Being autistic or having an autistic family member can be really positive, but may also be complicated at times. The world can be a confusing place for autistic people, who may communicate differently, find social interaction difficult or stressful, and experience sensory sensitivities.
If you're autistic, you may find it difficult to express your feelings, needs, or desires to your family members or partner. You may feel that you are misunderstood. For some family members, it can be difficult to know how to support their autistic family member or partner.
In these guides, we offer some helpful advice, tips, and resources for autistic people, their parents/carers, siblings, or children. This page gives you an overview. For more information, select from the menu above or the links below.
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On our new website, we are gradually introducing different guides tailored to the perspective and needs of different website users, particularly autistic adults, families and carers, and professionals.
The information on these pages has been moved from our previous website, but has not yet been updated so may not fully reflect current thinking and best practice or cater for key audiences.
We will be reviewing these pages to reflect the latest research, practice and opinions of autistic people, their families and professionals. How frequently we review information will depend on the topic: how much of a priority you tell us it is and whether there is significant new thinking, research, etc that needs to be reflected in our information.
