Category: Better Communication

Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Downloadable Content / Parent & Child Communication

March 26, 2025

The Functional Purpose of Autistic Questions – FREE eBook Download by Jaime A. Heidel – The Articulate Autistic

Does your autistic loved one ask lots of questions? As a neurotypical (non-autistic person), you may wonder if the autistic person in your life is being rude or has a hidden agenda. However, you’ll...

Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions

November 21, 2024

8 Neurotypical Social Norms That Baffle Your Autistic Loved One

If you have an autistic person in your life, you may be confused about some of their traits. Whether it’s something they said, a tone of voice they used, or a non-verbal cue they...

Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions

October 3, 2024

7 Natural Autistic Traits You’re Mistaking for Arrogance

“If your nose were any further in the air, when it rained, you’d drown!” “You think you know everything, don’t you?” “Nobody can tell you anything!” “You always have an answer for everything!” As...

Better Communication / Common Misconceptions

September 4, 2024

How to Be a Better Friend to an Autistic Person (As Suggested by Autistic People)

Are you just getting to know an autistic person? Here are 10 ways you can be a better friend to an autistic person.

Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Parent & Child Communication / Trauma & PTSD

January 30, 2024

The Child, the Chair, and the Lake – The Importance of Accommodating Autistic Literal Thinking to Provide Emotional Safety

If your autistic child thinks literally, it’s quite common. Learn how to accommodate literal thinking in autistic people and prevent trauma.

Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication / Trauma & PTSD

November 15, 2023

Your Autistic Loved One Doesn’t Know What You’re Reacting To, and It’s Causing Trauma

When people who have little experience with mental illness hear the term ‘complex PTSD’, their minds automatically conjure images of sustained physical abuse or one major traumatic life event that permanently altered one’s nervous...