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# Embrace ASD

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## Posts
- [Sensory Perception Quotient](https://embrace-autism.com/sensory-perception-quotient/): The Sensory Perception Quotient (SPQ) is a 92-item self-report questionnaire that explores how readily you detect and distinguish sensory information.
- [This I Believe about Autism: All the World Around Us Is Alive](https://embrace-autism.com/this-i-believe-about-autism-all-the-world-around-us-is-alive/): Through our This I Believe series, members of the Embrace Autism community share the beliefs, experiences, and moments that have shaped their lives.
- [This I Believe About Autism: Living in Truth](https://embrace-autism.com/this-i-believe-about-autism-living-in-truth/): Through our This I Believe series, members of the Embrace Autism community share the beliefs, experiences, and moments that have shaped their lives.
- [This I Believe About Autism: I Was Never Just Shy](https://embrace-autism.com/this-i-believe-about-autiusm-i-was-never-just-shy/): Through our This I Believe series, members of the Embrace Autism community share the beliefs, experiences, and moments that have shaped their lives.
- [This I Believe About Autism: Autistic Joy](https://embrace-autism.com/this-i-believe-about-autism-autistic-joy/): Through our This I Believe series, members of the Embrace Autism community share the beliefs, experiences, and moments that have shaped their lives.
- [Adolescent/Adult Sensory Profile](https://embrace-autism.com/adolescent-adult-sensory-profile/): The A/ASP is a 60-item self-report questionnaire that explores how you notice and respond to sensory experiences in everyday life.
- [ADHD Traits Profile Questionnaire](https://embrace-autism.com/adhd-traits-profile-questionnaire/): The ADHD Traits Profile Questionnaire (ADTPQ) is designed to help you explore patterns of traits commonly associated with ADHD. Rather than giving you only a single overall score, it looks at your experiences across 8 ADHD-related trait areas, including attention, planning and task management, time regulation, working memory, motivation, hyperactivity, impulsivity, and emotional regulation.
- [Autistic Burnout Measure](https://embrace-autism.com/autistic-burnout-measure/): The Autistic Burnout Measure (ABM) is a questionnaire designed to measure autistic burnout by assessing changes across several areas of your life and functioning.
- [Autistic Traits Profile Questionnaire](https://embrace-autism.com/autistic-traits-profile-questionnaire/): The Autistic Traits Profile Questionnaire (ATPQ) is designed to help you explore patterns of traits commonly considered when clinicians assess someone for autism.
- [Autistic burnout and not being perceived](https://embrace-autism.com/autistic-burnout-and-not-being-perceived/): Autistic burnout is often described as profound exhaustion, sensory overload, and reduced functioning.
- [Autistic invalidation associated with suicidality](https://embrace-autism.com/autistic-invalidation-associated-with-suicidality/): While this study cannot determine whether invalidation causes suicidality, it shows that the overwhelming majority of participants believed invalidation had contributed to their suicidal thoughts or behaviours. These findings highlight invalidation as an important area for future autism and suicide prevention research.
- [Sensory overload may drive PDA](https://embrace-autism.com/sensory-overload-may-drive-pda/): Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is often described as a profile of autism characterized by an extreme avoidance of everyday demands. Traditionally, the focus has been on the demand itself.
- [Autistic burnout is different from depression](https://embrace-autism.com/autistic-burnout-is-not-depression/): A 2025 study suggests that while autistic burnout and depression are related, they are not the same thing; autistic burnout has its own unique characteristics.
- [Autistic burnout recovery requires autonomy](https://embrace-autism.com/autistic-burnout-recovery-requires-autonomy/): A 2025 study analyzed nearly 249 Reddit discussions to better understand how autistic people experience burnout, and what helped them recover.
- [Why rest alone may not help autistic burnout](https://embrace-autism.com/why-rest-alone-may-not-help-autistic-burnout/): Many autistics feel better after rest or time off, but crash again when life resumes. This article explores why rest alone may not be enough to recover from autistic burnout.
- [Autistic burnout recovery](https://embrace-autism.com/autistic-burnout-recovery/): Many adults in autistic burnout describe reaching a point where rest no longer works. Time off helps, but capacity does not fully return. So what things do help?
- [Signs of autistic burnout: how to recognize it](https://embrace-autism.com/signs-of-autistic-burnout/): Autistic burnout can be difficult to recognize at first, until it becomes unmistakable. Read about the early signs and how autistic burnout progresses.
- [RAADS–R full guide](https://embrace-autism.com/raads-r-full-guide/): In this article, we will explore more broadly what the RAADS–R measures, what it consists of, how to take the test, and how to interpret your score.
- [Clarifying Autism in the DSM-5: A Guide for Adults](https://embrace-autism.com/clarifying-autism-in-the-dsm-5/): The diagnostic criteria for autism of the DSM-5 can be confusing, ableist, and pathology-based. Let me explain what they are, and help you make sense of them.
- [What is autistic burnout? Signs, causes, & recovery](https://embrace-autism.com/what-is-autistic-burnout/): For many autistics, autistic burnout is the cost we pay for forcing success in a neurotypical world and adhering to neurotypical standards. But what is autistic burnout, and what can you do about it?
- [Is it anxiety, autism, or both?](https://embrace-autism.com/anxiety-in-autistic-adults/): Autism and anxiety are different, but they can overlap. An autistic adult may experience anxiety linked to sensory overload, uncertainty, masking, or difficult social experiences. They may also have an anxiety disorder. Understanding both the anxiety and the person's autistic needs helps identify the right support.
- [Autistic People & Rules](https://embrace-autism.com/autistic-people-and-rules/): Following rules is not necessarily important to autistic people, yet some rules are followed pedantically. So what are the incentives for following rules? What are yours?
- [Social exhaustion in autistic adults](https://embrace-autism.com/social-exhaustion-in-autistic-adults/): Autistic people may feel exhausted after socializing, which is often mistaken for disinterest in others. This article explores the difference.
- [Masking debt & autistic burnout](https://embrace-autism.com/masking-debt-and-autistic-burnout/): Masking debt is the long-term cost of repeatedly hiding natural autistic responses and traits to meet social expectations. This article explores how it develops.
- [‘This I Believe’ contest winners](https://embrace-autism.com/this-i-believe-contest-winners/): We received 18 wonderful ‘This I Believe’ (autism edition) essays, and we were amazed by the quality and originality of your submissions! Here are the 4 winners.
- [Kindness is strength](https://embrace-autism.com/kindness-is-strength/): Eva: Some see kindness as a weakness; in this article, I explore kindness as a profound strength—to be kind even when others are not, and perhaps warm a cold heart and create human connections.
- [The benefits of a formal autism/AuDHD diagnosis](https://embrace-autism.com/the-benefits-of-a-formal-autism-audhd-diagnosis/): Eva: In this article, I explore the many ways in which an autism/AuDHD diagnosis can be meaningful and beneficial.
- [‘This I Believe’ autism contest](https://embrace-autism.com/this-i-believe-autism-contest/): To end 2025, we invite you to share your story in our first-ever ‘This I Believe’-style autism edition essay contest! The 1st prize winner will be published on our website.
- [Recovery from co-occurring OCD in autistics](https://embrace-autism.com/recovery-from-co-occurring-ocd-in-autistics/): Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht ND RP: It’s often hard to recognize co-occurring OCD in autism—let alone knowing what to do to recover from or treat it. In this article, I go into the challenges of recognizing your OCD, and what has helped me reduce it.
- [Response to: link between Tylenol & autism?](https://embrace-autism.com/response-to-link-between-tylenol-and-autism/): Claims have been made about a causal link between Tylenol and autism. Here we look at why they’re associated, and what actually increases the likelihood of an autistic child (hint: it’s not Tylenol).
- [Podcast: AuDHD strengths](https://embrace-autism.com/podcast-audhd-strengths/): Here is my conversation with Dr. Stephanie C. Holmes about the unique AuDHD strengths (e.g., focus, creativity) that often come with autistic and ADHD profiles.
- [Interview: What getting an adult autism diagnosis means](https://embrace-autism.com/interview-what-an-adult-autism-diagnosis-means/): I was recently interviewed by NPR alongside Marian Schembari, author of ‘A Little Less Broken: How an Autism Diagnosis Finally Made Me Whole’.) Together, we discuss what an adult autism diagnosis means.
- [The Hidden Cost of Masking in Adulthood](https://embrace-autism.com/the-hidden-cost-of-masking-in-adulthood/): This conscious attention to how you interact in order to be accepted is known as masking. It involves blending in, smoothing edges, hiding instincts, doing things you really don't want to and sometimes a full acting job. It is no wonder so many autistics are real-life actors.
- [Could it be autism? Why adult autistics aren’t always recognized](https://embrace-autism.com/could-it-be-autism-why-adults-without-intellectual-disability-arent-always-recognized/): "I always did well in school. I have a university degree. I have a job. And yet I’ve spent my entire life feeling exhausted from social interactions—and then I wondered: what if it’s autism?” ~ Sarah C. (late diagnosed autistic adult)
- [Autism & giftedness](https://embrace-autism.com/autism-and-giftedness/): A link has been found between autism, high intelligence, and giftedness. Consequently, some came to call autism a “disorder of high intelligence”.
- [Autism & addiction – part 2](https://embrace-autism.com/autism-and-addiction-part-2/): This article explores the barriers to accurately diagnosing and effectively treating substance use disorders (SUD) in autistic individuals.
- [Autism & addiction — part 1](https://embrace-autism.com/autism-and-addiction/): Recent research suggests that autistic people are nearly twice as likely to develop a substance use disorder, and are prone to addiction in general.
- [Meltdowns & shutdowns](https://embrace-autism.com/meltdowns-and-shutdowns/): To remain regulated and functioning, we need to be able to dissipate stress. When this is not done effectively, it can have an explosive result, leading to a meltdown or a (consequent) shutdown.
- [Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire](https://embrace-autism.com/perth-alexithymia-questionnaire/): The Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) is a 24-item self-report measure of all three components of alexithymia across negative and positive emotions.
- [Moral scrupulosity OCD](https://embrace-autism.com/moral-scrupulosity-ocd/): Ember: Do you—like myself—have an obsessive & compulsive preoccupation with being a good person? You might have moral scrupulosity OCD! Read the article to learn more.
- [Review: The Ultimate Guide to Autistic Burnout](https://embrace-autism.com/review-the-ultimate-guide-to-autistic-burnout/): Jade: I finally had a chance to read ‘The Ultimate Guide to Autistic Burnout’ by my colleagues. It’s reassuring to know that I now have a roadmap to recover from burnout.
- [Autism; a fascination with letters & numbers](https://embrace-autism.com/autism-a-fascination-with-letters-and-numbers/): As a typographer and type designer, I LOVE letters. And as it turns out, so do many autistic children; a significant percentage of them show an intense interest in letters & numbers! Maybe that explains why I love them.
- [Selective mutism in autistic adults](https://embrace-autism.com/selective-mutism-in-autistic-adults/): Selective mutism is often misunderstood as a childhood disorder. But for many autistic adults—especially the gifted & AuDHDers—it remains a painful, invisible reality.
- [A letter to all autistics following RFK Jr.’s statements](https://embrace-autism.com/a-letter-to-autistics-after-rfk-jrs-statements/): RFK Jr.’s recent statements about autism are not only inaccurate—they are profoundly dehumanizing. In this letter, I want to address its impact on our community.
- [Autistic celebrities](https://embrace-autism.com/autistic-celebrities/): Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht RP ND: In this article, I want to celebrate some of the diversity of autistic talents and celebrities who made it big—not despite their autism, but because of it.
- [Black autistic torchbearers](https://embrace-autism.com/black-autistic-torchbearers/): Black autistic individuals have shaped history, culture, and advocacy, yet remain underrecognized due to systemic erasure, racial bias, and digital segregation. This article explores their contributions, challenges exclusionary narratives, and calls for true representation and equity.
- [How autistics grieve](https://embrace-autism.com/how-autistics-grieve/): Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht: The ways in which autistics grieve often diverge from societal expectations in ways that are misunderstood or even invalidated. In this article, I explore autistic grief.
- [Autistic women in history](https://embrace-autism.com/autistic-women-in-history/): In honour of International Women’s Day 2025, I wanted to shine a light on the women throughout history who may have been autistic—women whose brilliance, creativity, and resilience shaped the world.
- [Autistic students & unmet needs](https://embrace-autism.com/autistic-students-and-unmet-needs/): Navigating higher education as an autistic person comes with unique challenges, including accessing appropriate support. In this article, I reflect on my and my daughter’s experience.
- [The process of realizing one is autistic](https://embrace-autism.com/the-process-of-realizing-one-is-autistic/): For many autistic individuals, the journey to self-discovery is not straightforward; it often unfolds in stages—influenced by personal experiences, societal expectations, and available information. This article outlines those stages, and my personal experience navigating them.
- [The rise of late autism diagnoses](https://embrace-autism.com/the-rise-of-late-autism-diagnoses/): In recent years, more adults are recognizing their autistic traits and pursuing autism diagnoses. In this article, I explore the rise in late autism diagnoses.
- [Struggles of an AuDHD student](https://embrace-autism.com/struggles-of-an-audhd-student/): Columbus Tal: Navigating life with AuDHD has shaped my education, just as my education has shaped my understanding of it. This is my journey of challenges, acceptance, and self-discovery.
- [Finding an autism-affirming therapist](https://embrace-autism.com/finding-an-autism-affirming-therapist/): Dr. Debra Bercovici PhD: As a new therapist, I know how difficult it can be to find an autism-affirming therapist. In this article, I explore some of my thoughts and experiences, and offer practical tips for vetting your therapist.
- [The Ultimate Guide to Autistic Burnout](https://embrace-autism.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-autistic-burnout-book/): The Ultimate Guide to Autistic Burnout summarizes the most current research, and provides you with the tools to identify & recover from autistic burnout safely.
- [Copenhagen Burnout Inventory](https://embrace-autism.com/copenhagen-burnout-inventory/): The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) is a burnout measure consisting of 3 subscales: personal burnout, work-related burnout, and client-related burnout.
- [The Autistic Burnout construct](https://embrace-autism.com/autistic-burnout-construct/): The Autistic Burnout construct (ABO) ​​is a self-report questionnaire that measures traits such as fatigue, exhaustion, and related symptoms to identify autistic burnout in autistic adults.
- [The Asexuality Identification Scale](https://embrace-autism.com/asexuality-identification-scale/): Do you think you might be asexual, or are you unsure? The Asexuality Identification Scale (AIS-12) is a self-report questionnaire to assess asexuality—independently of whether you self-identify as asexual.
- [Autism, animals, & pet ownership](https://embrace-autism.com/autism-animals-and-pet-ownership/): Do autistic people experience a deeper connection with animals? In this article, I look at the research on pet ownership, our emotional bonds with animals, anthropomorphism, and species bias.
- [Workplace accommodations for autism & AuDHD](https://embrace-autism.com/workplace-accommodations-for-autism-and-audhd/): In this article, I will explore what workplace accommodations you can request for autism & AuDHD, the likelihood of receiving these accommodations, and the benefits and potential consequences of disclosing your autism.
- [AuDHD & camouflaging](https://embrace-autism.com/audhd-and-camouflaging/): In this article, we’ll discuss how autistic and ADHD camouflaging compare, and whether AuDHD-ers camouflage more frequently than people of just one identity.
- [Causes of autistic burnout: social demands](https://embrace-autism.com/causes-of-autistic-burnout-social-demands/): In this article, we explore social demands as a cause of autistic burnout, and we share the lived experience of five autistics.
- [Burnout vs. autistic burnout](https://embrace-autism.com/burnout-vs-autistic-burnout/): Dr. Engelbrecht ND RP: Autistic burnout is distinct from classical burnout, with different causes and symptoms. In this article, I will explain the differences between the two.
- [AuDHD FAQ](https://embrace-autism.com/audhd-faq/): If you’re new to AuDHD, this article answers frequently asked questions about the common co-occurrence of autism and ADHD.
- [Helping your child navigate their gender](https://embrace-autism.com/helping-your-child-navigate-their-gender/): Eva: A mother asked me for advice on how she could best help her young child with gender dysphoria navigate their gender. Here is my advice to her based on my childhood experiences and needs as a trans person.
- [AuDHD & stimulant medication](https://embrace-autism.com/audhd-and-stimulant-medication/): In this article, Dr. Debra Bercovici PhD explores what the research says about stimulant medication for AuDHDers.
- [Autism & the double empathy problem](https://embrace-autism.com/autism-and-the-double-empathy-problem/): In this article, Dr. Debra Bercovici PhD will cover the double empathy problem and the triple empathy problem, and examine how they impact autistics.
- [Autism & psychosis: misattributions](https://embrace-autism.com/autism-and-psychosis-misattributions/): What if autistic traits are being confused with psychosis—a break from reality? In this article, we will go into how psychosis can be misattributed to autism.
- [Autism & psychosis](https://embrace-autism.com/autism-and-psychosis/): Psychosis constitutes some loss of contact with reality. In this article, we explore what the research has to say about the overlap between autism and psychosis.
- [Hikikomori: an extreme form of social withdrawal](https://embrace-autism.com/hikikomori-an-extreme-form-of-social-withdrawal/): Hikikomori is a condition of prolonged social isolation. In this article, we will explain how it affects autistic people, and what characterizes this form of extreme social withdrawal.
- [Autism & hoarding](https://embrace-autism.com/autism-and-hoarding/): In this article, we’ll discuss the similar mechanisms behind autistic and hoarding behaviours, key differences, reasons for hoarding, and treatment.
- [Misconceptions surrounding creativity & imagination in autism](https://embrace-autism.com/misconceptions-surrounding-creativity-and-imagination-in-autism/): Autistics are often praised for their abilities in logical thinking, but what about our creativity and imagination?
- [Autism & asexuality](https://embrace-autism.com/autism-and-asexuality/): In this article, I will describe what asexuality entails, what identities are part of the ace spectrum, and how common asexuality in autism actually is.
- [Autism, transness, & gender identity (Part 2)](https://embrace-autism.com/autism-transness-and-gender-identity-part-2/): Eva: Hi! I’m autistic and trans. In this second part of ‘Autism, transness & gender identity’, I will continue to talk about my experience of being trans and how my gender identity evolved over the years.
- [Autism, transness, & gender identity (Part 1)](https://embrace-autism.com/autism-transness-and-gender-dysphoria/): Eva: I’m autistic and trans, and I started my transition in 2021. In this article, I will explore how my gender evolved over the years and post-transition.
- [Anxiety & depression in AuDHD (Part II)](https://embrace-autism.com/anxiety-and-depression-in-audhd-part-ii/): In this article, we will explore some ways we can improve outcomes for autistic people and AuDHDers (autism + ADHD) who experience anxiety and depression. 
- [Anxiety & depression in AuDHD (Part I)](https://embrace-autism.com/anxiety-and-depression-in-audhd/): In this article, I will discuss how AuDHD (autism + ADHD) increases the risk of experiencing anxiety and depression, as well as how to mitigate those risks.
- [Blue light—a potential issue to sleep problems & more](https://embrace-autism.com/blue-light-a-potential-issue-to-sleep-problems-and-more/): In this article, I go into the problems blue light can cause (e.g., headaches, sleep problems, fatigue, decreased eyesight), and how blue light-absorbing glasses could resolve these issues.
- [Monotropism](https://embrace-autism.com/monotropism/): Monotropism is a tendency to focus one’s attention on a small number of interests at any time (an attention tunnel). Read more about what that entails here.
- [Coping with AuDHD burnout](https://embrace-autism.com/coping-with-audhd-burnout/): For autistics with ADHD, burnout isn’t always preventable in a neurotypical-paced world. Here, I share my own top two strategies for dealing with AuDHD burnout.
- [Preventing AuDHD burnout](https://embrace-autism.com/preventing-audhd-burnout/): Burnout often looks different for autistics and people with ADHD. In this article, we discuss strategies to prevent burnout in people with AuDHD.
- [The EDA-8](https://embrace-autism.com/eda-8/): The Extreme Demand Avoidance 8-item measure (EDA-8) is a parent-administered questionnaire that measures traits and behaviours related to Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) in children (ages 5–17).
- [The intersection of autism & gender dysphoria](https://embrace-autism.com/the-intersection-of-autism-and-gender-dysphoria/): In recent years, evidence emerged of a significant overlap between autism and gender dysphoria. Based on new research, we now know how significant that overlap is! Read about it here:
- [Experiences of autistic doctors](https://embrace-autism.com/experiences-of-autistic-doctors/): When I came across a paper on the experiences of autistic doctors, I was fascinated to read the accounts of other autistic medical professionals, which I will share here.
- [Headroom—a way to prevent autistic burnout & decrease autistic meltdowns](https://embrace-autism.com/headroom-a-way-to-prevent-autistic-burnout-and-decrease-autistic-meltdowns/): The idea of headroom is similar to spoon theory in its goals—except, headroom is about managing your energy/resources in the long term.
- [Individual perspectives on autism & disability](https://embrace-autism.com/individual-perspectives-on-autism-and-disability/): In this article, we share how some of us at Embrace Autism identify with and relate to the concept of disability.
- [Taking things literally](https://embrace-autism.com/taking-things-literally/): I used to take things quite literally. I still do. But I used to, too (sorry for the Mitch Hedberg-derivative joke). But yeah, in this article, I want to talk a bit about my experiences of taking things literally.
- [Work & school accommodations for autism & AuDHD](https://embrace-autism.com/work-and-school-accommodations-for-autism-and-audhd/): Dr. Debra Bercovici PhD shares her thoughts about what sorts of accommodations may be useful for people with AuDHD (autism + ADHD) at work or at school, based on her experience as an AuDHD student, professor, and employee.
- [AuDHD & relationships (Part II)](https://embrace-autism.com/audhd-and-relationships-part-ii/): In Part II of AuDHD & relationships, we talk about how fellow AuDHDers and their partners navigate relationships; and some of us at Embrace Autism share our AuDHD relationship experiences.
- [AuDHD & relationships (Part I)](https://embrace-autism.com/audhd-and-relationships-part-i/): Since research shows that anywhere between 50–70% of autistic people also have ADHD, it’s important to explore how AuDHD (autism + ADHD) impacts relationships differently than autism alone.
- [Autistic speech & nonverbal communication differences](https://embrace-autism.com/autistic-verbal-and-nonverbal-communication-differences/): In this article, Dr. Bercovici PhD explores how our verbal and nonverbal communication patterns may be different from those of neurotypicals—but not deficient.
- [The International Trauma Questionnaire](https://embrace-autism.com/the-international-trauma-questionnaire/): The International Trauma Questionnaire is a self-report measure of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD).
- [Current trends in autism research—the helpful & the harmful](https://embrace-autism.com/current-trends-in-autism-research-the-helpful-the-harmful/): In this article, Dr. Debra Bercovici PhD explores the main focuses of autism research today; where they originate from, and how different research practices help or harm the autistic community. She also highlights the positive directions in which autism research is headed.
- [The ACE-Q](https://embrace-autism.com/the-ace-q/): The Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire is a self-report questionnaire designed to measure childhood maltreatment and adverse rearing and their impact.
- [Autism & bullying in school](https://embrace-autism.com/autism-and-bullying-in-school/): Almost all of us have experienced bullying in school. While bullying is a common experience for any child, it is particularly common in autistic children. In this article we explore bullying from an autism lens.
- [The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale](https://embrace-autism.com/the-liebowitz-social-anxiety-scale/): The Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale is a 24-item self-rated scale that measures social phobia’s role in your life across various situations—in terms of fear and avoidance.
- [Autism & theory of mind—what’s new?](https://embrace-autism.com/autism-and-theory-of-mind-whats-new/): The common understanding of autism says that autistics have an "impaired" theory of mind, but is that true? Can the double empathy problem offer a different perspective?
- [Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria in ADHD & autism](https://embrace-autism.com/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-in-adhd-and-autism/): Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria is a common ADHD trait, but what causes RSD and how can it be differentiated from similar conditions?
- [Selective mutism & autism](https://embrace-autism.com/selective-mutism-and-autism/): An exploration of the relationship between autism and selective mutism.
- [Brain-behaviour-based autism subtypes](https://embrace-autism.com/brain-behaviour-based-autism-subtypes/): A new study by Buch et al. uses fMRI data to categorize autistic brains into four subgroups.
- [Autistics & eye contact (it’s asynchronous)](https://embrace-autism.com/autistics-and-eye-contact-its-asynchronous/): Eye contact is difficult for many autistic people, but why? Do autistic people avoid all eye contact, or is there more nuance to autistic eye contact?

## Pages
- [Embrace Autism Assessment FAQ](https://embrace-autism.com/embrace-autism-assessment-faq/): Answers to common questions about screening, diagnosis, and support after diagnosis.
- [PAQ unlocked](https://embrace-autism.com/paq-unlocked/): This questionnaire asks about how you perceive and experience your emotions. Please score the following statements according to how much you agree or disagree that the statement is true of you. Choose one answer for each statement.
- [SPQ results unlocked](https://embrace-autism.com/spq-results-unlocked/): Get my personalized PDF report — $3.50 USD
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