Jaime A. Heidel - The Articulate Autistic
Communicate more effectively with the autistic people in your life
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published October 27, 2020 · Last modified February 24, 2025
As an autistic person, I need help understanding what I’ve done “socially wrong” in order to make an emotional connection and stop upsetting you.
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication
by jaimeaheidel · Published August 18, 2020 · Last modified July 28, 2025
Autistic people aren’t selfish, we just process the world differently. Learn about survival mode and how autistic people experience the world.
Autistic Characteristics / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published April 18, 2020 · Last modified July 5, 2020
Delayed emotional processing in autistic people is often misunderstood as being cold and unfeeling or being hysterical. We just process emotions in a different way.
Do autistic people lack empathy? No! In fact, many autistic people actually experience MORE empathy because the emotions they feel from others come in unfiltered and all at once.
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