Discipline over motivation provides stability, develops important life skills and virtue, manages emotions, helps achieve goals, and boosts self-esteem.
autism behaviors
Common autism behaviors can include awkward social interactions, sensitivity to sensory stimulations, and repetitive or restrictive behaviors. But it’s important to realize that everyone presents autism differently, which is why it is a spectrum disorder.
Managing Time With Autism: Prioritize What Truly Matters In Life
Effectively managing time can be challenging and uniquely important for autistic individuals. The key is being organized while avoiding mental fatigue.
Say No to Urgency: Managing Tasks for Ultimate Calm
Everyone has a to-do list. But when you feel restless with managing tasks until they are completed, you have task urgency.
Selective Eating: Ways to Beat the Autism Picky Eater Test
If there weren’t enough challenges already, selective eating commonly occurs with autism and contributes to mealtime stress. Here are 8 tips to help.
The Truth About Autism’s Lack of Empathy Disorder Needs to Be Told
A myth about autistic individuals is that they have a lack of empathy disorder— the ability to share in feelings of others. This stereotype is inaccurate and hurtful.
Flare-ups: When Life Overwhelms And Causes Autistic Regression
Many autistics report periods when their traits become more intense and challenging. They are often referred to as “flare-ups” or autistic regression.
Eye Contact Avoidance: 8 Best Ways to See Eye to Eye
Eye contact is a form of human connection. But it can be extremely uncomfortable for some autistics, resulting in eye contact avoidance.
Staring Meaning: Unlocking the Secrets of Intense Gazes
Autistic staring meaning can be simply a different way of sensory processing. Rather than being creepy; it helps make sense of things.
Autism and ADHD Overlap: Making Sense of the Co-Occurring Disorders
Autism and ADHD are considered similar mental health conditions, as they can present themselves in the same way. It can be confusing.
Agoraphobia: Managing Irrational Fears Can Lead to Better Life
Everyone is anxious about something. But agoraphobia is intense anxiety with irrational fears, which adversely impact your life if not managed.
Anxiousness: Could You Experience Being Anxious For Nothing?
Experiencing anxiousness and going from calm to chaos can impact daily life. You may even feel you’re being anxious for nothing. You’re not alone.
Is Autism A Gene? 11 Hot Topics in Research
Is autism a gene or is it environmental? From examining a possible hereditary link to demonstrating how AI can help those with ASD, here are 11 hot topics.