Reader-Submitted Question: Helping autistic tween with explosive emotional reactions
Terra Vance
May 16, 2019
Aspergian contributors offer advice on how to deal with your autistic tween’s explosive emotions.
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What We Need from Our Neurotypical Allies
NeuroClastic
April 6, 2019
Those who live with and love autistic people can be among our greatest allies, but it’s been the misfortune of the #ActuallyAutistic community that many
My Journey to Self-Identification
Lucy Frances
April 4, 2019
She knew she was different, and so did the classmates who bullied her. One woman’s journey to realizing that the clumsiness, the intense interests, the anxiety, and the sensory challenges all led to the fact that she was autistic.
Autism and Accepting the Child You Have
Emily Smith
April 2, 2019
When the life you thought you were going to have isn’t the one you actually have, this is how to embrace your life with acceptance, not resignation.
20 Top Tips for Raising An Autistic Child
differentnotdeficient
March 30, 2019
Learn from a mother who has been where you are, has jumped through all the hoops of diagnosis and advocacy, and has put in countless hours in research and advocacy.
The Entanglement of Emotion on the Spectrum
onelonedandelion
March 2, 2019
Myth: Autistics don’t feel emotions. Bzzzzt. Wrong. As someone with Asperger’s, I can testify to the fact of that being 100% false. My emotions are
Coming to Terms with my Diagnosis: Revelation not Resolution
alyokaye0626
January 6, 2019
Starting therapy on the very first day of my university classes in August didn’t seem like a bad idea. No real crisis was happening, as
An Autistic Father’s Letter to an Autistic Child
xgodley
November 14, 2018
A father explains to his son ways his brain might be different from other kids his age and how to maximize that difference.
I Don’t Regret You
jenbluhm
November 8, 2018
“I was wondering . . . if I have kids, will they be autistic?”
Verbal and Written Communication: The Disconnect
onelonedandelion
November 4, 2018
One autistic mother finds language communication her strong suit, but only when it is written. Verbal communication is difficult for her and her son with apraxia of speech.
