Most social skills programs are harmful, but is there a way to help ND people navigate NT social norms without making them feel bad?

Communication support is a desperately needed thing for so many autistic people. Unfortunately, not everyone can deliver on their promises.

Sensory desensitization sounds like something that could help, but reducing sensitivity isn’t a thing you should be trying to do TO someone.

Building frustration tolerance sounds like a worthwhile goal. But adding more frustration is not the way to do it.

Self-regulation skills for kids are all the rage right now. Problem is that people think self-regulation can just be taught.

The language of Neurodiversity is soooo hot right now. But you can’t just pop some neuro-word in place of “autism” and call it a day.

The first step towards understanding the problem is to realize how often we’re just talking past each other.

People reeaallly like to suggest better coping skills for autistic, ADHD, and otherwise ND folks. But what if the problem isn't actually us?

Autistic masking DOES NOT necessarily mean “pretending to be allistic/neurotypical," although you’d be forgiven for thinking it does.

Apparently some people just go to bed and fall asleep. But if you or your child are autistic/ADHD, this probably sounds foreign to you.

Anything kids do that is anything less than “yes sir, right away sir” is often called DEFIANCE. But what if it's really the exact opposite?

Well, we don’t really know, because: -People with Intellectual Disability (ID) and non-speakers aren’t always included in what little...

For one thing, we’re kinda throwing non-PDA Autistics under the bus here, even if it is unintentional. Typical autism strategies don’t...

Funny story. There was a post in a PDA group from someone who was wondering how to get their friend to do something. Friend was PDA, they...

I heard about PDA almost seven years ago thanks to a tip from another parent in a FB group. I found one or two self advocates at the time...

There are two questions I see most often in discussions about masking. One is, “What’s the big deal about masking? Doesn’t everyone have...

So if you’ve read my welcome intro, perhaps you’ll remember that part where I said I would occasionally challenge even my own community?...

This kinda goes with one of my ABA cartoons, but the concept goes far beyond just ABA. This is for everything - school, other therapies,...