30 Chronic Health Conditions Linked to Autism
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A resource (PDF) to share with your therapist, coach, partner or medical provider to provide context around your complexity
This detailed model includes the following areas of the Autistic experience:
Aspects of a Complex Nervous System or “Wiring”, including:
- Differences in processing information
- Different cellular response to stress, hormones, invaders, etc.
- Differences in connective tissue density and permeability
- Differences in sleep-related circuits
- Differences in sensory processing
- And more
Mental Health Issues: Secondary to Complexity + Chronic Stress, including:
- Anxiety
- Depression, Burnout, and/or Suicide
- Trauma
- Menstruation and (peri-)Menopausal differences that impact mood
- Sensory Processing differences
- Alexithymia
- Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviors
- And more
Physical Health Issues: Secondary to Complexity + Chronic Stress
- Neuroinflammation
- Autonomic Dysfunction (Dysautonomia) ex: POTS
- Autoimmune disorders
- Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS)
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Issues
- Fibromyalgia/Chronic Pain
- And more
This model also includes how outcomes such as maladaptive coping strategies (ie Masking), internalized ableism, disability, and identity confusion fit into the lived experience of Highly Masked Autism as well as extensive links to research for ongoing self-exploration.
