How to Help an Autistic Family Member Cope with Home Quarantine
Explain why the family is in quarantine.. Emphasize ways the family can reduce risk and stay healthy.. Encourage them to talk to you if they have questions or feelings they want to talk about.
Steps
Explain why the family is in quarantine.
Explain why the family is in quarantine.
Emphasize ways the family can reduce risk and stay healthy.
Emphasize ways the family can reduce risk and stay healthy.
Encourage them to talk to you if they have questions or feelings they want to ta
Encourage them to talk to you if they have questions or feelings they want to talk about.
Remind them to limit news exposure and only trust reliable sources.
Remind them to limit news exposure and only trust reliable sources.
Write down the quarantine rules.
Write down the quarantine rules.
Do your best to stay calm when talking to children about quarantine and the outb
Do your best to stay calm when talking to children about quarantine and the outbreak.
Offer practical help to an autistic adult.
Offer practical help to an autistic adult.
when they express unhappiness about quarantine.
when they express unhappiness about quarantine.
Give reality checks if their anxiety is getting the best of them.
Give reality checks if their anxiety is getting the best of them.
Check in on them from time to time.
Check in on them from time to time.
Try to follow a typical weekend or home vacation routine while staying home.
Try to follow a typical weekend or home vacation routine while staying home.
Try checking in that they're still accomplishing their important tasks, especial
Try checking in that they're still accomplishing their important tasks, especially when quarantine starts.
Bring home a few activities from your latest shopping run.
Bring home a few activities from your latest shopping run.
Encourage special interests and healthy stimming.
Encourage special interests and healthy stimming.
Harness the power of down time.
Harness the power of down time.
Make time for family fun.
Make time for family fun.
Integrate a little time outdoors.
Integrate a little time outdoors.
Find ways to keep in touch with outside friends and loved ones.
Find ways to keep in touch with outside friends and loved ones.
Make a habit of giving your autistic family member a little extra love.
Make a habit of giving your autistic family member a little extra love.
Take good care of yourself, too.
Take good care of yourself, too.
Monitor their well-being for potential symptoms.
Monitor their well-being for potential symptoms.
Encourage them to seek quiet time alone when they need it.
Encourage them to seek quiet time alone when they need it.
Talk to all family members about the importance of leaving people alone when the
Talk to all family members about the importance of leaving people alone when they'd like to be alone.
Don't overdo the homeschooling.
Don't overdo the homeschooling.
Don't take their stress personally.
Don't take their stress personally.
Show patience and compassion when your autistic loved one shows signs of stress.
Show patience and compassion when your autistic loved one shows signs of stress.
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