Workplace Accommodations for Autistic Adults: What Might Actually Help?
Autistic employees don't all need the same accommodations. One person may be significantly affected by noise but have no difficulty with meetings. Another may tolerate a busy office easily but struggle when expectations aren't clearly communicated. Someone else may find unpredictable schedule changes particularly difficult.
Masking at Work: Why Autistic Adults May Look Fine While Struggling
Autistic masking refers to behaviors autistic people may use to hide, suppress, or compensate for autistic traits in order to fit social expectations. Some masking is intentional, such as consciously reminding yourself to make eye contact or avoid talking too much about a favorite subject, but other forms of masking become automatic after years of practice.
Autistic Burnout at Work: Signs You May Be Running on Empty
One reason autistic burnout can be difficult to recognize is that the person experiencing it may be performing very well. Being good at your job doesn't necessarily mean your work environment is easy for your nervous system to manage. Several factors may contribute to exhaustion.
The Emotional Health of Autistic Teens: Anxiety, Depression, and What Parents Need to Know
Autistic teenagers are significantly more likely than their neurotypical peers to experience anxiety and depression. This isn't a coincidence, and it isn't inevitable — but it is something parents and clinicians need to understand.
Parenting an Autistic Teenager: What Helps, What Hurts, and How to Stay Connected
Parenting any teenager is hard. Parenting an autistic teenager — with the sensory sensitivities, the meltdowns, the social exhaustion, the rigid routines, the intensity — can feel like a different category of hard entirely.
How Therapy Can Help Autistic Teens — and What to Look For in a Therapist
If your teen has recently been diagnosed with autism — or if you've been living with that knowledge for a while — you may be wondering what role therapy plays. You've probably heard conflicting things. Maybe someone suggested ABA. Maybe your teen has already tried a few therapists and it didn't go well. Maybe you're not sure what "the right kind of support" even looks like.
Does My Teen Have Autism? Signs to Look For and How to Get Answers
If you've found yourself googling your teenager's behavior at midnight, reading lists of symptoms, and wondering if what you're seeing has a name — you're not alone. Many parents of autistic teens spend years sensing that something is different before they have language for it.
Signs Your Child May Be Autistic — And What to Do Next
Most parents who suspect their child might be autistic don't arrive at that thought suddenly. It builds gradually — a collection of things that don't quite fit, moments where your child responds differently than you expected, a feeling that something you can't name is going on beneath the surface.
"I Never Knew Why I Was Different": What a Late Autism Diagnosis Means for Adults
They're in their 30s, 40s, or even 60s. They've held jobs, raised families, maintained friendships. From the outside, their lives look ordinary. But on the inside, they've spent decades wondering why certain things that seem effortless for others — small talk, office politics, crowded parties, unexpected schedule changes — feel so relentlessly exhausting.