View transcripts of past chats on this topic here: May 3, 2016, May 15, 2016, Jul 29, 2018, and Apr 25, 2021. Today’s #AutChat is on physical pain, including chronic pain. Some autistic and similar people have difficulty noticing pain, or have pain in response to different things, etc. #AutChat And some autistic and similar […]

View transcripts of past chats on this topic here: Apr 12, 2018, Sep 2, 2018, and Mar 28, 2021. Questions: Q1: Do you have or want pets? Are non-pet animals important to you? Which animals? #AutChat Q2: If you have pets, how do you manage their care and interactions with your autistic or other neurodivergent […]

View transcript of past chats on this topic here: Apr 17, 2016, Apr 5, 2016, Aug 26, 2018, and March 14, 2021. Questions: This #AutChat focuses on awareness of (or ability to describe) our own emotional states, including impairments labelled as Alexithymia. #AutChat A 2004 study found 85% of autistic adults have some difficulty with […]