You might think it’s OCD but your autistic brain is actually doing this. A lot of autistic adults grow up mislabeling their rumination as “OCD,” when it’s actually your brain trying to solve an internal chaos it doesn’t have language for. Here are 6 things you think are OCD that are actually autistic rumination: 1️⃣ Replaying conversations on a loop, not to control the outcome, but because your brain is trying to decode tone, intention, or “what went wrong.” 2️⃣ Mentally rehearsing future intera

5 things you think are “overthinking” that may actually be Autistic Rumination! Most undiagnosed autistic adults grow up believing they’re “too much,” “too sensitive,” or “always in their head.” But what you call overthinking is often something very different and very autistic. Here are 5 signs it’s actually autistic rumination ⬇️ 1️⃣ You replay conversations for hours not because you’re anxious, but because your brain is trying to analyze every social variable to understand what actually happen

Autistic rumination can be stoped, but it has to be identified and understood first. #actuallyautistic #autistic #rumination #professorsol #neurodivergence | Professor Sol, Autism and ADHD Coach