How is autism actually treated? You hear people saying the diagnosis changed their kids life or it’s important to be diagnosed early, but how?

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How is autism actually treated? You hear people saying the diagnosis changed their kids life or it’s important to be diagnosed early, but how?

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I worked with autistic kids for a couple years, usually higher support needs, and a lot of it is life skills. Like how do you wash your hands, how can you communicate that you want to be alone, or even simy how can you communicate yes/no. One of my favorite sayings from that work was “If you’ve met one kids with autism, you’ve met one kid with autism” and that is absolutely true. I think the benefit of getting support early is that our brains are still developing and we can learn new habits, behaviors, and communication strategies way more easily than when we’re, like, 30.