Autistic Adults

AutismBC exists to empower autistic adults to live their best lives, which they can’t do while stuck in poverty.

Cleaning can be easier and more enjoyable for autistic adults willing to try out these tips!

Scheduling also covers making time for sleeping, waking, eating, and doing chores — and then actually spending that time doing what you set out to do. Eventually, if you keep doing them, they’ll become routines that are easier to adhere to. With time, they could even become comforting. 

Our recent survey of autistic adults found that 74 per cent of participants have difficulty with daily cleaning. Sixty-six per cent found running errands challenging, and 60 per cent struggled with cooking. 

In a recent survey, we asked autistic adults in BC to tell us about the barriers they faced while accessing neuroaffirming care, and they offered suggestions for what might help them get more support. 

A BC therapist discusses providing neuroaffirming mental healthcare to autistic clients across the province.

The expectation to react in a certain way to gifts can be very stressful to autistic people and even causes some to prefer not to receive gifts at all.
Here are five tips for how to receive gifts while autistic.

Mental health crises can feel never-ending in the moment, but keeping a list of go-to strategies to reference when you’re in that kind of state of mind can help you cope.

Being 2-Spirit and AuDHD has allowed me to embrace myself, connect with my cultural heritage, and find a sense of belonging.

Asking your healthcare provider the right questions is the first step to ensuring they can provide you with neuroaffirming care. For autistic adults, access challenges, communication differences, and research gaps all make a difference and need to be acknowledged. 

Reframing shameful thoughts can help you feel better about yourself as an autistic adult, a self-advocate says.

Autistic food aversion can make it hard to stay healthy, happy, and functional. Getting information, treatment, and support can help.

Dealing with autistic burnout in adulthood can be a huge challenge. Here are some tips that can help you cope.

Getting an adult autism assessment can be a lot to deal with late in life. Liv Robinson shares their story of late diagnosis.

Getting diagnosed isn’t necessary for every autistic adult in BC, but it can help improve some people’s personal growth, well-being, and social belonging.

Megan Flamand, an Indigenous Child and Youth Care Worker for Surrey Schools in BC, talks about her realization of being autistic after being diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

To improve the diagnosis and care of autistic women and girls, it is important to understand the unique challenges they face.

Shannon saw many clinicians in her journey to diagnosis. See just how much misinformation she had to wade through.