Sexuality, Relationships, and Sex Education for Autistic Adults with High Support Needs Adults with high support needs are sexual beings with the same developmental drives as anyone else. Silence on...
Safety risks of idle time for severe autism Self-injury, aggression, and elopement rarely arrive without warning. For many adults with significant support needs, they follow boredom the way smoke follows...
Seasonal and Environmental Triggers: Managing Behavioral Changes Through the Year Every winter looks a little worse. Every school break brings the same rough week. Most caregivers notice the pattern eventually....
Respite care for high-support adults: finding and training providers The worker who lasts is the one you train slowly, pay fairly, and trust with a hard week. Here is how...
Recognizing Depression and Anxiety When Communication Is Limited Seven observable signs that differentiate a mental health change from baseline autism traits. How to track what the adult cannot say in...
Recreation Ideas for Adults Who Need Significant Support Sensory-aware, low-barrier, adaptable. Three principles that turn most community recreation programs from “not for him” into “yes, with adjustments.” Plus the start-small...
Profound autism: why 1 in 4 autistic people need a different policy conversation The Lancet Commission drew a line: eight or older, needing 24-hour access to an adult caregiver, with...
Preparing law enforcement for safe encounters A stranger calls 911 because your autistic adult is rocking on a bench at the bus stop. What happens in the next four minutes...
Preventing abuse, neglect, and exploitation in services The worker you liked last month is missing an hour of your daughter’s shift. Her jewelry is gone. She flinches when he touches...
Preparing for Your Own Hospitalization: The Caregiver Emergency No One Plans For You plan for every crisis your adult child might face. The one that keeps you up at night...
