Hello and welcome! Below are a variety of resources to help you better understand your own autistic identity.
Maybe you've noticed that you are different from your friends and classmates and are curious why. Perhaps you discovered a list of autistic (or hyperlexic) traits or saw a post on social media about autism (or hyperlexia) and you're like, "I think that's me!"
Or maybe you already know you're autistic and you're just curious what that means or are simply looking for tools and resources to better support you.
Whatever your reason is for being here, I'm happy to help support you however I can. The goal here is to:
Help you better understand your amazing brain and support you in your day-to-day life.
🧠 Understand your amazing brain...
- You're curious what hyperlexia is: Grab The Hyperlexia Handbook (it's free!)
- You think you might be hyperlexic: Take the free hyperlexia quiz (take the one geared towards adults)
- You want to better understand what being hyperlexic means: Grab the I am Hyperlexic social story
- You want to better understand what being autistic means: Grab the I am Autistic social story
- You'd like to read some autism books that are geared towards teens: Try this book list
- You want to better understand why you flap your hands, chew on everything, repeat things that people say, and/or prefer to eat the same foods: Resources about autistic culture & traits
🤸♂️ Get to know your unique sensory profile...
- You want to know why certain situations, events, or stimuli bother you: Learn about sensory triggers
- You know you get overwhelmed by certain things and want to know what signs to look out for: Read about common signs of sensory overload
- You want to understand why school can be so overwhelming: Read about sensory triggers in the classroom
🤝🏼 Need more support...
- You'd like to be able to advocate for your own needs: Grab these self advocacy scripts
- You need ideas for calming down when you're stressed or after a meltdown: Grab the list of calm down tools for older kids & teens
- You find visuals helpful for daily tasks: Grab the putting on deodorant visual
- You need help with study skills: Try one of these social stories