AUTISM AND TRAUMA/PTSD

Just to walk through the points:

Trauma is caused from exposure to traumatising events. 

Exposure is a matter of a Lack of Protection.

Most Neuro-Normative individuals will have received the "codes" in order to form proper Defence Mechanisms (some help us mature and navigate society fluidly, all of them can cause problems if out of control). In this respect, autistic individuals may not have basic defence mechanisms to navigate potentially traumatic events. 

Misunderstanding can be a form of being excluded or a form of disconnexion and isolation. It can be a type of marginalisation and I have a feeling Misunderstanding is the very basis for a Lack of Support in the context of someone responsible for or caring for or the authority over (unless this authority is a psychopath/sociopath or sadist, for instance.) Erich Fromm has a good deal to say about Isolation and community. As do many sociologists and it's affects.

While there are articles - or commentary pieces on this such as: https://neuroclastic.com/why-adult-aspies-arent-being-diagnosed-a-human-rights-crisis/ You may need several papers to create the link for how:

1. A lack of defence mechanisms makes autistics more vulnerable, thus requiring more protection from those responsible for them. Misunderstanding how the autistic child is easily more traumatised would produce a lack of support.

2. Sociological affect from the human need for inclusion & connexion. How misunderstanding creates an emotional and psychological isolation and is traumatising in itself. But to compound the issue, If I'm asking for help in a different language and you cannot understand me, then you most likely won't assist, leaving me unprotected and to my own devices. This can lead to feeling isolated, abandoned, betrayed and not just subjected to traumatising events. 

This is a big topic involving a good deal of elements. Is there anything specific you're interested in? 

Just to walk through the points:

Trauma is caused from exposure to traumatising events. 

Exposure is a matter of a Lack of Protection.

Most Neuro-Normative individuals will have received the "codes" in order to form proper Defence Mechanisms (some help us mature and navigate society fluidly, all of them can cause problems if out of control). In this respect, autistic individuals may not have basic defence mechanisms to navigate potentially traumatic events. 

Misunderstanding can be a form of being excluded or a form of disconnexion and isolation. It can be a type of marginalisation and I have a feeling Misunderstanding is the very basis for a Lack of Support in the context of someone responsible for or caring for or the authority over (unless this authority is a psychopath/sociopath or sadist, for instance.) Erich Fromm has a good deal to say about Isolation and community. As do many sociologists and it's affects.

While there are articles - or commentary pieces on this such as: https://neuroclastic.com/why-adult-aspies-arent-being-diagnosed-a-human-rights-crisis/ You may need several papers to create the link for how:

1. A lack of defence mechanisms makes autistics more vulnerable, thus requiring more protection from those responsible for them. Misunderstanding how the autistic child is easily more traumatised would produce a lack of support.

2. Sociological affect from the human need for inclusion & connexion. How misunderstanding creates an emotional and psychological isolation and is traumatising in itself. But to compound the issue, If I'm asking for help in a different language and you cannot understand me, then you most likely won't assist, leaving me unprotected and to my own devices. This can lead to feeling isolated, abandoned, betrayed and not just subjected to traumatising events. 

This is a big topic involving a good deal of elements. Is there anything specific you're interested in? 

Thankou so much. Point 1 of your explanation is really what I was trying to get at. Is there any further reading I can do on this please?