17. Pain (including Trigeminal Neuralgia)

Some autistic people experience pain without connecting to its cause, for example they can feel that their bladder is full but not connect this sensation to the fact that they need to go to the toilet. Trigeminal neuralgia (TGN): pain felt in the jaw, nose and the front of the head. It is caused by exposure or compression of the trigeminal nerve and affects some people with autism. Symptoms of TGN – a combination of unattributable outbursts of screaming, pressing below or behind ear the lobes, chewing, a