Autistic Identity and Culture

  • Autism and The Coke Bottle Effect

    by Amanda Mc Guinness
    The "Coke Bottle Effect" is a metaphor used to describe the way Autistic people can accumulate stress, sensory overload, and emotional strain over time, similar to the pressure building up inside a shaken bottle of soda/coke. Just like the coke/soda, when the bottle is opened, everything comes out in a powerful release.
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