Living in autistic bodies: bloggers discuss movement control and arousal regulation.

Our findings support a conceptualization of autism that sees embodiment, movement and arousal regulation as important elements of autism. Rehabilitation researchers and professionals should note that autistic insider perspectives can and must be accessed for optimal outcomes.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONClinicians should consider movement control (starting and stopping movement at will) difficulties as possible barriers to function for some autistic people.Clinicians should consider arousal regulation (ability to govern physiological and psychological activation level) difficulties as a possible barrier to function for some autistic people.Clinicians should be cautious when interpreting observed behaviours of autistic people and should make every effort to get explanations for behaviour directly from the perspective of individual clients.