnout Tips: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/professional-practice/autistic-burnout Dyspraxia and Autism: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2007.00734.x https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/decoding-overlap-autism-adhd/ Dyspraxia Foundation: https://dyspraxiafoundation.org.uk/what_is_dyspraxia/dyspraxia-foundation-faqs/#:~:text=Around%2010%25%20of%20people%20with,show%20features%20of%20dyspraxia%2FDCD ADHD and Autism: https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/decoding-overlap-autism-adhd/ What is Autistic Inertia: https://autismawarenesscentre.com/what-is-autistic-inertia/ Autism and Inertia Study: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/13623613231198916 📖 *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 00:00 Some things are missing from the DSM-5? 02:40 Can you handle mistakes? 06:23 The Most 'Disordered' Trait? (Skip here if you want to avoid ED talk) 11:30 Are you exhausted? 15:03: Should these two things be a separate diagnosis? 17:29 The most disabling part of being autistic? 19:39 Doctors need to learn about this... 22:29 Too social to be autistic? *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.