9 Signs You're Actually NOT 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 📸 Instagram 📸 : https://www.instagram.com/imautisticnowwhat 💛WATCH NEXT💛: My video about Monotropism: https://youtu.be/3mBbOOzhoGQ Taking the MQ: https://youtu.be/D_8xGTFLfdo The 4 Types of Autistic Masking: https://youtu.be/36-K-HW3syc 9 Signs You are Probably NOT Autistic...: https://youtu.be/0ZomGtlmfXE 6 Obscure Signs you're Actually Autistic: https://youtu.be/eT_IUs_fzdg For more information on Monotropism: https://monotropism.org/ Me and Monotropism: A unified theory of autism: https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/me-and-monotropism-unified-theory-autism Fergus Murray on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@0olong Attention, Monotropism, and the Diagnostic Criteria for Autism: https://monotropism.org/docs/dinah/Attention_monotropism_and_the_diagnostic_criteria_.pdf I’m not a medical professional and please do seek help if you are concerned about your mental health for any reason. Autism is not a mental illness, but autistic people can have comorbid mental health struggles. 📒 Sources 📒: AQ Questionnaire: https://psychology-tools.com/test/autism-spectrum-quotient Cat Q: https://embrace-autism.com/cat-q/#The_CAT-Q MQ: https://dlcincluded.github.io/MQ/ Monotropism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotropism Validation of MQ: https://osf.io/preprints/osf/ft73y The Horror of Task Interruption: https://neuroclastic.com/the-horror-of-task-interruption/ Me and Monotropism - Fergus Murray: https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/me-and-monotropism-unified-theory-autism DSMV: https://www.tricare-west.com/content/dam/hnfs/tw/prov/resources/pdf/forms/dsm-5-diagnostic-checklist.pdf Deceptive Behaviour in Autism: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/13623613211057974 What is Bottom up Thinking: https://autisticphd.com/theblog/what-is-bottom-up-thinking-in-autism/ https://differentbrains.org/bottoms-up-the-innovative-thinking-style-of-the-aspergers-mind/ Attention, Monotropism, and the Diagnostic Criteria for Autism: https://monotropism.org/docs/dinah/Attention_monotropism_and_the_diagnostic_criteria_.pdf 📖 *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.