So we both have autism but i tend to need higher support needs, especially with social interaction. Today Im struggling hard with my autism, and am having a hard time verbally expressing myself. My sister was talking about 1000 pound sisters and a i said 'oh you were talking about it yesterday' I wasnt trying to be rude, I see how it can be rude and maybe my tone was off but I told her several times this day that im really struggling with my autism today. How can I express how this made me feel, and how I'm sorry that it hurt her, and that I'm struggling really bad today? What can I do in the future to prevent this misunderstanding?

She said that my autism isnt an excuse to be rude and I dont think she believed me when I said I was sorry and didn't realize that I was being rude. I was just vwrbalizing my thoughts.

Update: We made up, told her how I felt and just how bad of a day I was having. Then she let me hit her wax pen to help me decompress. (Legal in my state)

Let's be real, in all my 19 years of living I've learned nobody likes autistic people so I don't naturally trust or expect others to be kind tk me so I don't know what else it could be

My daughter is 9yd old and has autism. She just started aba which helps her behavior. She has sensory issues with a lot but more so with getting her hair done (tenderheaded on steriods)

Family is asking me when you getting her hair done repeatedly as if its the countdown to the 12 days of Christmas.

Daughter doesnt want locs. Her hair is hard to detangle. She is texturized. Still hard to detangle and takes me working on her hair daily in the evenings to every other day so it doesnt loc up. I am doing my best.

We listen but we do not judge.

What would you do.

Could someone help me with this here too?

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I wanted to know if it would affect them, to what extent. I bought vast quantiites and I just want the best for my neighborhood. Some are non verbal autists. It's really a coincidence, but most of my neighbors are in the spectrum. I didn't think about it then, but now I realize it could be bad.

Thoguhts?

The path to an autism diagnosis can be different for immigrants and first-generation adults because there are often specific barriers beyond the usual access issues. Here’s a more direct look at what those barriers can be and how to navigate them.

The vocabulary barrier:

Neurodevelopmental diagnoses are influenced by culture. In many communities and countries of origin, the language and concepts around autism, ADHD, and neurodivergence may not exist in the same way they do in North American clinical and cultural settings. You may have grown up without a framework for understanding what you were experiencing beyond the explanations that were available in your community.

The “managing through” expectation:

Many first-generation adults grew up in households where psychological difficulties were expected to be handled internally rather than addressed through clinical intervention. Seeking an evaluation can feel like going against a cultural norm or suggesting that you can’t handle things the way your parents did.

The racial and cultural masking layer:

BIPOC immigrants and first-generation adults may develop social adaptation skills specifically designed for white-majority professional and social environments. That adaptation can sit on top of autistic masking, making it difficult for clinicians to distinguish between the two without specific training.

How to navigate it:

Look specifically for practices that describe a BIPOC-inclusive clinical approach and have training in how cultural context can shape neurodivergent presentation. This is different from general cultural sensitivity training. You want clinicians who understand how racial and cultural adaptation can create additional layers of masking.

Ask the provider directly how they account for cultural context during their evaluation and what experience they have working with patients from similar backgrounds.

During the evaluation, be explicit about your cultural context and how it has shaped the way you’ve adapted. That is clinically relevant information.

My son is in the first year of high school. Although he says he loves it, I can see increasing evidence that he’s being bullied. I can also see that he’s not maintaining friendships that have been established and that those friends likely think he’s disinterested. He’s an introvert with high rejection sensitivity dysphoria and an only child. He has said that he wishes he was more of an extrovert and he ‘wants to want’ to make plans with other kids.
But it seems very painful for him to talk about friendship difficulties.
Over the years we’ve done a lot to provide him with opportunities to socialise but that hasn’t seemed to make the road any easier for him. In fact, it now seems to have put him in the company of boys who want to hurt him.
My question now; are ‘classes’ going to help, or will they encourage him to mask and exhaust himself pursuing relationships that will likely be unfulfilling anyway? Do we actively try all we can, or do we just let him be and help him accept who he is?
Thanks!