Why Autistic Children Are So Difficult + What To Do About It

Can you fix socialising problems with autistic children? Why are autistic children so difficult? THIS is what we’re talking about today. In this video I’ll begin by validating and outlining the problems with autistic children, or in other words, the reasons why autistic children are more difficult to care for than neurotypical children. And in the second part of this video I go through solutions to make parenting autistic children a little bit easier.

I go through my favourite tips and solutions for fixing things like socialising with autistic children (I have the BEST tip for this, please try it!), improving food aversions and emotional regulation, and other long term solutions like gentle parenting and family structures that can improve your family life for you and your autistic child.

I think this is so important to talk about, because if we validate frustrated and overwhelmed parents that are trying super hard, plus share some practical solutions, we cover the whole basis. It is important to validate the struggles of the parents as well as the struggles of autistic children. So in this video, we’ll do just that!

I hope you find this video helpful! If you have any questions or looking for clarifications on anything I said, please comment below and I’l make sure to prioritise this video since this is truly important to me!

Thank you so much for watching, resources below :)


(Why we can’t “make” children be who we want them to be) Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are - Robert Plumin
(Age appropriate parenting and understanding of the child) The Whole-Brain Child - Daniel J. Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
(Healing from our parents behaviour to be better parents to our children) The Conscious Parent - Shefali Tsabary
(Gentle parenting) Peaceful parents, happy kids - Dr. Laura Markham
The one food to treat autism symptoms https://nutritionfacts.org/video/best...
Alternative treatments for autism doesn’t work https://nutritionfacts.org/video/alte...
Some reasons why breastfeeding is so important https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti....
Breastfeeding resources (free) https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendl...
Learning Interpersonal Skills (to be a functioning human lol), Great for autistic people    • DBT - Interpersonal Effectiveness - Goals ...  
Are we over-accommodating our children? https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSFHyeNUW/


00:00 why autistic children are difficult
01:09 time
02:30 no personal life for parents
04:20 socialising problems
05:51 food aversions
06:24 routine needs
07:09 our weird quirks
08:36 SOLUTIONS
08:40 alone time
09:49 fixing socialising
14:21 physical boundaries
16:18 food tips
16:26 breastfeeding
17:34 cooking together
19:20 unhealthy foods
19:30 doing your best
20:01 don’t worry
21:58 autism is real
23:27 gentle parenting
23:49 alternative schooling
24:32 reconsider siblings
25:09 let go of ideals
25:58 shifting perspective
27:00 all you have to do is try
27:46 raising resilient children
28:55 thank you

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