Autistic people and the experience of pain

When it comes to Autistic people and the experience of pain, there is a lot to be said. Many of us anecdotally report having a mixed profile of hypo- and hypersensitivity to different kinds of pain. Unfortunately, the experience of pain is not one well understood by medical professionals. This results in Autistic people often not receiving adequate care for their pain management needs. It represents an area in which we can be left to suffer because we are not providing a "typical" observational profile that medical professionals have been trained to look for. This can be further complicated by chronic pain, which is again over-represented in Autistic populations.

How do Autistic people experience pain?