Autists are very bad at recognizing their own feelings. Mental health organizations tell us that this is part of the handicap. In reality, it is caused by a problem that is easily recognizable to psychologists.
Fear is the heaviest emotion people can have. As long as people are in an abusvie situation, they are unable to recognize their own fear.
Autists have been abused since the 1960s by being denied a diagnosis. Since 1988 they have been abused because they are not taught conversation skills. As a result, they cannot talk to anyone and cannot ask for help.
Do you suffer from the feeling that you urgently need to go to the toilet and if that is not possible you panic? In reality, this lower abdominal pain is caused by stress and anxiety.
Make it a habit to do #1 standing up as much as possible. That way you can estimate how big the volume is. The bladder has a volume of well over half a liter, so if your pee is smaller than that, then something else was causing your tummy ache or panic.
(The fact that some people have difficulty aiming has nothing to do with autism but the size of their stomachs. The urethra is a fixed length. If your stomach sticks out further, there’s nothing left to grab).
Scared people hate to be touched.
Scared people have a hard time with changes and surprises.