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.</p><p id="f16f">There are as many types of autism as there are Autistics, because we are not a homogenous group.</p><p id="9b94">Autistics have shared traits due to our similar neurology, but everybody experiences their autism differently, just like everybody experiences their own neurotype uniquely.</p><h2 id="fa75">Learn more:</h2><div id="2384" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-to-know-if-youre-autistic-644ea6050596"> <div> <div> <h2>How To Know If You’re Autistic</h2> <div><h3>Step one: learn from the experiences of actually autistic people</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v

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How Many Types Of Autism Are There?

In case you’ve been wondering…

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How Many Different Types Of Autism Are There?

I’d say at least 150 million.

How’d I get that figure?

Well, approximately 2% of the world’s population is Autistic (probably an under-estimate).

There are as many types of autism as there are Autistics, because we are not a homogenous group.

Autistics have shared traits due to our similar neurology, but everybody experiences their autism differently, just like everybody experiences their own neurotype uniquely.

Learn more:

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Autism
Neurodiversity
Psychology
Autism Acceptance
Neuroscience
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