Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) or Autistic?

Dr. Elaine Aron and her husband coined the term highly sensitive person (HSP) in the 1990s. Since then, her books and online content on the subject have become widely read and discussed. I'm not the first to see an overlap between the HSP trait and autism, and I won't be the last! 

Topics discussed also include:

• An overview of the HSP checklist
• Getting into some details about Dr. Aron's now-deleted FAQ website content on HSP and autism
• Specific ways that Dr. Aron's work can be helpful to autistic people
• The HSP trait and how much it aligns with the so-called "female autism phenotype"

If you'd like to know more about topics discussed in this episode, check out:

The Highly Sensitive Person: How to Thrive When the World Overwhelms You by Elaine N. Aron

"Are You Highly Sensitive" —a checklist by Elaine Aron, 1996

"My Hypersensitivity Is Real: Why Highly Sensitive People Have ADHD" by Zoë Kessler

"Journey to Diagnosis for Women With Autism" by Dori Zener

"Sensory Sensitivity May Share Genetic Roots With Autism" by Nicholette Zeliadt

"An Update on Psychopharmacological Treatment of Autism" by Aishworiya et al.

"Biomedical Interventions - Medications" an ASD fact sheet, from Synapse.

Episode intro and outro music: "Sweet Dreams - Middle-East Remix" by Maarten Schellekens (no changes or modifications were made)

Theme music: "Everything Feels New" by Evgeny Bardyuzha.

All episodes written and produced by Kristen Hovet.

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