Autism and birthdays can be a stressful mix for parents. However, it can also be stressful for children as they might not want surprises and keep to the routine as much as possible. As an adult with autism (it feels so strange saying that I am now an adult since I don’t feel like one), I will share with you the experience I had on my eighteenth birthday. My birthday is celebrated twice, once with my Mum and once with my Dad. I always spend my birthday with Mum, but I always celebrate with my Dad either the weekend before Read More
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Autism and Holidays
Autism and holidays can make it stressful for someone with autism. Therefore, it is necessary to take steps to make sure that they do not grow anxious as the holiday period grows closer. Going on holiday can be fun and exciting, but it can also be stressful for those with autism. The build-up to the holidays are full of packing and sorting out, something that has to be completed. However, this, along with the actual going on holiday, being there and coming back can be stressful for someone with autism. Autism and Holidays – Big Outings It is hard to Read More
Autism Revision Strategies
Autism Revision Strategies These are the autism revision strategies that I have found useful during my exam periods. As we come up to the exam period once again, many teenagers will worry about revision. For autistic people, this could mean either working so hard that they don’t have enough downtime, or they have so much downtime that they don’t revise as much as they should. I fall into the latter- which isn’t so good with exams in a few weeks. Not revising makes me feel stressed as I feel that I have not done as much revision as I should Read More