Help me right now.
Pick the situation — not the diagnosis. Calm, practical starting points you can use in the next few minutes.
These pages are educational suggestions, not individualized medical or behavioral advice. Every autistic person is different — use these as a starting point, and reach out to a trusted professional when something feels beyond what you can support alone. If someone is in danger, call your local emergency services.
Bedtime resistance, night waking, and long sleep-onset.
Food refusal, extreme selectivity, or shrinking food list.
Hitting, kicking, biting, or throwing directed at others.
Nervous-system overload — not tantrums, not misbehavior.
Restaurants, parks, birthday parties, family events.
Refusal, meltdowns after school, calls from the teacher.
Later timelines are normal — pressure usually backfires.
Between activities, places, or people — a common flashpoint.
From 'wake up' to 'out the door' without a battle.
The transition into sleep — separate from staying asleep.
Elopement / wandering — one of the highest safety priorities.
Sensory-heavy: sound, touch, smell, sitting still, stranger close.
Unfamiliar space, waiting, touch, sometimes pain.
One of the highest-friction daily sensory tasks.
Fluorescent lights, echoing sound, unpredictable crowds.
New places, new routines — needs planning, not spontaneity.
Swallowing, taste, texture, and consent are all real barriers.
When the message can't get out — for speakers and non-speakers.