Anxiety
The Fear of Being Perceived: Understanding Exposure Anxiety in Autistic People
Many autistic people describe a deep, often hard-to-explain experience: a fear of being seen, noticed, evaluated, or emotionally exposed. This isn’t simply social anxiety. It isn’t shyness. And it certainly isn’t avoidance without reason. Increasingly, autistic adults and young people are describing what has become known as the fear of Read more
