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AUTISTIC ADOLESCENT SUPPORT
My name is Jennifer Hayden and I am an autistic therapist who specialises in working with adolescents and their parents. I am passionate in my work to support young people and their parents in autistic identity exploration or post identification (diagnosis) journey.
Adolescents
So I'm autistic...what now?
What even is autism?
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Adolescence can be a challenging time for any young person but living in a neurotypical world as an autistic adolescent brings its own unique hurdles. I believe it shouldn't have to be this hard.
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My autism-affirming approach aims to support adolescents in understanding what it truly means to be autistic, make better sense of their life so far and begin the journey to embrace their autistic identity in their life going forward.
Parents
A key part of my work involves supporting parents of autistic adolescents as part of the therapy. As a parent to an autistic child I know how hard the road to formal identification can be and I understand how the next step in the journey can feel confusing, scary and disempowering. The good news is that with the right kind of autism-informed support we can be empowered to fully understand and support our children, improve our relationships with them and help them on their journey to embrace their authentic autistic identity and thrive.
