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How do autistic people experience emotions?

Jaco de Goede

There is a persistent stereotype that autistic people lack empathy and cannot understand emotion. Often we are described as unfeeling or emotionless and there are even suggestions that those with...

How do autistic people experience emotions?

Jaco de Goede

There is a persistent stereotype that autistic people lack empathy and cannot understand emotion. Often we are described as unfeeling or emotionless and there are even suggestions that those with...

Easy Ways to Help Your Child With Self-Regulation

Jaco de Goede

From Autism Parenting Magazine (By Ewa Omahen, PhD, February 22, 2022) Our ability to self-regulate or exercise control over our emotions and behaviors is a critical skill that evolves as...

Easy Ways to Help Your Child With Self-Regulation

Jaco de Goede

From Autism Parenting Magazine (By Ewa Omahen, PhD, February 22, 2022) Our ability to self-regulate or exercise control over our emotions and behaviors is a critical skill that evolves as...

Managing the emotions of autistic teenagers

Jaco de Goede

Autistic pre-teens and teenagers might know the words for emotions but still have trouble recognising them in themselves and others, particularly when they’re upset. And emotional problems in autistic teenagers...

Managing the emotions of autistic teenagers

Jaco de Goede

Autistic pre-teens and teenagers might know the words for emotions but still have trouble recognising them in themselves and others, particularly when they’re upset. And emotional problems in autistic teenagers...

Ten New Year's Resolutions for a Neurodiverse f...

Jaco de Goede

As the parents of neurodiverse children (and neurodiverse adults ourselves), it can be challenging to navigate the unique needs and challenges of raising a child with unique needs. That's why it's...

Ten New Year's Resolutions for a Neurodiverse f...

Jaco de Goede

As the parents of neurodiverse children (and neurodiverse adults ourselves), it can be challenging to navigate the unique needs and challenges of raising a child with unique needs. That's why it's...

Executive Functioning: The most frustrating par...

Jaco de Goede

From The Thinking Person's guide to Autism I don’t actually like messes. It’s just that my executive functioning problems cause me to generate them to my own—and others’—consternation. I consider...

Executive Functioning: The most frustrating par...

Jaco de Goede

From The Thinking Person's guide to Autism I don’t actually like messes. It’s just that my executive functioning problems cause me to generate them to my own—and others’—consternation. I consider...

How to Help Your Child with Autism Transition t...

Jaco de Goede

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This question is first posed to youngsters before they even reach first grade and continues in some form for years...

How to Help Your Child with Autism Transition t...

Jaco de Goede

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” This question is first posed to youngsters before they even reach first grade and continues in some form for years...