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Southern Utah Autism Conference 2025
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How to deal with family members who don't understand autism
Saturday April 26, 2025 11:40am - 12:40pm MDT
Room D111
An autism diagnosis can often cause strain on relationships with family members. Autism causes many families to totally change how they do life and those changes can be hard for other family members to accept. In this session, we will talk about how to foster good relationships with these family members who don't understand autism or who are not supportive. We will talk about communication, setting appropriate boundaries, and regulating our emotions around these people. We will discuss being intentional about how we want to react to unthoughtful comments from family members. I have a Master's degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development and I have a lot of personal experience in navigating these tricky relationships with my own family.

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Sage Allen, M.S.

I have a Master's degree in Marriage, Family, and Human Development. I have taught healthy marriage and relationship classes for several years. I have a profoundly autistic son and he has definitely changed the way I teach about healthy relationships. I know how hard it can be to... Read More →
Saturday April 26, 2025 11:40am - 12:40pm MDT
Room D111
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