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Autism Behavior Resources: Insights, Strategies, and Support
Autistic behaviors are as diverse and unique as the individuals themselves, reflecting a wide range of ways people on the spectrum experience and respond to the world. Understanding these behaviors—such as stimming, routines, sensory sensitivities, and communication styles—can help foster empathy and create more supportive environments. These resources explores the nuances of autistic behaviors, providing insights into their meanings, the science behind them, and strategies for understanding and embracing these expressions. Whether you're a caregiver, therapist, or simply curious, these resources aims to deepen your knowledge and appreciation of the autistic experience.
Recent Articles
Pathological Demand Avoidance: Understanding PDA and its Relationship to Autism
Do you feel frozen whenever you feel like you should be doing something? Do the demands of day-to-day tasks make you feel like the walls are closing in? If demands cause you severe anxiety that gets in the way of completing daily activities, you might be experiencing demand avoidance. Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is most commonly connected to autism, contributing to the great diversity of the autism spectrum. However, allistic (non-autistic) individuals can also align with a PDA profile. PDA can have significant impacts on a person’s life, but broader social awareness of PDA is still limited. Many support strategies, including neurodiversity-affirming therapy, can help PDA individuals manage demands and move through life with less anxiety.
How to Deal with Autism Anger in Adults: Effective Strategies and Techniques
Everyone experiences anger from time to time. For autistic individuals, anger can be more complex than for their neurotypical peers. Autism anger is often misunderstood or pathologized, which can lead to increased frustration for both the autistic person and those around them. Feeling misunderstood or judged makes anger management even more difficult than it already is.
To ease the added difficulties around autistic anger, it’s important to understand its causes, employ effective coping strategies and improve communication skills. Autistic individuals and their support networks can work together to build a toolkit for anger management.
Navigating Meltdowns: Effective Strategies to Support Autistic Adults
Meltdowns are an extremely overwhelming experience for autistic people. In the throes of total overload, it can be difficult to identify and meet one’s own needs. While preventing and managing meltdowns is a skill many autistic adults can and do have, knowing how to help an autistic loved one during a meltdown can be an important way to show support.
