Jaime A. Heidel - The Articulate Autistic
Communicate more effectively with your autistic loved one.
Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication / Trauma & PTSD
by jaimeaheidel · Published November 15, 2023 · Last modified February 21, 2025
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...
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published January 12, 2023 · Last modified February 21, 2025
Is your autistic loved one purposefully not reciprocating in conversations with you, or is something getting lost in translation?
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published March 29, 2022 · Last modified February 21, 2025
If you have an autistic person in your life, learn how to better communicate with them and improve your relationship.
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published September 3, 2021 · Last modified February 21, 2025
Why is your non-verbal autistic loved one so upset? Here are 15 things that bother autistic people that most neurotypical people don’t notice.
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication / Trauma & PTSD
by jaimeaheidel · Published May 12, 2020
“I don’t know.” If you hear that answer a LOT from the autistic person in your life, you definitely need to read this post. When I was younger, especially when I was a child,...
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication
by jaimeaheidel · Published April 24, 2020 · Last modified July 15, 2020
What is it really like for an autistic person to have a conversation with a neurotypical person who doesn’t understand autistic behavior? It goes a little something like this.
Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions
by jaimeaheidel · Published April 17, 2020 · Last modified July 5, 2020
Neurotypicals who live with and/or love an autistic person, do you ever wonder how you can come home from a hectic day with the word “stressed” practically written all over your face, and your...
“There’s dog poop on the floor.” To a neurotypical person, this is a request. To an autistic person, this is a statement of fact. My aunt said that to me once, and I said,...
Does your autistic loved one say hurtful things? Do they seem surprised when you confront them about it. They ARE! Here’s how to communicate more effectively with your autistic loved one.
Does the autistic person in your life offend you frequently? They probably don’t mean to. Here’s how to explain it and stop all the arguments.
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