An Autistically informed tip sheet that will have you responding empathetically to your child’s sensory triggers and empowering them to advocate for their own sensory needs in the future.
Very often we think of the Autism spectrum as a two-dimensional straight line. In this piece, Dr Melanie Heyworth discusses the flawed notion of a linear spectrum and puts forward an alternative analogy to capture the complexity, the fluidity of the Autism spectrum.
In recent years, it has become widely accepted that there is a considerable overlap between the Autistic and the LGBTIQA+ communities. However, a corresponding effort to support the Autistic-LGBTIQA+ community has not been forthcoming. Read Reframing Autism’s full position statement on Autistic-LGBTIQA+ identity.
Autistic advocate and guest blogger Katharine Annear explores the history of the Autistic self-advocacy movement in Australia and some of the key aspects of making one’s voice heard.
The latest in our series of summaries of significant research studies concerning our community, this piece helps non-academics to understand Vikram Jaswal and Nameera Akhtar’s work on Autistic social motivation.
In this captivating personal account, an Autistic doctor opens up her synaesthetic world, where music conjures images, time presents as shapes and her patients’ diagnoses, as colours. She also explores the question of whether her Autistic children may also be synaesthetic.
The early days following an Autism diagnosis can be a bewildering time. Read Dr Melanie Heyworth’s top five tips for parents of newly diagnosed Autistic children, to help you on your journey.
In this deeply personal guest blog, a loving mother and wife reflects on what it feels like to be Alexithymic or ’emotionally blind’. She writes of the high price to be paid for trauma, as well as the resilience, resourcefulness and strength of spirit it can bring.
How do you know when there is cause for you to think your child is developing atypically? The Reframing Autism team reflected on the differences that we saw in our children, and those our own parents saw in us, to develop a description of some differences you may see if your child is Autistic.
Whether you are Autistic, you love someone Autistic, or you work with Autistic people, we want to hear from you.
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