Autistic people are sometimes seen jumping around, flapping their arms, spinning or engaging in other repetitive behaviours. This is called “stimming” or self-stimulating behaviour and appears ...

This emotional dysregulation likely contributes to autistic adults' high rates of various mental health struggles, including suicidal thoughts and behavior [2]. Researchers, clinicians ...

Self injurious behaviors were associated with dysregulation, sensory hypersensitivity, age, sex, IQ, and language level in youth with autism.

Autistic behaviors are usually self-evident because they are generally quite different from neurotypical behaviors. As a ...

A lack of understanding about the way autism affects families has seen people ... blamed for what is perceived to be their child's bad behaviour if they appear to "melt down" when they experience ...