Expert shares three ways anxiety can manifest in people with autism A specialist occupational therapist has shared the three ways in which anxiety can present in people with autism.
Conor McDonagh, owner and director of Caerus Therapies, frequently offers advice on his TikTok account, covering topics from sensory processing issues to supporting an autistic child.
According to Conor, there are three ways anxiety presents in autistic children - fight, flight, or freeze.
In the clip, he said: “There are several different ways that anxiety can present or look like in an autistic child.
He said: “So when an autistic child experiences anxiety, it's ultimately the result of difficulties with processing information in the reticular formation, which is otherwise known as the fight-flight response.
