What are the Differences between Highly Sensitive People and Autistic Spectrum Disorder?

Jules De Vitto
5 min readAug 27, 2020

If you’re highly sensitive, at some point you might have questioned what the differences are between a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) and those who are on the Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

In this article, I want to talk about the differences between Sensory Processing Sensitivity (the formal name for Highly Sensitive People) and those who are autistic, otherwise known as autistic spectrum disorder (ASD).

Where the Confusion Lies…

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Jules De Vitto

Coach & published Author. Jules empowers Highly Sensitive People to build resilience without denying their authentic gifts: www.highlysensitivehumans.com