Autistic adult challenging behaviour

  1. Challenging behaviour in autistic of 22 years old very strong adult (parent anti medication) please advice thank you
Parents
  • Hard to say without knowing what it is that's bugging them.

    But the NAS website does have a page of factsheets about this: https://www.autism.org.uk/about/behaviour.aspx , see especially the last three.  Pay attention to the text at the top of the page: "There will generally be a reason for this: it can be an attempt to communicate, or a way of coping with a particular situation.  Knowing what causes it can help you to develop ways of dealing with it".

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  • Hard to say without knowing what it is that's bugging them.

    But the NAS website does have a page of factsheets about this: https://www.autism.org.uk/about/behaviour.aspx , see especially the last three.  Pay attention to the text at the top of the page: "There will generally be a reason for this: it can be an attempt to communicate, or a way of coping with a particular situation.  Knowing what causes it can help you to develop ways of dealing with it".

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