My Autism Manual

This template was created to help explain what autism looks like in a specific individual.

Autism is unique in each person and there are a lot of behaviors that can be misunderstood. As the parent of an autistic teen, I found it difficult to communicate my daughter's behaviors, goals, and struggles to others. I want this to be a tool for others aiming to understand or communicate - this is what autism looks like in my daughter.

The goal was to create a manual/guide that explains:

• who my daughter is

• how they work

• what joy and other emotions look like to them (because the behaviors can look different)

• what behaviors indicate serious trouble, and intervention is needed

• that each autism diagnosis represents itself differently - this is my daughter's autism

All of the information on the board came from my daughter. It was a fully cooperative experience. I worked with her to visualize her behaviors and how to best communicate it. She encouraged me to share this with the greater community.