Autistic and Living the Dream

Tag: Young people

  • Supporting Trans Autistic Young People in Schools

    Supporting Trans Autistic Young People in Schools

    Schools play a crucial role in shaping the identities and wellbeing of transgender and gender-diverse Autistic youth. Supportive environments promote self-esteem and mental health, while unsupportive settings lead to serious consequences. By fostering understanding, implementing inclusive practices, and prioritizing diverse education, schools can help these individuals thrive academically and socially.

  • Understanding Gender Creativity in Autistic Youth

    Understanding Gender Creativity in Autistic Youth

    This blog explores the complex relationship between gender identity and autism, highlighting how autistic young people often exhibit gender creativity that challenges traditional norms. Their unique social processing and sensory experiences encourage an authentic exploration of gender, leading to higher rates of transgender and gender-diverse identities among them. Support for this exploration is essential.

  • Initial Steps for Parents After a Child Comes Out as Trans

    Initial Steps for Parents After a Child Comes Out as Trans

    “My child just came out to me, what do I do?” I have been asked this question many times as a professional. For many of the families I work with I am the only openly queer person they know. My first piece of advice? Breathe, everything feels a little better after a deep breath, it…

  • Trans and Autistic: Living in two closets

    Trans and Autistic: Living in two closets

    The overlap of Autistic and LGBTQIA+ identities is a growing topic of conversation especially for those of us who occupy both spaces, and there are lots of us! We are all at differing points in our neurodivergent and queer journeys, some of us are clear of who we are, some of us are confused, some…

  • Helping our younger selves

    Helping our younger selves

    The author shares the challenges of being a neurodivergent person who wants to support others like them. They express frustration at not being taken seriously in conversations about neurodivergent children, and highlight the harmful impact of society’s attitudes. They emphasize the need for genuine understanding and support for neurodivergent individuals and their families.