Autism and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are often co-occurring — in other words, they're often seen together. In fact, many autistic people on their diagnosis journey often wonder if they're autistic or living with complex PTSD. For this reason, it's important to have a good understanding of PTSD symptoms and why being autistic might increase chances of developing PTSD.

Topics discussed also include:

The ways that PTSD can magnify autistic traits
How PTSD differs from complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
Attributes of autistic brains that set the stage for repeated PTSD

Theme music: "Everything Feels New" by Evgeny Bardyuzha.

All episodes written and produced by Kristen Hovet.

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Autism and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder