Explaining Autism Communication to Parents

nita

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how do i explain to my parents that my autism makes it so that they need to be very specific when telling me to do things? for context i am 18 and was diagnosed with autism a year ago and they’ve been ok about it but not super understanding about how much it impacts me, and my difficulties communicating out loud make it harder

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UnluckyUnicorn

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Can you just ask them to do a step by step explanation? I don’t know about you but I prefer written instructions because I forget verbal instructions easily so I have people write down the details of the task down. Yeah it takes them time but it saves both of us in the long run if I can actually do the task and do it correctly. I have a notebook with detailed instructions for things like chores so I know how to do it and what they expect.

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RJ1252

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I don’t really have any advice for you but I have very similar problems with communication in that way.

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