Common Mistakes Well-Meaning Adults Make Around Autistic Kids
The small, well-intentioned habits that undermine trust with autistic kids, and simple ways to adjust them.
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What Stimming Is, and Why It Isn’t Something to Suppress
Stimming — hand-flapping, rocking, humming — helps regulate the nervous system, and suppressing it tends to remove the outlet without removing the need.
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How Sensory Processing Differences Show Up in Everyday Life
Sensory processing differences show up in ordinary moments — a shirt tag, a grocery store, a car ride — not only during a meltdown.
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What Identity-First Language Means, and Why Many Autistic People Prefer It
Identity-first language — “autistic person” over “person with autism” — reflects how many autistic self-advocates describe their own experience.
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Making a Classroom Work for a Sensory-Sensitive Student
Small, reversible changes to seating, lighting, and transitions can make a classroom work for a sensory-sensitive student without a formal evaluation.
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What Happens During an Autism Assessment
An autism assessment is a series of structured observations and conversations, not a single pass-or-fail test — here’s what actually happens in the room.
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