For this Christmas, we have an updated list of blog posts and guides about getting through this time of year as an autistic person. Many of the below links are to pieces written by autistic people themselves. We hope that you find them all useful.
- National Autistic Society – Christmas resource hub: https://www.autism.org.uk/about/family-life/holidays-trips/christmas
- National Autistic Society – Christmas – real stories: https://www.autism.org.uk/get-involved/donate/christmas/real-stories
- Network Autism – Preparing for Christmas: https://network.autism.org.uk/knowledge/insight-opinion/preparing-christmas-autism-resources
- BBC Ouch! – Tips for an autism-friendly Christmas: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/ouch/2012/12/tips_for_an_autism-friendly_ch.html
- The Art of Autism – Tips for an autism-friendly holiday season: https://the-art-of-autism.com/tips-for-an-autism-friendly-holiday-season/
- Autistic and Unapologetic – Tips for creating an autism-friendly Christmas: https://autisticandunapologetic.com/2017/12/23/5-tips-for-creating-an-autism-friendly-christmas/
- Scope – Have yourself an autism-friendly Christmas: https://community.scope.org.uk/discussion/30897/have-yourself-an-autism-friendly-christmas
- Donna Williams – Christmas tips: https://blog.donnawilliams.net/2006/04/15/christmas-tips/
- Spaced Out and Smiling – tips for an autism-friendly christmas: http://spacedoutandsmiling.com/blog/2015-12-16-3-tips-autism-friendly-christmas
- The Aspie guide to surviving a family Christmas (download): https://leedsautismaim.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2017/12/the-aspie-guide-to-surviving-a-family-christma1.docx
- The Guardian – Autistic Christmas and Festive Social Expectations: https://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/social-life-blog/2015/dec/16/austistic-christmas-festive-social-expectations?CMP=share_btn_tw
- The Mighty – How Christmas affects my autism: https://themighty.com/2017/11/how-christmas-affects-me-my-autism/
- Aspertypical – Five secrets for surviving Christmas: http://aspertypical.com/2015/12/22/5-secrets-for-surviving-christmas-with-autism/
- Jessica Kingsley Publishers blog – Autism, Christmas and anxiety: http://www.jkp.com/jkpblog/2016/12/autism-christmas-anxiety/
- The Thinking Guide to Autism – Gifts autistic people actually want: http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/2016/12/gifts-autistic-people-actually-want
- National Autistic Society – Coping at a Christmas party: https://www.autism.org.uk/about/family-life/holidays-trips/christmas/christmas-party
- Judy Endow – The hidden rules of Christmas: https://ollibean.com/the-hidden-rules-of-christmas/
- Alex Forshaw – Coping with Christmas: https://myautisticdance.blog/2018/12/02/coping-with-christmas-autistic-december-2-31/
