What to do when your family doesn’t accept autism

“My parents don’t accept that I am (or my child is) autistic. What should I do?” This question ranks pretty high on the most frequently asked list. We just recently had a discussion about it on Autistic Not Weird’s Facebook page, and I think it’s about time I wrote a full article. (All links open in new windows, by the way.) Most of us are used to people misunderstanding our autistic selves or relatives, but this is often from people … Continue reading What to do when your family doesn’t accept autism