Why Autistic people get upset- experience anxiety and get mad, and have meltdowns. 14 reasons and 14 tips!

Why people with Aspergers get upset experience anxiety, get mad, and have meltdowns

Why people with Aspergers get upset experience anxiety, get mad, and have meltdowns

Why people with Asperger’s get upset- experience anxiety, get mad, and have meltdowns. 14 reasons and 14 tips!

A brilliant video from James Hackett about anxiety and meltdowns that face people on the autism spectrum!

 

AUTISM POTTY TRAINING TIPS FOR AUTISTIC TODDLERS + AUTISTIC CHILDREN

 

That Autism Mom

That Autism Mom

We have covered the whole issue of potty or toilet training for children on the autism spectrum.  Check them out here and here.

But this video from That Autism Mom is excellent!

For more information on social stories please have a look at Trisha Katkin’s site here.

Adult Female Autism Traits – do you have any of these?

Adult Female Asperger's Traits

Adult Female Asperger’s Traits

Adult Female Asperger’s Traits

We know that there are lots of issues with adult women getting diagnosed on the autism spectrum.

The great presentation takes closer look at the traits of women on the autism spectrum.

So What Really is the Difference Between High Functioning Autism and Aspergers? Do you agree with this explanation?

The Difference Between High Functioning Autism and Aspergers

The Difference Between High Functioning Autism and Aspergers

The Difference Between High Functioning Autism and Aspergers

The subgroups of autism seem to be a complex matter as these various typologies of autism suggest. You can read in more detail here and here.

So we thought we would share this interesting video from Allison Kawa which gives some useful insight!

 

Is cannabis (or marijuana) the “best” therapy” for autism? What is your reaction?

MMJ and Fibromyalgia

MMJ and Fibromyalgia

It’s morning in Nahariya, a tiny Israeli town near the Lebanese border, and 4-year-old Benjamin is repeatedly smashing his head against the wall. He spins wildly in circles, screeching at full volume. As his mother tries frantically to calm him, he pulls down his pants and defecates on the floor.


When they leave their apartment, Benjamin wrestles free of her hand and nearly runs into oncoming traffic. Sharon attempts a trip to the supermarket but leaves before she finishes shopping because her son is screaming while he picks up items and throws them to the floor.

Now that was in October 2016, and typical of most days at the time. Sharon, a single mother who moved to Israel from the United States one year earlier, was alone and losing control..All that changed a year ago, when Benjamin started taking marijuana. In the little apartment he shares with his mother, mornings are now relaxed and orderly. His transformation may signal the arrival of a long-awaited and desperately needed healing for the many others just like him: children living with severe autism.

Read more here.

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