Autistic People Often Can’t Detect Our Own Tone of Voice
When an autistic person sounds rude to a neurotypical person due to tone of voice, oftentimes, the autistic person has no idea how they sound.
Communicate more effectively with your autistic loved one.
Autistic Characteristics / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published April 18, 2020 · Last modified April 9, 2022
When an autistic person sounds rude to a neurotypical person due to tone of voice, oftentimes, the autistic person has no idea how they sound.
Autistic Characteristics / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published April 18, 2020 · Last modified July 5, 2020
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Common Misconceptions / Trauma & PTSD
by jaimeaheidel · Published April 18, 2020 · Last modified July 5, 2020
Yelling at an autistic child (or any autistic person) until they “confess” what they’ve done is abusive and traumatizing. There’s nothing to confess. We are just speaking different neurological languages.
Autistic Characteristics / Common Misconceptions / Parent & Child Communication
by jaimeaheidel · Published April 18, 2020 · Last modified July 5, 2020
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Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published April 18, 2020 · Last modified July 5, 2020
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Autistic Characteristics / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published April 18, 2020 · Last modified July 5, 2020
Delayed emotional processing in autistic people is often misunderstood as being cold and unfeeling or being hysterical. We just process emotions in a different way.
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published April 18, 2020 · Last modified July 5, 2020
Why doesn’t my autistic loved one have common sense? The answer might surprise you!
Autistic Characteristics / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published April 18, 2020 · Last modified July 5, 2020
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Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Parent & Child Communication
by jaimeaheidel · Published April 18, 2020 · Last modified July 5, 2020
Most autistic people don’t like to lie…and we aren’t good at it. However, because of abuse and mistreatment, we MAY say we understand you when we don’t.
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