How the Purpose of Non-Autistic Small Talk Can Backfire Terribly for People on the Spectrum
Neurotypical small talk can backfire terribly for people on the spectrum and actually CAUSE HARM. Here’s why.
Communicate more effectively with your autistic loved one.
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published June 5, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
Neurotypical small talk can backfire terribly for people on the spectrum and actually CAUSE HARM. Here’s why.
Does the fact that neurotypical people engage in small talk mean they are shallow? As an autistic person, I used to think this. I don’t anymore. Here’s why they do it.
Autistic Characteristics / Parent & Child Communication
by jaimeaheidel · Published June 2, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
Does your autistic loved one struggle with waking up? They’re not the only one!
Autistic Characteristics / Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication
by jaimeaheidel · Published June 2, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
Things don’t exist to me unless I need them. This is my autistic perspective on why many of us can’t “see” what’s right in front of us.
Love isn’t ‘powering through the challenges’ while holding out hope that eventually the autistic person will change. Your friendship, kindness, and caring doesn’t yield a ‘reward’ of a non-autistic person in the end.
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication / Trauma & PTSD
by jaimeaheidel · Published May 28, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
Does “training” an autistic person to endure sensory triggers make them easier to endure? No. It forces the autistic person to do the only thing they can to survive: Disassociate their entire lives.
Better Communication / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication
by jaimeaheidel · Published May 28, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
“Why can’t you just…?” When you say this to an autistic person, it’s the same as asking a blind person why they can’t see. We are wired differently, and we always will be.
Autistic Characteristics / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication
by jaimeaheidel · Published May 27, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
Does your autistic loved one appear to be more comfortable doing housework when they are alone? Here’s why.
Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships
by jaimeaheidel · Published May 26, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
Do autistic people dislike touch? Yes and no. It depends on the autistic person! Here’s how touch affects some autistic people and how to communicate more effectively about it.
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published May 26, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
Does the autistic person in your life behave in ways you believe are socially awkward and uncomfortable? Tell us using this formula.
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