Autism and Relationships

Relationships are challenging.

In this episode, we explore some of the Autistic phenotype challenges in relationships. We discuss symptoms from criteria A are external and criteria B are internal, and how criteria B complicates the symptoms in criteria A. In addition, Autism is a comparison to social-norms, and this is a problem. Some environments/relationships discussed include peer-to-peer, romantic, and parent-child. To begin, we explain the mechanisms behind the speaker-receiver and the use of conveying speech in socialness.

Before we begin, we cover a brief explanation of Speaker-Receiver and human communication.

Dr. Theresa Regan episode https://youtu.be/aUhIreFd5sw

Autism and Adaptive Responses https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-the-spectrum-finding-superpowers-with-autism/id1737499562?i=1000658438095

What is Autism: Criteria A https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-the-spectrum-finding-superpowers-with-autism/id1737499562?i=1000651048705

The Roles of Oxytocin and Vasopressin in the Autistic Phenotype https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-the-spectrum-finding-superpowers-with-autism/id1737499562?i=1000660031273

(0:00) Intro; Speaker-Receiver explanation when conveying speech

(3:55) Unpredicableness in socialness; black and white thinking and context-dependent and adaptive responses; Metabolic energy/resources; Oxytocin and Serotonin

(7:10) Biology that gives us Autism gives us complications to socialness and relationships; Sex-differences and socialness

(8:40) Criteria A is external, Criteria B is internal; Sensory-Processing

(10:32) B.2 and B.3 implicates socialness

(16:58) Direct social interactions

(22:26) Autism versus social norms; Romantic relationships

(26:51) Do Autistics outgrow Autism?

(28:04) Parenting

(31:30) Cohabitating

(32:28) Wrap Up

(32:45) Reviews/Ratings and contact info

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