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Podcast: Today’s Autistic Moment: A Podcast for Autistic Adults by An Autistic Adult
Episode: Autistic Adults and Gaslighting
Description: A Program Script and Interview Transcript for this show can be found on https://todaysautisticmoment.com/podcast-episodes/ein/.
Gaslighting is a form of manipulation and abuse by which the abuser makes the individual being abused doubt their own reality. Â Gaslighting occurs by lies and cover ups designed to suggest that the person experiencing the abuse has no understanding of themselves, who they are, what they need and how to manage relationships and their everyday lives. Â Autistic Adults experience gaslighting with regards to their sensory processing, questioning whether they are Autistic at all, and spoken to as if they are incompetent at...