APUK Blog

Caring for young children can cause sensory overstimulation. This can be challenging for parents, and even more so for Autistic parents who may have heightened sensitivity. Building a ‘village’ to support ourselves and our children can help make sure everyone’s needs are met and enable our families to thrive.

This blog post covers ways to make housework more manageable, suggested by our members, who are all autistic parents themselves.

Information and advice on understanding gender identity for autistic parents.

by Guest: David Gray-Hammond Neuroqueering is the practice of subverting or "queering" our embodiment and expression of our neurology. It...

by Zoe Williams Autistic burnout is an experience that is only just beginning to gain formal recognition, despite the fact that Autistic...

Trying to dodge hurtling bricks by Esther Whitney (artist name: Dr Doom) I have chronic and debilitating migraines; I have suffered from...

by Zoe Williams School attendance is a hot topic, with the government making it a top priority and schools giving out rewards for high...

by Zoe Williams Here in the UK, we are fortunate to have the option to home-educate our children. You may be surprised to learn that...

By Becks Harper, Autistic, wife, mum to 3 sons, crafter of various creations, seeker of deeper understandings and sharer of my mind! I...

By Jenni McCabe Originally posted on Autistic Social Worker What is Parenting? Parenting is a privilege. You have the responsibility for...

By Esther Whitney (artist name: Doctor Doom) Content overview: Discussion of child removed from care, trauma and poor treatment from...

By Autistic Selves After we were first diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), we worked towards total integration of all of...

I wanted to write about how the still predominant authoritarian parenting styles of the neurotypical world don’t work for Autistic...

Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) is a “therapy”* for autism that aims to suppress autistic behaviours in children so that they can...