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Reboot Before Takeoff: Regulation Strategies for Traveling Neurodiverse Families
Family travel is stressful. Full stop. Especially when your family has distinct needs planning and preparation can be overwhelming…like trying to update your phone while your storage is full, the Wi-Fi is unstable, and three apps are frozen at once. Chunking the aspects of travel and identifying...
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Building an Autism-Supportive City: Training Municipal Staff and First Responders
I have learned so much when working and interacting with people who have autism and neurodivergence. They offer such a unique perspective and taking the time to better understand the world through their lens, is an opportunity to better ourselves. A truly inclusive environment, in my opinion, is...
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Neurodiverse Couples: Tools for Reconnecting After Conflict
Relationships naturally have ups and downs. The goal of neurodiverse couples therapy is not to be conflict-free but rather to build skills to both approach difficult topics more intentionally and resolve conflict more effectively. By building these skills, couples can minimize the longer-term...
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14 Practical Strategies for Marriage with Autism and Asperger Syndrome
The Asperger’s Association of New England (formerly known as the Asperger’s Association of New England) (AANE) has been offering the Partner/Spouse and Couples Support Groups for ten years. The couples we see typically consist of a man with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or Asperger Syndrome...
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Psychiatric Hospitalization and ASD
Admission to a psychiatric inpatient unit can have varying outcomes for a patient. The success of the admission is determined by the patient’s ability to function after discharge. During the course of treatment, it is important to prepare the patient for life after hospitalization. All members of...
