Autistic Teenagers

Being a teenager is a difficult time, being theteenager has high functioning autism or asperger,
parent of a teenager is also a challenging time. Butchances are they attend a normal school. They
if your teen is autistic, this can be not onlywill have formed friendships with normally
challenging but very difficult…developing children of their own age.
  
For a start how do you explain what will happenThis is where autism social stories will be of
to their body. What resources are there availablebenefit to your autistic or asperger teenager, a
to help you, and how do you access these.social story can and will explain all the changes
 happening to their bodies as well as the changes
Then there is the hormonal changes, an increaseto their friends bodies.
in hormones can sometime trigger seizures in 
autistic teen’s so you will need to be awareWhy for example all of a sudden they need to
of these. Not all seizures involve falling to theuse deodorant, maybe people are beginning to
ground and shaking…This kind of seizure is notcomplain they smell…Susie might not now be
that common. A lot of seizures are noticed ashappy to allow them to sniff her hair. Maybe your
absences, a blank stare, etc. if you think yourautistic or asperger teenager is female; a social
autistic teenager may be experiencing seizures ofstory can explain menstruation and how to cope
any degree, however small, l you should takewith the onset of periods.
them along to your G.P. to be checked out. 
 Social stories will cover puberty; swear words,
Being a teenager is quite confusing, you’re notaking care of themselves and so much more.
longer a child, with this comes the pressure ofAutism social stories are used by many parents
exams, growing sexuality, peer pressure, and allto help their teenager better prepare and manage
the other things that come with the onset ofthe teenage years.
your teenage years. 
 Parents and educators of autistic teenagers have
At school and at home your life begins to take onfound by using social stories they have been able
new dimensions, you begin to start planning ato more easily explain and better manage their
career and mapping out a future for yourself. Theautistic teenagers mood swings. Autism is a
teenage years are a very social time, relationshipslifelong developmental disorder, it does not make
are formed and people treat you more grown up.you exempt from developing into an adult.
 Autism social skill stories will greatly improve your
For an autistic teenager, this time can and will beautistic teens understanding of, and make them
stressful. Their friends will mature and expectmore comfortable in, the changing years, as they
them to mature with them… If your autisticdevelop into adulthood.