Autistic People Ask Questions to Get Answers – Period
When an autistic person asks a question, we are looking for an answer. That’s it. There is no other reason. Please understand this.
Jaime A. Heidel - The Articulate Autistic
Communicate more effectively with your autistic loved one.
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published August 7, 2020 · Last modified August 11, 2020
When an autistic person asks a question, we are looking for an answer. That’s it. There is no other reason. Please understand this.
Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships
by jaimeaheidel · Published August 5, 2020 · Last modified March 24, 2025
Do autistic people have trouble telling right from wrong? Socially, yes. Morally, no. This common misconception can cause a lot of misunderstandings.
Does it seem like your autistic child is being “dramatic”? Meltdowns are something that happen TO us, not something we do on purpose.
Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication
by jaimeaheidel · Published July 26, 2020 · Last modified March 19, 2025
You may think you’re being blunt and direct with your autistic loved one, but you might not be. Your last straw is often our first clue that something is wrong.
Common Misconceptions / Trauma & PTSD
by jaimeaheidel · Published July 26, 2020 · Last modified August 5, 2020
Autistic people are not behaving in a certain way to get attention from neurotypical people. We are simply being ourselves and living our lives.
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication / Questions & Answers
by jaimeaheidel · Published July 25, 2020 · Last modified December 19, 2020
Why does your autistic loved one blurt out words at the most inopportune times? We don’t see it that way. We’re not rude, we’re trying not to forget!
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication / Questions & Answers / Reprinted Articles / Trauma & PTSD
by jaimeaheidel · Published July 12, 2020 · Last modified July 17, 2020
Why do autistic and neurotypical people confuse each other so much when trying to interact? Because we are speaking two different social languages, and neither of them are wrong!
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Parent & Child Communication
by jaimeaheidel · Published June 25, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
Why do autistic people ask “why” so frequently? When an autistic person asks “why”, it’s to gather information and understand our world. This is not rudeness or questioning authority, this is necessary for us to achieve independence.
Better Communication / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published June 25, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
“Don’t blame it on the autism!” Please don’t say this to people on the spectrum. Being autistic is not used as an excuse, it’s an explanation of behavior you might not understand.
Autistic Characteristics / Common Misconceptions / Interviews / Parent & Child Communication / People of Color
by jaimeaheidel · Published June 23, 2020 · Last modified June 30, 2020
Tiffany Hammond of Fidgets & Fries opens up about what it’s like to be a Black autistic woman raising two Black autistic sons.
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