2 - AUTISME

A text by Xavier, "creator of Kid Medical," dedicated to families and autistic people like himself. A source of hope for greater understanding.

People with autism place great importance on routines and rituals. Knowing what will happen and how it will happen is reassuring for them, allowing them to experience less uncertainty. However, in certain situations, routines and rituals become so central that they can be detrimental to both the autistic person and those around them.

It often takes several years to get a disability diagnosis. Here's a look at the different places and professionals involved in diagnosing a disability.

The Recognition of the Quality of Disabled Worker (RQTH), as it indicates, allows one to be recognized as a disabled worker.

Being hypersensitive to noise, in a world like ours, is a real daily ordeal, and this is the case for many autistic people. Everything is so noisy: shops, city centers, playgrounds, etc. So, if we've all experienced situations where noise was overwhelming, imagine someone with hypersensitivity finding themselves in all that din.

Ahhh, routine! This word makes most standard people tremble as much as it reassures the majority of autistic people. Including, among them, people with Asperger's syndrome!

Asperger's syndrome is a complex disorder often confused with autism due to some similar behaviors. The main characteristics of Asperger's syndrome are difficulties in acquiring social skills and behaviors, which contrast with demonstrably good language development and intellectual functioning.

Changing a child's or adult's diaper is part of the basic care that contributes to well-being. It's an intimate moment that's repeated several times a day—sometimes too often, you might say! It's also a special time between the adult and the child. But there comes a time when the child can no longer tolerate lying on their back during diaper changes, when they want to turn over, go play, ride a pedal boat... Perhaps it's time to change your approach? In this article, we'll tell you about...

Let's begin by defining neurodiversity. In general terms, neurodiversity is the diversity of human brains and minds. The term " neurodiversity" first appeared in 1998. Judy Singer, an American sociologist, was the first to use it, drawing a parallel with biodiversity.

Bedwetting is one of the many challenges faced by autistic children. A number of these children experience difficulties using the toilet and may struggle to dry themselves during the day, let alone experience nighttime dryness.

Autism and Asperger's syndrome are autism spectrum disorders (ASD) that affect how a person perceives the world, communicates, interacts socially, and manages their emotions.

Please note that the term "Asperger's syndrome" is no longer used since the publication of the DSM-5 in 2013, as it is included in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its particularities are specified by means of specifiers.

I am locked in a bubble that protects me from people I don't know or recognize.

A wealth of information for parents of autistic children.

The most common questions about autism and toilet training in autistic children.

Everyone involved in this process must use the same vocabulary and routine to facilitate successful toilet training.