“Why Are Autistic People So Abrupt?” – (Hint: It’s Not Purposeful Rudeness)
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!
Jaime A. Heidel - The Articulate Autistic
Communicate more effectively with your autistic loved one.
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!
Better Communication / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication
by jaimeaheidel · Published July 15, 2020 · Last modified July 25, 2020
You absolutely must be blunt with an autistic person if you want us to understand your feelings, thoughts, and needs. Please. You’re not being rude. We need this.
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 / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication
by jaimeaheidel · Published June 5, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
Autistic people often thinking in black-and-white, all-or-nothing ways. This can cause misunderstandings between autistic people and neurotypical people.
Autistic Characteristics / Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication
by jaimeaheidel · Published June 2, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
Things don’t exist to me unless I need them. This is my autistic perspective on why many of us can’t “see” what’s right in front of us.
Love isn’t ‘powering through the challenges’ while holding out hope that eventually the autistic person will change. Your friendship, kindness, and caring doesn’t yield a ‘reward’ of a non-autistic person in the end.
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication / Trauma & PTSD
by jaimeaheidel · Published May 28, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
Does “training” an autistic person to endure sensory triggers make them easier to endure? No. It forces the autistic person to do the only thing they can to survive: Disassociate their entire lives.
Better Communication / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication
by jaimeaheidel · Published May 28, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
“Why can’t you just…?” When you say this to an autistic person, it’s the same as asking a blind person why they can’t see. We are wired differently, and we always will be.
Autistic Characteristics / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication
by jaimeaheidel · Published May 27, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
Does your autistic loved one appear to be more comfortable doing housework when they are alone? Here’s why.
Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships
by jaimeaheidel · Published May 26, 2020 · Last modified July 30, 2020
Do autistic people dislike touch? Yes and no. It depends on the autistic person! Here’s how touch affects some autistic people and how to communicate more effectively about it.
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