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Dimensions of autism

Anxiety and mood • Overly confident/Lack of awareness Highly anxious/susceptible

• Attention deficit Can focus


Focus and attention for hours

Intelligence • Severe Impairment Average Gifted

Sensory processing • Hyposensitive Hypersensitive

Specific interests • No interests Highly specific interests

Repetition and routine • No routine required Strong need for routine

Social interaction • Aloof Passive Active/Odd

Communication • Non-verbal Verbose


Mindful, Dept. Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne 1
Ure et al., (JPCH, 2018)

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