Autistic Communication Toolkit

Communication is about far more than spoken words. Autistic people often connect, communicate, and build relationships in ways that are meaningful within autistic culture but are frequently misunderstood by non-autistic communication partners.

The Autistic Communication Toolkit is a comprehensive learning system designed to help professionals, educators, support workers, families, and autistic people recognise, understand, and support authentic autistic communication.

Grounded in contemporary autism research, autistic-led literature, lived experience, and clinical practice, the toolkit explores more than fifty autistic communication and connection styles. From echolalia and information sharing to conversational deep dives, silent bids for connection, collaborative processing, flow state communication, and neuroceptive connection, each resource helps explain not only what autistic communication looks like, but why it occurs.

Designed as a layered learning system, the toolkit allows readers to explore communication at the depth that best suits their needs. Whether you are looking for practical strategies, a deeper understanding of autistic communication, visual teaching resources, or a framework to support clinical practice, education, or parent learning, each component builds upon the last to create a cohesive understanding of autistic communication.

Ideal for professional development, supervision, university teaching, parent education, therapy, and self-discovery, the toolkit encourages a shift away from teaching autistic people to communicate more like non-autistic people and towards recognising, respecting, and responding to authentic autistic communication.

What’s Included

50 Autistic Communication Cards

A deck of fifty A6 cards introducing authentic autistic communication and connection styles. Each card explores a single concept in a concise, accessible format, making them ideal for learning, discussion, supervision, and everyday practice.

Companion Guidebook

A practical guide that expands on every communication card, exploring the cognitive, sensory, and relational foundations of autistic communication. The guidebook provides additional context, practical application, and links each concept to contemporary autism research.

20 A4 Visual Resources

Twenty full-colour visual resources printed on premium 160 gsm stock. Designed to complement the communication cards and guidebook, these resources explore autistic communication, cognition, relationships, masking, echolalia, the Double Empathy Problem, nervous system regulation, and connection through accessible diagrams and practical frameworks. Ideal for training, supervision, parent education, reflective practice, and everyday reference.

Topics include:

The Double Empathy Problem
Autistic Communication Styles
Communication Differences in Autism
Understanding Echolalia
The Development of Autistic Relationships
The Autistic Brain
Communication Strategies
A Spectrum of Communication
Behind the Mask
The Social Cup
…and more.

Books and Resources

Books and Resources

Autistic Communication Cards & Companion Guidebook

Autistic Communication Toolkit

Dazzle: A story about identity and belonging

Ways Autistic People Seek and Share Connection to Others: Card Guidebook