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• How to strengthen your family support network

  For children with autism and their families, creating and maintaining a support network can be invaluable. There are many professionals, groups and organisations who provide different levels of support services to the families of people with autism. The services you are able to access may depend on factors like age…

• Providing support for siblings who are not on the spectrum

  Autism not only impacts an individual but also on those around the individual including siblings. While there are benefits to siblings in having a brother or sister on the spectrum, it can present challenges for the siblings of children with autism who are not on the spectrum themselves. For instance,…

• How to talk to family and friends about autism

  If your child has received a diagnosis of autism, or you are an adult who has recently had a diagnosis, then there are likely to be many things that you are contending with. For some people, how you talk about autism to your family and friends can be one of…