Other conditions that can also affect autistic adults include: However, professionals may still often use other terms, such as those above, to describe the particular type of autism which a person has. ‘Autism spectrum disorder’ (ASD) is now a commonly used term.
pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). These differences, along with variations in the way autism is diagnosed by professionals, has resulted in different terms for the range of conditions on the spectrum. All autistic people are affected in different ways. The Autism SpectrumĪutism is a spectrum condition there is a wide variation in the type and severity of symptoms that people can experience. Getting the right type of support and understanding, makes a huge difference to autistic people. However, autistic people may have other conditions (see Section 4, Other Conditions below), which will mean they need different levels of support.Īll autistic people can learn and develop. do or think the same things over and over and feel very anxious if their routine changes.Īutism is not a learning disability, and autistic people can have any level of intelligence. get anxious or upset about unfamiliar situations and social events. 
find things like bright lights or loud noises overwhelming, stressful or uncomfortable.seem blunt, rude or not interested in others without meaning to.find it hard to make friends or preferring to be on their own.
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find it hard to understand how other people think or feel, and find it how to say how they feel themselves. find it hard to communicate and interact with other people. Autism may not be visible and therefore can be easily missed (see Working with Adults with Hidden Disabilities chapter). It is a life-long condition, and some people feel that being autistic is an important part of their identity. Whilst people from all nationalities, cultural, religious and social groups can be autistic, more males are seem to be diagnosed than females, but this may be a result of under-diagnosis in women and girls.Īutism is not an illness or disease it cannot be ‘cured’. More than one in 100 people are autistic, and there are around 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK (National Autistic Society). The cause of autism is unknown, or if in fact if there is a definite cause. The brain of a person with autism works in a different way from other people.Īutism affects how people communicate and interact with the world. What is Autism?Īutism is a lifelong, developmental disability. 
It also provides additional references and website links. This chapter is a summary of some of the main issues that staff need to consider when working with autistic adults, to help ensure their needs and wishes are identified and taken into account and adjustments are made as required so they can participate fully in decision making. Others may be socially isolated, especially if they find it difficult to spend time with family or make friends. They may be married or living with a partner, have families and successful careers.
Many people learn to cope with autism in their own way, although this may not be easy. Some may not have been diagnosed at all this may be because they do not realise they are autistic, have not wanted support or have not felt able to speak to anyone about it. Autistic adults may have been diagnosed as a child, or when they are older.
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