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What your Autistic child wants you to know
• WE ARE DIFFERENT HUMAN BEINGS, NO MATTER HOW DIFFERENT WE SEEM. • WHERE IS SOMETHING IN THIS WORLD THAT WE ARE GREAT AT. • WE NEED LOVE. • WE ARE DIFFERENT FROM ANY OTHER AUTISTIC PERSON. • WE NEED SPACE. • WE ARE TRYING. • SOMETIMES WE NEED A DAY OFF. • OUR ENERGY...
Person First/Identity First LANGUAGE
Terminology and Autism
High-functioning VS Low-functioning Previously these terms were quite commonly used when describing someone with Autism, however the general autistic community reject this. The most common reason stated that is high and low functioning terms are often applied based...
Monotropism
The definition of Monotropism is a person’s tendency to focus their attention on a small number of interests at a time, tending to miss those things outside this attention tunnel. It’s a processing style or a way of thinking. Autistic people and ADHDers are more...
History is not destiny
History is not destiny By making sense of your own story, you can be the kind of parent you want to be, regardless of how you were parented. Even if you didn’t receive secure attachment from your parent, you can still offer it to your own secure attachment can be...
Secure Attachment Style – The Ultimate Goal
There is power to a parent showing up, so that children feel safe, seen, soothed and secure. However, showing up is the goal of parenting, creating a secure attachment style. A secure attachment increases children’s lifelong satisfaction and happiness. It optimizes...
Above all else – Freedom, Flexibility and Fairness
PDA'ers, whether they are 2 years old or 82, truly need and believe...
Autistic Burnout or Autistic Fatigue – A Latest Buzz Word? No It’s Been Studied Academically
So, what is it? I found a good explanation recently which described...