“Does My Autistic Child Feel Accepted and Connected — or Lonely and Excluded?” This is often a question that parents of autistic tweens carry quietly in the background of life. Your child goes to school. They get through the day. They may even say they don't care about friends. From the outside, things can look "fine". And yet, that nagging wondering stays with you: Do they really feel accepted? Or are they holding loneliness they don't yet have words for? When Belonging Looks...