Autistics are “Too Self-Aware” But Most People Are Not

What is self-awareness really, and how can we foster it?

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Many Autistic’s report being too self-aware, especially for traditional therapy. Myself included. Yet, the majority of the population is not self-aware.

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In What Self-Awareness Really Is (and How to Cultivate It) by Dr. Tasha Eurich from the Harvard Business Review (2018), “found that even though most people believe they are self-aware, self-awareness is a rare quality.”

Eurich states, “We estimate that only 10%–15% of the [almost 5000] people we studied fit the criteria.”

This begs the question: what is missing between what we think self-awareness is and what it is?

This article will examine 3 key questions:

• What is self-awareness?
• What’s the connection between Autism and self-awareness?
• How to foster self-awareness?

Let’s get started.

What is Self-Awareness?

Dictionary.com’s definition of self-awareness is being “conscious of one’s feelings, character, etc.”