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Monotropism is a neurodiversity-affirming theory of autism, developed by Autistic people, that explains many common Autistic experiences. Parenting as a monotropic Autistic person brings both challenges and strengths.

Stigma affects all Autistic people and can lead to masking. How does becoming a parent impact on this?

by Zoe Williams Autistic burnout is an experience that is only just beginning to gain formal recognition, despite the fact that Autistic people have been talking and writing about it for years. In fact, an informal poll of our Facebook group showed that a whopping 97% of respondents thought they had experienced autistic burnout (although bear in mind that people are much more likely to respond to polls like this if they have experienced burnout than if they haven't). At th

By Jenni McCabe Originally posted on Autistic Social Worker What is Parenting? Parenting is a privilege. You have the responsibility for supporting another life, or lives, to grow, develop and thrive. In the UK, respective home countries’ laws encapsulate this emphasising the need to assume these responsibilities to earn the rights associated with being a parent. Parenting is also hard. It takes years of effort, focus, understanding and skills which shift and change over ti

Some may think this is fairly obvious coming from this space but the lack of support and resources indicate how invisible we have been. Our association is often mistaken for a support service for parents of Autistic children and we are often met with surprise when we clarify that Autistic Parents UK is for parents who are Autistic themselves and parents to children of all neurotypes. A lot of existing support for Autistic people focuses on children, and adults in residential