Life Skills for People of Color on the Autism Spectrum

Name: Life Skills for People of Color on the Autism Spectrum
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Learn from a Google researcher to conserve energy, protect time, and nourish your health as a BIPOC autistic adult

Created byAftab Hafeez

Last updated 9/2023

English

What you'll learn

Navigating healthcare to get your autism diagnosis, and how a diagnosis is beneficial to you
Defining and refining your values and priorities in a way that stays true to your culture
Powerful and robust time management techniques, including how to efficiently make decisions
How to protect and manage your energy so you have more inner resources to meet the world
Health and wellness techniques to keep you grounded and prevent meltdowns

Course content

5 sections • 15 lectures • 1h 35m total length

Introduction9:02
Understanding the importance of addressing race when it comes to teaching and learning life and social skills for BIPOC adults with autism. Review target audience, course outline, instructor’s background, and disclaimers.

Understanding Your Autism9:00
Recognize signs and symptoms of autism, as well as its associated strengths. Review research that has examined the experiences of people of color with autism, and what challenges we face when it comes to gaining a diagnosis and support.
Your Autism Diagnosis9:33
Review the importance of getting a diagnosis, and how to navigate the US healthcare system and prepare for testing and evaluation so you can maximize your changes of getting it.

Managing Your Goals and Time3:32
Introduce system of managing your time, and how this builds on the values and priorities that you established for yourself in the previous lessons.
Year Goals4:36
A walkthrough on reflecting and deciding on your year goals.
Year Roadmap5:34
Effectively map out your year goals so they are more likely to be achieved, along with a decision heuristic that will aid in prioritizing these goals.
Weekly Plan2:22
Technique for setting your goals for the week.
Weekly Calendar & More9:23
Walkthrough on how to optimally schedule tasks for the week, considering being on the spectrum. Additional techniques on managing your time and decision-making are shared.

Daily Routines7:20
Build a morning routine that is grounding and nourishing. Several tips and techniques on the specific activities for your optimal routine.
Evening Routines7:19
Crafting your optimal evening routine, along with tips on what to do and avoid doing, and how to go to sleep quicker.
Diet10:29
Examine the importance of diet, principals of diet relevant to BIPOC people on the spectrum, with specific recomendations for having consistently more energy and robust health.
Environment6:22
Keeping your immediate environment, including people, conducive to your health and energy.
Conclusion0:53

Requirements

Only a genuine commitment to developing yourself is necessary.

Description

Being an adult on the autism spectrum comes with abundant challenges. These challenges multiply when being BIPOC, including coping with and navigating regular harassment and discrimination on an individual and systemic level. While some materials do exist for teaching life and social skills for adults with autism, they neglect the BIPOC experience with all its associated nuances, risks, complexities, and deeper needs.

This course is one of the first attempts to bridge this gap in resources. I will teach you the very same system that I used to overcome my own challenges.

Given the additional layers of stress, pressure, and complexity that is the backdrop of our lives as neurodivergent BIPOC adults, this course seeks to teach more fundamental inner skills that are required for integrating with society. Some of these skills include:

Navigating the US healthcare system to get your diagnosis and receive support, and understanding why a diagnosis is important
Defining your values and priorities for more meaningful interactions
Original and proven techniques and routines to effectively manage time, conserve energy, make important decisions, and maintain overall well-being
Creating a safe and nourishing environment
And much more

These internal life skills will prepare you for building meaningful relationships and engaging with society, which will be taught in the second course of this series, Social Skills for People of Color on the Autism Spectrum.

Who this course is for:

This course is tailored to meet the needs of adult BIPOC with autism, but those with ADHD can benefit as well. This can be highly informative for those in partnership or caring for someone who is BIPOC and on the spectrum. This course is open to anyone regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, etc. However, this course may not be best suited for those on the spectrum with deeper support needs, such as being nonverbal.

Life Skills for People of Color on the Autism Spectrum

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 9min

Your Autism2 lectures • 19min

Your Inner Compass2 lectures • 10min

Time Management Skills5 lectures • 25min

Energy Management5 lectures • 32min

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