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Autism. Now What?: Guide to Autism with humor
Paperback
Health GeneralHumorGeneral Parenting
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 18 2026
Pages: 74
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.15 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
If you've just received an autism diagnosis for your child, or you're in the middle of trying to make sense of sensory overload, school meetings, behaviours, and endless advice that doesn't seem to fit your child... you are not alone.
The Autism Parent Starter Guide was created to take you from overwhelmed and unsure, to informed, confident, and equipped with real-life strategies you can actually use at home and school.
Written by a special education teacher, autism specialist, and mum of three neurodivergent children, this guide blends professional knowledge with lived experience, because supporting neurodivergent children isn't just theory, it's everyday life.
Inside this guide, you will learn how to:
- Understand autism without overwhelming medical jargon
- Make sense of sensory processing and your child's unique needs
- Recognise what behaviour is really communicating
- Build simple, realistic home routines that reduce stress
- Create calm spaces and regulation supports at home
- Communicate more effectively with your child (even when speech is hard)
- Navigate school systems, including IEPs and 504 plans
- Advocate for your child without conflict or burnout
- Work collaboratively with teachers and support teams
This is not a clinical textbook.
It is a practical, honest, and supportive guide designed for real families navigating real challenges - school runs, meltdowns, sensory overload, and everything in between.
Whether you are just beginning your journey or looking for clearer strategies to support your child, this guide will help you feel less alone, more confident, and better equipped to understand your child's world.
Because your child isn't broken, they're just communicating differently.
And once you understand that language, everything starts to change.
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