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My video about Monotropism:    • The Best Theory of Autism you've prob...  
Taking the MQ:    • How Autistic is Your Mind?  
The 4 Types of Autistic Masking:    • The 4 Types of Autistic Masking  
9 Signs You are Probably NOT Autistic...:    • 9 Signs You are Probably NOT Autistic...  
6 Obscure Signs you're Actually Autistic:    • 6 Obscure Signs you're Actually Autistic  

For more information on Monotropism:
https://monotropism.org/
Me and Monotropism: A unified theory of autism: https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/m...
Fergus Murray on YouTube:    / @0olong  
Attention, Monotropism, and the Diagnostic Criteria for Autism: https://monotropism.org/docs/dinah/At...

I’m not a medical professional and please do seek help if you are concerned about your mental health for any reason. Autism is not a mental illness, but autistic people can have comorbid mental health struggles.

📒 Sources 📒:
AQ Questionnaire: https://psychology-tools.com/test/aut...
Cat Q: https://embrace-autism.com/cat-q/#The...
MQ: https://dlcincluded.github.io/MQ/
Monotropism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotro...
Validation of MQ: https://osf.io/preprints/osf/ft73y
The Horror of Task Interruption: https://neuroclastic.com/the-horror-o...
Me and Monotropism - Fergus Murray: https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/m...
DSMV: https://www.tricare-west.com/content/...
Deceptive Behaviour in Autism: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full...
What is Bottom up Thinking: https://autisticphd.com/theblog/what-...
https://differentbrains.org/bottoms-u...
Attention, Monotropism, and the Diagnostic Criteria for Autism: https://monotropism.org/docs/dinah/At...

📖 *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

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