Adapt to autism One of the central characteristics of autism in DSM 5 is the deficit in social communication and social interaction. The social and personal aspects of life are a challenge. How does an autistic person adapt to these challenges? Clinical experience suggests that there are three possible adaptations: introvert, extrovert "intensive" and extrovert "camouflage". Introvert Adaptation is more easily recognized is that of a person who can be described as introvert. The child (and subsequent adults) actively reduce or avoid social participation, recognizing that social interaction is undesirably complex, overwhelming and stressful. Therefore, this obvious adaptation is to choose (where possible) to be lonely to accomplish things while not necessarily feeling lonely. But we increasingly recognize those with autism who are open and have great motivations for social communication. For these people, there are two possible modifications that...