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Looking for guidance with Autism.
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As someone with a number of friends, family and colleagues on the spectrum, and a wife who works in SEN, I would say the best source of knowledge would be to seek out people with first hand experience to talk to.
There are books with people's lived experiences that might be helpful too - I'm actually currently reading "Secrets of the Autistic Millionaire" by David Plumber.
Finally, sounds silly, but there are some fairly meme-y groups on here that can still offer insight, e.g. autisticandadhd@lemmy.world
Same situation for me (lots of family and friends who have autism), and I agree. Talk to people with autism. They will be your best source of real information.
Also, everyone has different needs, and autism differs quite a bit between male and female, so try to get a wide range of experiences.
It also helps to consider what level your kid was diagnosed at because the needs for a nonverbal L3 are very different from a L1.