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What is ASC?
"Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which affects how people communicate and interact with the world. More than one in 100 people are on the autism spectrum and there are around 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK." National Autistic Society, (2024), Available at: What is autism, (Accessed: 2024).
Sensory Sensitivities:
Communication Difficulties:
Communication Difficulties:
In autism sensory information can be experienced in both Hypersensitivity (over-responsiveness) and Hyposensitivity (under-responsiveness).
Bright lights, loud noises, or unfamiliar situations can be overwhelming, stressful, or uncomfortable for autistic individuals.
Communication Difficulties:
Communication Difficulties:
Communication Difficulties:
Autistic individuals may find it hard to communicate and interact with others.
They can struggle to understand how other people think or feel. These difficulties can delay the processing of information (for some individuals it may even take longer).
Social Challenge:
Communication Difficulties:
Repetitive Behaviours:
The most prominent feature of autism are the difficulties with social interaction.
Autistic individuals might find it hard to make connections or will prefer to be entirely alone. Many autistics can appear blunt, rude or disinterested in others without intending to be so.
Repetitive Behaviours:
Seek and Speak to your GP
Repetitive Behaviours:
Autistic people exhibit repetitive behaviours, such as repeating certain actions or phrases. They may follow the same routines every day.
Seek and Speak to your GP
Seek and Speak to your GP
Seek and Speak to your GP
NHS on how to get an autism assessment
