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When including your autistic family member requires changing cherished traditions

I love hosting family gatherings but my autistic nephew always has meltdowns at our house and his parents blame my decorations and noise level and now I feel like I have to choose between inclusion and tradition.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire for inclusion can demand modifications to meaningful practices, creating tension between accessibility and cultural continuity.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging for neurodivergent people?”

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