Learn the Basics
Understanding a few core ideas makes everything else click into place, whether you’re autistic, newly diagnosed, or supporting someone you care about.
Glossary of Terms
Plain-language definitions of the words you'll hear, masking, stimming, meltdown vs. shutdown, neurodivergent, and more.
The Double Empathy Problem
The single most important modern idea: miscommunication between autistic and non-autistic people goes both ways.
Myth vs. Fact
Common misconceptions about autism, what the evidence actually says, and why the difference matters.
Understanding Profiles
The different lenses, sensory, communication, executive function and more, used throughout this app, and the idea of the “spiky profile”.
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