Helping Your Autistic Child Thrive
As a parent of an autistic child, you want to be sure that you do all that you can to help them thrive. You want them to feel accepted and to have the best possible quality of life. Unfortunately, society can be hostile to autistic individuals, whether intentionally or otherwise. But there are ways that you, as a parent, can make a big difference in your childās life and help them to thrive.
Seek out positive representation.
One way to start is by finding positive autistic representation in the media. Autistic characters are often portrayed in a negative light or missing from films and TV shows altogether. However, there are some excellent examples of positive autistic characters that you can share with your child. This could include TV shows like āSesame Streetā and āThomas and Friend...