Autism

Autistic kids and adults are meant to thrive as autistic people.  Unfortunately, living in a world designed in opposition to your unique wiring can take a devastating toll.  Here at A Heart for All Students, we support autistic children and adults using a neurodiversity-affirming, strengths-based lens. We honor the autistic community by learning from and listening to autistic voices.

This means we use the preferred language of the majority of the autistic community.  We don’t use terms that pathologize, but rather those that honor the humanity of each person and the community.

We avoid terms such as ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), Person with Autism, and High and Low-Functioning.  In the end, however, we always honor the preferred language of each person.  For more, here are Three Things You Can Do to Support Autistic Children and Adults.

Friend, here find tools, strategies, and encouragement to support you and your autistic child to thrive!  So happy to have you here.