Parenting an Autistic child. First, believe them.
Most advice about parenting an Autistic child is written for the parent’s anxiety, not the child’s life. The advice tends to be procedural. What to do when they melt down. How to get them to eat.
Most advice about parenting an Autistic child is written for the parent’s anxiety, not the child’s life. The advice tends to be procedural. What to do when they melt down. How to get them to eat. How to handle school refusal. The advice tends to miss the question underneath all of those questions, which is whether the parent actually believes what the child is telling them about their own experience.
Start there. Believe them.
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