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Do's and Don'ts

Compact format: one card per situation with What carries and What harms. Every point has a neurological rationale. Not a behaviour script, but mechanism.

4 Articles

Do's and Don'ts: Eye Contact

What carries with eye contact and what harms. Predictive Coding and sensory gating as the basis.

Do's and Don'ts: Small Talk

Why small talk exhausts autistic people and which conversation forms carry. Monotropism, Double Empathy.

Do's and Don'ts: Family Gatherings

What carries at birthdays, holidays and weddings and what overwhelms. Sensory reduction, retreat space, predictable transitions.

Do's and Don'ts: Crisis Support

What helps in autistic overload: fewer stimuli, no questions, presence without script. Polyvagal Theory, sensory gating.