Walk in someone's shoes

Many autistic people learn to mirror social behavior so convincingly that no one suspects the effort behind it. The cost only shows when they stop - when someone diagnosed later in life drops the performance and the people around them finally see the difference.

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First-hand perspectives

People living with autism share how it shapes socialising.

  • Autism From The Inside

    Spotting undiagnosed autism in adults

    Paul Micallef walks through seven areas where undiagnosed adult autism actually shows up - from his autistic perspective.

    Spotting undiagnosed autism in adults

  • Kaelynn Partlow

    How to communicate with autistic people

    An autistic creator walks through a step-by-step example of communicating directly with autistic people.

    How to communicate with autistic people

  • Kaelynn Partlow

    Too different to be normal, too normal to be different

    Kaelynn Partlow on what it feels like to be a 'high functioning' autistic person between two worlds.

    Too different to be normal, too normal to be different

  • Kaelynn Partlow

    What 'inclusion' really means in practice

    Autistic creator Kaelynn Partlow on the unspoken rule: inclusion welcomes people who can perform, not who are.

    What 'inclusion' really means in practice

  • KSHB 41

    Autistic adults on daily challenges

    KSHB's Two Americas series follows autistic adults like Rain Dixon through the inequities and daily challenges they face.

    Autistic adults on daily challenges

  • Orion Kelly

    10 things about your autistic partner

    An autistic creator on what partners, friends and family should know about autistic life.

    10 things about your autistic partner