A lot of the information about identifying autism lists, as a possible criterion, that an autistic person might have an unusually intense reaction, or else no reaction at all, to painful stimuli. I've also read from Temple Grandin, an autistic animal behaviorist who believes that autistic people think a lot like animals (with, obviously, more ( Read more... )

OK, so I'm a self-injurer--mostly recovered, now. Automatically people will gasp and shudder when they hear that, but, tell you the truth, it isn't as "bad" as people think it is; it's just socially unacceptable, dangerous in a minor way, and an ineffective way to cope with emotional problems.

I used to cut myself; I started when I was in my early ( Read more... )