Lately, public conversations about Autism have often focused on deficits, which can leave you feeling like you have to constantly educate others, challenge misinformation, and advocate for more affirming perspectives.
Self-care is sometimes treated as a shallow concept – as though a bubble bath can undo the stress of confronting unjust systems. In reality, caring for ourselves often means finding ways to stay grounded, connected to our authentic selves, and giving ourselves permission to feel upset or distressed when things are hard.
Whether you’re Autistic or supporting someone who is, it’s vital to find sustainable, compassionate ways to look after yourself while working to shift systems, language, and attitudes.
Fostering Autistic Wellbeing Through Self-Care and Self-Advocacy
Explore how caring for your sensory, social, and emotional needs connects deeply with finding and using your voice.
Navigating Autistic Burnout: Self-Care Strategies to Recover and Recalibrate
Understand what Autistic burnout really is, and discover strategies to rest, recover, and rebuild at your own pace.
Falling Into Shutdown: An Autistic Journey Beyond Overwhelm
This is a powerful lived-experience piece on what shutdown feels like when overwhelm crosses your capacity, and how to honour what your body and brain need.
Find a mental health professional who understands and respects neurodiversity, ensuring care is affirming, inclusive, and grounded in Autistic wellbeing.
This paper, from Reframing Autism Founder and Head of Research, Dr Melanie Heyworth, argues for moving beyond medical models of “disorder” to approaches that centre flourishing, autonomy and belonging.
Autistic burnout is a lived reality for many Autistic people. In this on-demand webinar from multiply-divergent counsellor with lived experience of Autistic burnout, KJ Wisehart, learn about factors contributing to burnout, understand the critical role of community experiences in fostering recovery, and explore ways to adjust expectations to better support ourselves and others.
Choose either our community webinar, on sale for $10, until 15 November 2025, or the professional webinar which comes with a professional development certificate (one hour of CPD).
We know how exhausting it can be to navigate a world where misinformation about Autism spreads faster than facts. Too often, we are ambushed in conversations that question our legitimacy or reduce us to stereotypes.
That’s why we’re working on a few things to help our community share accurate information with confidence. These tools will make it easier to counter misinformation and centre Autistic expertise where it belongs – with Autistic people.
Thank you for being part of our community – and for making space for yourself, too.
The Reframing Autism team would like to acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we have the privilege to learn, work, and grow. Whilst we gather on many different parts of this Country, the RA team walk on the land of the Awabakal, Birpai, Whadjak, and Wiradjuri peoples.
We are committed to honouring the rich culture of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this Country, and the diversity and learning opportunities with which they provide us. We extend our gratitude and respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and to all Elders past and present, for their wisdom, their resilience, and for helping this Country to heal.
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