I WAS NOT PREPARED! | Actually Autistic TikToks - Video

I'm not crying...you're crying...

00:00 It's Actually Autistic TikTok time agains
00:13 Love on the Spectrum
03:50 It's SO easy to get a diagnosis!
07:00 You can't be autistic at 27 lool
09:35 The BEST question on the diagnosis form!!
13:16 ALL dancers are Autistic??
17:10 In the BPD mines
18:28 TW Meltdown
22:35 Squishmallowzzz
25:00 HEADPHONES ARE LYF

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WHAT AM I LOOKING AT??? | Actually Autistic TikToks:
https://youtu.be/I_usLViKHUo

More Actually Autistic TikToks:
https://youtu.be/J0m_9ft1Wuo

HILARIOUS AuDHD TikToks:
https://youtu.be/e4z-WTk0tiU

My Videos Mentioned:

What do you if you think you're autistic:
https://youtu.be/sQ102wzqaXY

Autistic Special Interests are NOT what you think:
https://youtu.be/yaZ10mYCQsM

Sensory Traits of Autism in Women:
https://youtu.be/36hlRsewJG4

???? *Books I'd Recommend about Autism:

Aspergirls by Rudy Simone:
https://amzn.to/3xSZ6Mg

Different not Less by Chloe Hayden (read if you want to cry):
https://amzn.to/40fKx2m

Unmasking Autism by Devon Price:
https://amzn.to/3LhMV3j

The TikToks:
https://www.tiktok.com/@kaelynn_vp/video/7216101823399202091
https://www.tiktok.com/@_thislineismine/video/7201185761255902470?q=autism%20awareness&t=1684594216579
https://www.tiktok.com/@rubyofmyeye/video/7196763938531446022?q=actually%20autistic%20&t=1684591825039
https://www.tiktok.com/@paigelayle/video/7234972834110377222
https://www.tiktok.com/@unmaskingwithchloe/video/7165583315020369158
https://www.tiktok.com/@unmaskingwithchloe/video/7216813585693936901?q=actually%20autistic&t=1684627282953
https://www.tiktok.com/@unmaskingwithchloe/video/7151007560735214853
https://www.tiktok.com/@venusfrogtrap/video/7225244412027227435

References:

The Experiences of Late-diagnosed Women with Autism Spectrum Conditions: An Investigation of the Female Autism Phenotype:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-016-2872-8

Pre-diagnosis support - a guide for adults who think they might be autistic:
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/diagnosis/pre-diagnosis/adults

NHS What to do while you wait:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/getting-diagnosed/assessments/

DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Autism:
https://embrace-autism.com/decoding-autism-in-the-dsm-5/

Wired Differently Post:
https://blog.jkp.com/2022/05/wired-differently-30-incredible-neurodivergent-people/#:~:text=The%20belief%20is%20that%20autistic,the%20audience%20were%20completely%20silent

BPD vs Autism:
https://neurodivergentinsights.com/misdiagnosis-monday/boderline-personality-disorder-or-autism

Modifying DBT for ASD:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kathrin-Hartmann/publication/282370979_Modified_dialectical_behavior_therapy_to_improve_emotion_regulation_in_autism_spectrum_disorders/links/592309fcaca27295a8a7b740/Modified-dialectical-behavior-therapy-to-improve-emotion-regulation-in-autism-spectrum-disorders.pdf

Information on Meltdowns from the National Autistic Society:
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/behaviour/meltdowns/all-audiences

Olivia Hops Meltdown Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkbu8SSFWKU&t=388s

DISCLAIMER: I am a second-year psychology student and a late-diagnosed #actuallyautistic individual. I am not a qualified healthcare professional.

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