12 Things Your Autistic Teen or Young Adult Needs to Know to Live Independently
Bright autistic teens can look completely prepared for college on paper while still needing significant support with daily living, executive functioning, sensory regulation, and self-advocacy. Here are the skills to assess and teach before expecting independence.
The Brain Learns the Emotional “Music” of Childhood
As an autistic adult, I realized I’d been using emojis wrong my whole life. That discovery revealed how childhood tunes the brain to recognize emotional signals.
When Gentle Parenting Isn’t Enough for Autistic Kids — Especially at Puberty
When gentle parenting creates diminished social functioning that isolates your child and misaligns them with the goals of integrating into spaces that aren’t the home environment…