Embracing the Spectrum

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Across
  1. 2. Preferred over "high/low functioning" labels, many autistic people are described as having high or low ______ needs
  2. 4. Autism Acceptance Month
  3. 5. A short-hand term for "self-stimulating behaviours" referring to repetitive behaviours or motions that a person does, often associated with neurodiverse people
  4. 6. The term for when someone's brain processes, learns, and/or behaves differently from what is considered "typical"
  5. 8. Many autistic people experience ______ processing challenges and can be hyper-sensitive or hypo-sensitive
  6. 9. The ______ symbol is used by the autistic community to represent inclusion and diversity with infinite variations and possibilities on the spectrum
Down
  1. 1. The first person to be diagnosed with autism
  2. 3. Highly focused interests common in autistic people that are more intense than typical hobbies and may take up much of a person's free time, even to their detriment
  3. 7. A conscious or unconscious survival strategy for autistic people to mimic neurotypical behaviours for their safety or to fit in
  4. 9. ______-first language is a way of referring to individuals that emphasises what they consider to be a core part of their identity, e.g. "autistic person" rather than "person with autism"