Jaime A. Heidel - The Articulate Autistic
Communicate more effectively with your autistic loved one.
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Parent & Child Communication / Trauma & PTSD
by jaimeaheidel · Published January 30, 2024 · Last modified May 15, 2025
If your autistic child thinks literally, it’s quite common. Learn how to accommodate literal thinking in autistic people and prevent trauma.
The ladies of Kind Theory interviewed me for their YouTube channel, and I was happy to be a part of it. Trigger Warning for discussion of childhood trauma.
I’ve heard of masking at work, but this late-identified autistic woman was told to get Botox to “fix” her natural facial expressions!
Autistic Characteristics / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published July 1, 2022 · Last modified February 21, 2025
Science has proven that exposure therapy for autistic sensory sensitivities does not work (and it causes emotional harm).
ABA Horror Stories / Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Parent & Child Communication / School & Learning
by jaimeaheidel · Published April 12, 2021 · Last modified April 16, 2021
Denying an autistic child recess, snacks, and bathroom breaks is not teaching, it’s torture.
Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships / Downloadable Content / Parent & Child Communication / Questions & Answers / Trauma & PTSD
by jaimeaheidel · Published March 30, 2021
Have an autistic loved one? Download, read, and share this free comprehensive guide about unintentional gaslighting and complex PTSD.
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 / Common Misconceptions / Trauma & PTSD
by jaimeaheidel · Published April 20, 2020 · Last modified July 13, 2020
“You know what you did.” No, your autistic friend or family member does NOT know what they did, and the only thing you’re doing by saying that is traumatizing them. Here’s how to communicate with an autistic person more effectively.
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