Physical Health & Hygiene Challenges with Jason

Why is maintaining good physical health and hygiene such an issue for some autistic and neurodivergent young people? In this episode, Jason gets real about the challenges and negative outcomes some of them experience.This is not an easy or fun topic to discuss but it’s a relevant one and the struggle is real!Jason offers insights into understanding what may be behind hygiene resistance and poor health choices. He also shares his experience and perspectives on how to support good health and hygiene and especially what not to do.What You'll Learn from this Episode:What the average lifespan is for Autists.What factors correlate with the early mortality rate.What’s often behind poor physical health and hygiene issues.What you can do to support good physical health and hygiene.Why over supporting can make things worse.The one thing you don’t want to do in the health and hygiene fight.Featured on the Show:Join our email list so you don’t miss out on more inspiration and insights and we’ll also send you our free 3-part video course: Start Parenting Confidently With 3 Simple StepsVisit NeuroDevMentoring.com to learn more about out our specialized co-ed program for neurodivergent young adults.Follow us on facebook and Debbie on Instagram! Join the conversation and comment to share your insights from this episode or topics you’d like us to discuss.👉 If this episode resonated with you, we’d love for you to leave a quick 5 star review sharing your favorite takeaway. It helps us create more meaningful content for listeners like you. 📩 Want more insights and practical tools? Be sure to join our email list for inspiration and updates. 🔵 For deeper support, consider joining our NDM Circle Community at NDM.Circle.so—a space for parents and professionals navigating the complexities of parenting neurodivergent young people.