What a Strengths-Based View of Autism Looks Like in Practice
A strengths-based view of autism starts with what a person already does well and builds support around that, without ignoring real difficulties.
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What Alexithymia Is, and How It Relates to Autism for Some People
Alexithymia, difficulty identifying and naming your own emotions, is common but not universal among autistic people, and calls for its own kind of support.
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Common Mistakes People Make Assuming Autistic People Don’t Want Friends
Autistic people are frequently assumed to not want friendship, when the real barrier is usually a mismatch in how connection is expressed, not a lack of desire for it.
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What Makes an Environment Genuinely Sensory-Regulating
A genuinely sensory-regulating environment is built around lighting, sound, and texture choices tailored to a specific person, not a general template.
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How Autistic Adults Describe Camouflaging Differently From Masking
Autistic adults often describe masking as a quick, reactive suppression and camouflaging as a more sustained, constructed performance.
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What the Double Empathy Problem Means for Communication
The double empathy problem reframes autistic communication difficulty as a two-way mismatch, not a one-sided deficit.
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What a “Spiky Skill Profile” Means for Autistic People
A spiky skill profile means unusually wide gaps between strong and weak areas — not a flaw, but a pattern support can be built around.
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Common Mistakes People Make Assuming Autism Looks the Same in Everyone
Autism looks different from one person to the next, and most common misunderstandings come from expecting a single template to fit everyone.
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What Autistic Shutdowns Are, and How They Differ From Meltdowns
Shutdowns and meltdowns are both responses to overload, but one is loud and outward while the other is quiet and internal.
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How Special Interests Change Across Childhood and Adulthood
Special interests often change subject as autistic people grow up, but the intensity and comfort they provide tends to stay the same.
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