Autism and gaslighting

Gaslighting is when someone makes someone else doubt their own experiences. It is a form of abuse in which the person is left questioning their own reality and memories. It is disorientating and confusing, it leaves you doubting your own mind. This is done so the person doing it can get away with whatever it is that they are trying to cover up — often abusive behaviour.

Why is this relevant to autism? Because autistic people are extremely susceptible to gaslighting.

With autistic people being accused of ‘overreacting’, our sensory experiences going misunderstood…