If you walk into any autistic group, almost everyone in the group understands what it means to go into autistic shutdown or meltdown states. Even if they don’t know the proper words or terminology for ...

It’s not the child who’s being selfish.

Helping children on the autism spectrum navigate through their meltdown episodes requires patience, understanding, and strategies designed to support them. Meltdowns in children with autism are often ...

All the way back in Module 1, we touched briefly on autistic meltdowns and explained how they are not the same thing as bad or manipulative behavior. However, autistic meltdowns can sometimes look or ...

Many autistic people face challenges in their daily life while navigating a world made for neurotypical people. Think about a trip to your local cafe. You might have patrons crammed into small spaces, ...

The teacher was halfway through explaining a lesson when she suddenly stopped. A piece of chalk slipped from her fingers and clattered to the floor as her eyes fixed on a child sitting in the corner ...

Many autistic people face challenges in their daily life while navigating a world made for neurotypical people. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Think about a trip to ...