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 ArticlesDo'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.