Autism Foundation Posts – Spectra.Blog’s FAQs and key posts and articles on autism spectrum disorders

Within the Spectra.Blog website, there are some key posts which we describe as our Foundation Posts on autism, covering the key areas of interest with autism spectrum disorders. (In date order…)
They are as follows (and will be added to over time!) –
AUTISM AND ANXIETY – IF A IS FOR AUTISM, THEN IT IS MOST DEFINITELY ALSO FOR ANXIETY
WHAT IS AUTISM? SPECTRA.BLOG EXPLORES THE DEFINITION FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER
ECHOLALIA – AN EARLY SIGN OF AUTISM?
BLACK & WHITE OR INFLEXIBLE THINKING – COMMON IN AUTISTS
AUTISTIC MASKING – EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW
AUTISTIC BURNOUT – WHAT IT IS AND HOW TO AVOID IT
SO, YOU’VE HAD YOUR ADULT AUTISM ASSESSMENT – WHAT NOW?
GAINING AUTISM ASSESSMENT IN THE UK – INCLUDING PATHOLOGICAL DEMAND AVOIDANCE OR PDA
WHO CURATES THE AUTISM RESOURCE, SPECTRA.BLOG?
TOP SIX THINGS NOT TO SAY TO A PARENT WHO SUSPECTS THEIR CHILD MAY BE AUTISTIC:
MYTH-BUSTING: EXPLAINING EYE CONTACT FOR CHILDREN & ADULTS WITH AUTISM (ASD/ASC/PDA/AUTISM SPECTRUM)
DO YOU ASK YOUR ASPIE LOVED ONE OR FRIEND HOW IT FEELS TO BE AUTISTIC? IF NOT, WHY NOT?
IS AUTISM’S TRIAD OF IMPAIRMENTS OUTDATED? (ASC / ASD / ASPERGER’S)
THE EMOTIONAL CUTLERY DRAWER OF SPOONS, AND THE ‘SOCIAL HANGOVER’ (ASD, ASC, ASPERGER’S)
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