Thread by @thinkingautism

@swirlee @randallb Here’s a thread on resources for parents whose kids have been recently diagnosed as autistic! Hope it helps.

First, here are some parent-penned guidelines for first steps after that diagnosis (tl;dr: Learn from my mistakes so you can avoid them):

thinkingautismguide.com/2017/03/after-… 1/

@swirlee @randallb Here also are Eleven Ways You Can Make Your Autistic Child's Life Easier:

thinkingautismguide.com/2017/04/eleven…:

and How listening to autistic adults helped me understand and support my son:

washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2019…

#Neurodiversity 2/

@swirlee @randallb If you prefer books, @awnnetwork_ *just* released “Sincerely, Your Autistic Child: What People on the Autism Spectrum Wish Their Parents Knew about Growing Up, Acceptance, and Identity:

awnnetwork.org/announcing-the…

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@swirlee @randallb @awnnetwork_ I don’t want to firehose you, so I’ll stop here—but please see our site thinkingAutismGuide.com, for more articles. I also recommend following autistic parents of autistic kids like @OutFoxgloved, @MorenikeGO, @AutisticEnough, & @AnnMemmott. Here for any questions, & be well. 4/4