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Meet My Autistic Brain

Does Autism "get better"?

Jan 17, 2023
The podcast discusses whether Autism 'gets better' and explores sensory sensitivities, special interests, stress management, communication challenges, literal thinking, and the honesty of communication in autism.
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Quick takeaways

  • Autistic traits like sensory sensitivities may worsen over time, but acceptance and coping mechanisms are empowering.
  • Challenges in social interactions persist with age, making it difficult for autistic individuals to make friends.

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Challenges in Relationships and Making Friends Persist

Despite efforts to improve areas like relationships and social interactions, the speaker continues to face challenges, especially in making friends. Opportunities to make friends diminish with age, and joining social groups is difficult due to the required in-person interactions, which the speaker, being autistic, struggles with.

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