From the ANM archive · Teaching Tuesday · Original social post: 14 July 12:48
Teaching Tuesday: When “I can’t” is mistaken for “I won’t.”
An autistic person may look like they are refusing a task, ignoring an instruction or being difficult.
But they may be overwhelmed—not unwilling.
Sometimes they have spent the whole day masking: hiding stress, copying others, forcing eye contact, managing noise, following social rules and trying to appear “fine.”
That effort can be exhausting.
Before we call it defiance, let’s ask:
“What is making this hard right now?”
Understanding autism means looking beyond behaviour.
Read our founder’s story via the link:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/african-neurodiversity-movement_this-is-the-first-article-of-the-series-activity-7482384844312739840-tsE-?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAGqO1FsB2BJTSQyZTwk4tLOo9GdlXqiTck8
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