Untangling Autism, Trauma, Aggression, and Parenting
Parenting a neurodivergent child while carrying my own trauma means living in constant tension between tenderness and fear, love, and self-protection.
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After an Autism Diagnosis: 13 Necessary Next Steps For Parents
If your child has recently been diagnosed with autism, as my son was in 2003, here’s what I want you to know: Learn from me, don’t be me.
How Parents Can Identify and Avoid Harmful Autism Treatments
When it comes to autism treatments, parents new to autism need to work past their fear and confusion, and embrace their critical reasoning skills.
All Autistic People Have Value, Something RFK Jr. and Profound Autism Parents Refuse to Understand
RFK Jr. has gone full “useless eaters” about autistic people. Seeing autistic people as burdens is straight up eugenics, and yet Profound Autism parents are delighted. Let’s discuss why “profound autism” harms rather than helps autistic people and their families.
When You Have No Choice But ABA Therapy
You may know that ABA is a questionable therapy for autistic kids, one many autism advocates think should be abandoned. But since not every parent can avoid ABA, what can those parents do to protect their kids?
What We’re Asking Parents of Autistic Children to Believe
We often ask parents of autistic children to walk a difficult a tightrope as they navigate competing sets of information—especially regarding autism and disability, and in tensions between parent and self-advocate communities.
Could Your Child Be Autistic? Seven Subtle Signs You Might Be Missing
We are starting to recognize that autism can sometimes be more subtle, as more and more people are starting to get diagnosed later in adolescence or adulthood. Many people who find out about their autism in adulthood wish they had known sooner. Here are seven subtle signs that your child might be autistic.
How “Autism Warrior Parents” Harm Autistic Kids
Autism Warrior Parents are those who, for whatever reason, refuse to accept their autistic child’s actual reality and needs, and instead put their energies into absolute change or control of that child.
Our Uniquely Human Perspectives on Autism and Parenting
TPGA editors Carol Greenburg and Shannon Rosa are on the latest episode of Barry Prizant’s and Dave Finch’s Uniquely Human podcast. We discuss our own personal histories, our furious rejection of autism misinformation, and how journalists and outlets can do better by autistic people.
The Joy of a Sensory Friendly Home Life
At the end of the day, a sensory friendly home life means forget social conventions. Make your home work for you.