Tips for autistic higher support needs OCs!
Writing:
•many many violent meltdowns very often very inconvenient and very disabiling
•if you write an nonverbal charecter then if they can they should probably have high tech AAC and not sign language (unless Deaf or other specific circumstances maybe,
but remember sign language like BSL and ASL is part of Deaf culture,
its not a quick fix its an entirely new language
and it requires good fine motor skills
most nonverbal people struggle with atleast one of those)
and not just “does fine with no communication”
•challenging behaviors like elopment, SIB, harming others, feacal smearing, destructive behaviour
•make sure level 3s are severely impaired in communication,
because a level 3 would not be just not able to speak and no other communication issues
they would have severe impairing issues in language aswell and in initiating communication!
Much more complex than simply a lack of speech,
and remember a level 3 could be verbal but they must be severely impaired in communicating
Drawing:
•have a G tube,
complete or most food refusal is actually quite common in autistic people and in autistic babys
and a G tube is often for long term
NG/NJ tube also can be really overwhelming and intolerable
•visible comorbidies like Down syndrome for example or FASD
•drooling
•lack of eye contact/not looking at the direction of the people seeing your drawing
•headphones/ear defenders if the OC would be able to cope with that feeling
•a stuffie!
•SEN buggy, or wheelchair for elopment or other reasons such as a delay in walking, a gait trainer, walker and other mobility aids too
•wearing elopment harness
•wearing bright colours so if runs into traffic when eloping people can see
•wearing a top with a puzzle piece or im autistic on or something like that