Tagged: understanding autistic behavior

Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication / Trauma & PTSD

November 15, 2023

Your Autistic Loved One Doesn’t Know What You’re Reacting To, and It’s Causing Trauma

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...

Better Communication / Common Misconceptions

April 5, 2023

5 Things Your Autistic Loved One Has to Consciously Focus On During Social Interactions (That Your Neurotypical Brain Does Automatically)

If your autistic loved one has difficulty with social situations, their brain may have to manually filter out info your NT brain does automatically.

Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions

March 29, 2022

We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know – The Hidden Disconnect of Socializing While Autistic

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

September 3, 2021

15 Things That Bother Your Autistic Loved One (That You May Not Even Notice)

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 / Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication / Trauma & PTSD

June 21, 2021

10 “Nice” Things Neurotypical People Unknowingly Do That Harm Autistics

You may think you’re being nice, but you’re actually hurting your autistic loved one. Here’s why.

Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Understanding Neurotypicals

January 26, 2021

When a Cactus Meets a Rose – Why Autistic/Neurotypical Friendships Often Fail (And How to Prevent It)

Inter-neurotype friendships between autistic and neurotypical people can be a challenge, especially if you’re a rose and they’re a cactus.

Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication

August 28, 2020

“Why Are You Saying This Out of Nowhere?” – A Short Script for Autistic People to Decrease Misunderstandings

“Why are you saying this out of nowhere?” This script is something autistic people can use when a conversation goes wrong.

Autistic Characteristics / Better Communication / Common Misconceptions / Dating & Relationships / Parent & Child Communication / Questions & Answers / Reprinted Articles / Trauma & PTSD

July 12, 2020

Lost in Translation: The Social Language Theory of Neurodivergence (By Trauma Geek)

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

May 26, 2020

Don’t Punish Autistic People With Our Own Behaviors and Expect That Will “Teach Us a Lesson”

If you mimic an autistic person’s behavior toward you, we won’t understand you’re trying to hint at something, we’ll just become fearful and distrustful. Here’s what to do instead.