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Stigma and Masking as an Autistic Parent
Stigma affects all Autistic people and can lead to masking. How does becoming a parent impact on this?
Zoe APUK
Jan 257 min read
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Autistic Parents and AI: Tools for Empowering Effective Functioning
Ideas of how Autistic parents could use specific AI tools to help with executive functioning.
Zoe APUK
Jan 73 min read
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Autistic Joy
Autistic Parents UK members share what Autistic joy means to them.
Zoe APUK
Nov 27, 20246 min read
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Connection over Perfection: Making Christmas Work for You and Your Family
While Christmas can be a time of joy for many, for neurodivergent people it can feel overwhelming. There is a shift in pace, sensory...
Zoe APUK
Nov 14, 20244 min read
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A Quick Guide to Children’s Social Care for Disabled Children in England and Wales
A summary of social care support for disabled children in England and Wales including the local offer, short breaks and social services.
Zoe APUK
Nov 7, 20245 min read
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Exposure Anxiety
Exposure anxiety is the "excruciating sense of audience to one’s own existence".
Zoe APUK
Aug 17, 20245 min read
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Escaping the Abyss: Healing From Childhood Trauma and CPTSD as an Autistic Person
This piece discusses the later impact of childhood trauma and the recovery process, but does not go into details of specific events.
Zoe APUK
Jul 31, 20247 min read
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Shame stories: breaking the cycle of parenting shame in Autistic families
This post was written by Jenni Guthrie and was originally published on Autistic Social Worker . I wrote this reflection following a...
Zoe APUK
May 29, 20247 min read
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The Biggest Changes are on the Inside.
Words and artwork by Becks Harper When I first shared my formal autism diagnosis with friends and family it coincided with a period in...
Zoe APUK
May 15, 20242 min read
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Writing, Motherhood and The Mask
What is it like to write about autistic experience as an autistic parent?
Zoe APUK
May 1, 20242 min read
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Recent Research On Fabricated Or Induced Illness (FII)
Latest research into Fabricated or Induced Illness - key findings for autistic parents.
Zoe APUK
Apr 17, 20243 min read
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Autistic Life Hacks: Housework Edition
This blog post covers ways to make housework more manageable, suggested by our members, who are all autistic parents themselves.
Zoe APUK
Apr 6, 20249 min read
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Mizuko: Autistic Pregnancy Diary - Part 3
Trigger Warning: Pregnancy Loss
This is the third and final instalment of our peer supporter’s pregnancy diary.
Zoe APUK
Mar 16, 20242 min read
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Heartbeats: Autistic Pregnancy Diary - Part 2
The second entry in a series of diaries capturing an Autistic parent’s honest experiences of pregnancy.
Zoe APUK
Feb 22, 20242 min read
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You: An Autistic Pregnancy Diary - Part 1
A heartfelt personal reflection on Autistic motherhood, written by one of our peer supporters.
Zoe APUK
Feb 8, 20243 min read
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Autistic Mental Health
Why are rates of mental illness so much higher in autistic people, and what can be done to help?
Zoe APUK
Nov 8, 20235 min read
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Autistic people told me they had questions about pregnancy, birth and beyond, so we answered them!
By Dr Aimee Grant, Swansea University I was diagnosed as Autistic in 2019. At this point, I already had eight years of postdoctoral...
Dr. Aimee Grant
Aug 11, 20234 min read
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Wielding the Mask
Since entering the online Autistic community I have witnessed and even taken part in many conversations around ‘Unmasking.’ The basic...
Ruth Jenks
Jul 27, 20232 min read
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Autistic Life Hacks: Sensory Edition
Different or atypical sensory experiences are common amongst autistic people - we can be hyper and/or hypo sensitive to different stimuli....
Zoe Williams
Jul 3, 20233 min read
963 views
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Am I Autistic?
Wondering if you are autistic? These resources will support you to explore your possible autistic traits.
Zoe APUK
Apr 26, 20234 min read
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