Ask Dr Tony July2021 Repaired Sound

Dr. Tony Attwood's responses to individual (personal) questions are always helpful and informative, but this episode is especially enlightening. His discussion of Autism vs Mental Illness is notably so. In response to the question, he differentiates between psychological and neurological conditions and references Dr. Christopher Ginsberg's Autism Pure and Autism Plus concept to help position.

Here are the topics covered in this session along with their timeline starting points:

Self-esteem/Self-identity
- What is a first-class Aspie? - Starts at :54
- How should I think of myself? - Starts at 3:45
- Successful Aspies. Are they real? - Starts at 6:06

Personal Management Issues
- Multi-tasking overload! - Starts at 11:20

Meltdowns!
- Assessment and self-management (care!) - Starts at 15:21

Autism vs Mental Illness
- Difference between psychological and neurological - Starts at 19:59

Autism and ADD/ADHD
- How does it manifest? - Starts at 25:45

Empathetic Attunement
- Is this a contradiction to reading emotions? - Starts at 30:48

Faking It/Masking
- "As a teacher, it's tough!" - Starts at 36:12

Dr. Tony Passes 50 Years Exploring Autism! - Starts at 40:35

* Many thanks to HopefulTraveller for fixing the sound on the original recording of this interview (9/10/2021).

[Synchrodipity]

I keep checking in for more episodes -- I guess you're all busy, but this channel is like oxygen to me and very much appreciated.

[oooosala]

Happy 50th to Dr. Tony. You’re an invaluable resource and I for one am extremely grateful to have access to your research and interpretations of autism. You are a gift and your willingness to share your knowledge changed my life and allow me to understand myself, behaviors and reactions. I am kinder to myself now that I know why I behave as I do. You also give excellent constructive feedback to situations that arise and these tools have helped me through a very difficult year. These sessions are treasures full of practical advice that is incredibly useful on a daily basis. Thank you.

[ammaulani]

Talking about the ability to sense emotions ... As an autistic person, I find that I'm really good at sensing people's emotions by watching their hands and cheeks. To the point that I once correctly deduced that the person talking in front of me was quite unwell, simply by focusing on these two. I hardly ever look into people's eyes, because I find them too intense --but they're not telling me anything (the whole "eyes are windows to the soul" are romanticised TBH). I also notice people's relationship and interaction quite well to the point that I can go to a wedding and correctly predict how long a couple is going to last, whether it was an arranged marriage or not

[esthervanderpols]

Congrats on this milestone💐: your 50th work anniversary of working on autism. I love these videos, they help me understanding better my 18 years old daughter with autism plus. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge👏

[jrr]

I don't have autism, but I have ADHD, and I have extreme Empathetic attunement as well as the typical ways to perceive people's emotions. It's SO DRAINING. I can pick up on what the cashier at the shop is feeling. I can pick up on feelings people are actively trying to conceal. It can often feel like I'm doing something unethical when I walk into a room and instantly intuit that two people just had a disagreement, but they didn't want anyone to know. I keep being proved right, later on when the truth comes to light. My friends are fascinated and call me "psychic". But I would rather be without because it makes me avoid do many social gatherings.

[mariednathaliequirion]

I’m waiting for my formal Aspie diagnosis.
Even though I do not particularly enjoy hugs, I just wanna give a hug to Dr Tony! LOL
Thank you for being such an amazing person Dr T 💗

[jeha]

Brilliant! Thanks so much for sharing this ❤

[kayjay-kreations]

Thankyou, I am in Australia and in the middle of being assessed . thankyou for your work and letting the world know the up to date details of what autism is, thankyou both

[MOliveira]

Thank you so much for this conversation, the whole content of this video was so important to me.

[recoveringsoul]

Is it possible for a person who is autistic to not have typical meltdowns, but instead the stress triggers an epileptic seizure, or a form of self sabotage like breaking a bone? Thereby forcing them to "take a break" when overwhelmed?

[RatsPicklesandMusic]

I considered math teaching. But I got overwhelmed by people telling me being a teacher was very difficult and I gave up the idea. I still have no career.

[joe-hanhairy]

Why don't neurotypicals have to explain themselves ?

[AG-offo]

Can anyone tell me the name of the psychologist he mentions in Copenhagen @ around 12:20 please?