Autistic Self-Advocacy Worksheets: Autism Disclosure, Setting Boundaries & Neuro-Affirming Exercises (PDF)

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✨ A practical, therapist-designed worksheets bundle for autistic adults and teens learning self-advocacy

This worksheet bundle supports autistic adults and teens in understanding their needs, communicating them clearly, and advocating for themselves across work, healthcare, relationships, and daily life. It offers a calm, structured way to move from internal overwhelm to clear, functional self-advocacy.

With 24+ fillable pages, this toolkit helps map sensory, communication, and energy needs, make informed disclosure choices, prepare conversations, set boundaries, and respond to pushback without escalation. It is designed to support sustainable self-advocacy that aligns with capacity, safety, and personal values.

This toolkit provides a practical, non-overwhelming framework for self-advocacy and is suitable for both personal use and therapeutic or coaching settings.

🎁 WHAT’S INCLUDED (INSTANT DIGITAL DOWNLOAD)
✔︎ 24+ Fillable Self-Advocacy Worksheets (US Letter & A4)
✔︎ Needs Mapping Worksheets (sensory, communication, social & energy)
✔︎ Self-Advocacy Readiness & Capacity Check
✔︎ Disclosure Decision Tools (full, partial & functional disclosure)
✔︎ Workplace Advocacy & Accommodation Request Worksheets
✔︎ Healthcare Appointment Preparation & Communication Tools
✔︎ Relationship & Boundary-Setting Worksheets
✔︎ Handling Pushback, Invalidation & Misunderstanding Guides
✔︎ 40+ Ready-to-Use Communication & Advocacy Scripts
✔︎ Self-Advocacy Reflection, Tracking & Practice Pages

🌿 WHY IT WORKS
✔︎ Breaks self-advocacy into clear, concrete steps
✔︎ Supports autistic processing styles (structured, explicit, pattern-based)
✔︎ Focuses on functional communication rather than justification
✔︎ Reduces overwhelm through predictable frameworks
✔︎ Encourages sustainable advocacy without exceeding capacity
✔︎ Therapist-designed for real-life application

💡 PERFECT FOR
✔︎ Autistic adults and teens
✔︎ Late-identified autistic individuals
✔︎ Navigating work, healthcare and personal relationships
✔︎ Therapists, coaches & counsellors supporting autistic clients
✔︎ Self-guided reflection and skills development

🔐 USAGE & DISCLAIMER
This resource is for personal and educational use (single-user license).
Not for resale or redistribution.
This toolkit provides information and support and is not a substitute for professional therapy or medical care.

💌 Clear needs create clearer conversations.

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