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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Nov 19

Did you know we wrote a book on autistic burnout? ‘The Ultimate Guide to Autistic Burnout’. Get the e-book via our website (PDF):

embrace-autism-store.myshopify.com/products/the...

Or get the Kindle version via Amazon. A physical book will be available through Amazon soon!

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · 25d

Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht ND RP: It’s often hard to recognize co-occurring OCD in autism—let alone knowing what to do to recover from or treat it.

In this article, I go into the challenges of recognizing your OCD, and what has helped me reduce it.

embrace-autism.com/recovery-fro...

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · 27d

That’s wonderful to hear! And thanks for sharing Hedebring!

Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · 27d

We’re excited to announce that Dr. Chris Dabbs, PhD (who is AuDHD), is now accepting clients for autism/AuDHD assessments in Alberta & Illinois.

Our diagnostic team uses DSM-5-TR criteria interpreted through 2025 research & lived experience.

Learn more: embrace-autism.com/about-me-chr...

About me: Dr. Chris Dabbs PhD | Embrace Autism

I’m Dr. Chris Dabbs PhD—one of the diagnosticians here at Embrace Autism. I’m an autistic psychologist with a passion for clinical work, research, and teaching.

embrace-autism.com

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · 27d

Ohh wonderful! Who listed us in their resources?

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Sep 10

Oh thank you so much!

Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Sep 10

I usually do, but I had no idea how to do that with three columns of text. That’s why I referred to the article where the same table can be found in text form.

Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Sep 10

I almost missed it, but today (9 September) is the first AuDHD Day!

Here I compiled some of the characteristics of autism, ADHD, and how they can come to expression combined in AuDHD.

You can find the same information in the table in the article below: embrace-autism.com/an-introduct...

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 22

Haha I don’t quite get the benefit. Why would an open sandwich not allow for playing cards?

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 21

In the Netherlands some make sandwiches with one slice of rye bread, and another slice of white bread. The rye bread is usually more square. Dutch people don’t give a fuck; it’s all sandwich to them!

Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 21

Haha! Well, I learned about the concept of *open-face sandwiches*. Apparently no folds or stacked slices of bread are required to qualify as a sandwich!

Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 21

If I fold just the corner, would only the corner count as a sandwich? 🤭

Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 21

Haha that tracks. Hard to believe an autistic person made these sandwiches, isn’t it? 🤭

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 20

Haha fair. A more comprehensive assessment sandwich is in development. 😆

What does peanut butter neutral zone refer to?

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 20

What would you call it?

I did fold each slice so I would get some pepper with each bite. Does a folded slice of bread count as a sandwich, or does it need to be cut?

Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 20

The consistency is definitely associated with autism! The willingness to experiment with additional ingredients could be ADHD as well?

I don’t know. I don’t think breakfast-based assessments will necessarily have great efficacy as a clinical practice. 😆

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 20

If you think you may benefit from a formal autism assessment, we can help!

Our international team of autistic clinicians offers online autism/AuDHD assessments worldwide.

Read more about our assessment process & our diagnostic team here: embrace-autism.com/autism-asses...

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 20

After sharing my breakfast with our Facebook group & seeing the responses, I realized I had inadvertently made an “assessment” sandwich. 🤭

Do you resonate with the left side (autism), the right side (ADHD), or both (AuDHD)?

Take the autism/ADHD tests on our website:
embrace-autism.com/tests

Autism/ADHD assessment sandwich

[Photo: A plate with four peanut butter and banana pepper slices sandwiches.]

Autism
Objection:Peanut butter not evenly distributed
Objection:Banana peppers not evenly distributed
Objection:Banana peppersnot sorted by color
Objection:Bottom two sandwiches overlap

ADHD
Craves:A new breakfast to try out
Craves:Combining unlikely ingredients to see what happens
Craves:Adding some spice to breakfast
Craves:Exciting displayof colors

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 20

The last one is great! The others may be neurodivergent experiences more broadly, but negative responses to how much we share I think is a uniquely autistic/AuDHD experience.

Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 20

Oh this is a great idea! Could we potentially use these questions? And how would you like to be credited if we do use them?

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 14

I hadn’t considered that! Do you have any thoughts about how to address that? I wonder if we could develop a mini-screener that is easier to answer for those who haven’t looked deeply into autism yet, or who as you say have difficulty evaluating themselves.

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 14

If you think you may benefit from a formal autism assessment, our team of autistic clinicians can help! We offer online autism/AuDHD assessments worldwide.

Read more about our assessment process and our diagnostic team here:

embrace-autism.com/autism-asses...

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 14

Do you think you might be autistic? Here is an autism mini-screener you can use as a self-check!

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Take the three tests mentioned at the bottom here:
• RAADS–R: embrace-autism.com/raads-r
• AQ: embrace-autism.com/autism-spect...
• CAT-Q: embrace-autism.com/cat-q

Autism mini-screener

1. Do you often feel like you’re “performing” in social situations instead of being yourself?
2. Do you often feel out of sync with others in conversations or group settings?
3. Do you avoid certain social or sensory environments because they feel overwhelming?
4. Do you tend to obsess over specific interests or topics, sometimes losing track of time?
5. Do you feel exhausted from trying to keep up with social expectations or hide parts of yourself?

If you answered “Yes” to 2 or more:
• You may benefit from further screening.
• We recommend starting with the RAADS–R, the AQ, and the CAT-Q—three validated tools that explore autistic traits and how much you mask them.

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 14

While simultaneously feeling a bit anxious around the topic of underdiagnosis in women, not only because it’s a concern in itself, but because I feel privileged that I was diagnosed before my transition and thus have no experience with the obstacles women face with diagnoses.

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Embrace Autism ✨ @embraceautism.bsky.social · Aug 14

That’s fair. I think the research is about the sex (assigned at birth) ratio.

But yes, as a trans woman myself, I wouldn’t count myself among the male statistics either.

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