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Interoception: Feeling Your Feelings
Oct 24, 2023
Explore the concept of interoception and its role in recognizing and regulating emotions for autistics, along with the lower awareness of physical bodies and perception of pain. Discover the connection between emotions and physical symptoms, and how improving interoception can aid in recognizing and connecting with emotions.
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- Interoception is the eighth sense that connects internal body signals to emotions, and difficulties in recognizing and interpreting these signals can impact autistics' self-awareness and problem-solving abilities.
- Autistics have a heightened experience of pain and struggle to adapt to it, making it crucial for them to learn to connect physical symptoms with emotions to effectively regulate their emotional state.
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The Multiple Senses and Interoception
There are more than the traditional five senses, such as vestibular and proprioception. Interoception, the eighth sense, is crucial for keeping track of internal body signals and connecting them to emotions. For autistic individuals, interoception can result in overwhelming body signals or difficulties in noticing and interpreting them correctly. Interoception plays a role in body and toilet training and is linked to various important areas like self-awareness, flexibility of thought, and problem-solving.
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