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How to Help Autistic People in Your Life

My Friend Autism

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How to Help an Autistic Person Find Their Passions

Autistic people are not a subclass of humans. Forcing them to stop regulating themselves only makes it worse. Don't force social interaction, like we've said. The next tip is advocate. Be your autistic child, friend or partner's biggest advocate. Help them find training, employment opportunities that match their special interests and skills. Advocate for the same rights you'd expect to anyone. It's all really we as autistic people have to survive to recover, to regulate. So allowing and accepting the importance of an autistic person through routine is mutually beneficial. This significantly decreases the occurrence of meltdowns and shutdowns. And of course, changing routines also increases the occurrence of Meltdown Days. If you

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